liveforphysics
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So, it's almost time for the Oct 22nd race. Since I've gotta leave Friday afternoon from work to get down there in time, I've got Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night left to get the bike running and dialed in, and setup to not burn-up in the first 5 minutes like my Perm132 bike did... lol
So, I figured some of you guys would want to see some build process pics. This is built on the Perm132 bike frame that I custom made from Cro-Mo tubing and TIG welded up together with my buddy Paul and Ryan helping me get it done in just a few days.
So, first things first, putting a brake on it that can slow down a 230lbs rider on a 100lbs bike safely for repeated high-speed braking. I've not yet found a bicycle brake that does a good job at this for me, though they seem to work well for lighter riders.
So, now that it stops, next is making the new motor fit the frame that was built to hold a Perm132.
Only 2 of the 5 bolt holes actually landed on the path of the mounting bars themself...
Here I am making some brackets to mount the motor: (notice sanding on the side of the wheel that shoots sparks in your face, it's an acquired taste)
I forgot to take pics of the finished brackets that hold the motor on with the other bolt holes for some reason, but it's mounted on there solidly now.
So, I also forgot to take any pics of making the sprocket adapter, which just used a big thick diskbrake that I drilled and bolted the sprocket on.
Then we made that hubmotor bike for my buddy Jamie. OMG, hubmotor bikes are seriously like the most simple thing to build on earth. Two badass custom 1/4" cro-mo plate torque arms, battery mounting, controller mounting, all took about an hour of easy relaxed pace work with minimal effort or thought.
Ok, back to the non-hub bike for straight-guys.
So, I figured some of you guys would want to see some build process pics. This is built on the Perm132 bike frame that I custom made from Cro-Mo tubing and TIG welded up together with my buddy Paul and Ryan helping me get it done in just a few days.
So, first things first, putting a brake on it that can slow down a 230lbs rider on a 100lbs bike safely for repeated high-speed braking. I've not yet found a bicycle brake that does a good job at this for me, though they seem to work well for lighter riders.
So, now that it stops, next is making the new motor fit the frame that was built to hold a Perm132.
Only 2 of the 5 bolt holes actually landed on the path of the mounting bars themself...
Here I am making some brackets to mount the motor: (notice sanding on the side of the wheel that shoots sparks in your face, it's an acquired taste)
I forgot to take pics of the finished brackets that hold the motor on with the other bolt holes for some reason, but it's mounted on there solidly now.
So, I also forgot to take any pics of making the sprocket adapter, which just used a big thick diskbrake that I drilled and bolted the sprocket on.
Then we made that hubmotor bike for my buddy Jamie. OMG, hubmotor bikes are seriously like the most simple thing to build on earth. Two badass custom 1/4" cro-mo plate torque arms, battery mounting, controller mounting, all took about an hour of easy relaxed pace work with minimal effort or thought.
Ok, back to the non-hub bike for straight-guys.