LightningRods
1 MW
Peter W sent me a shiny new FUTR Beta frame to install a mid drive on. I really like this frame. There is not a lot of room for batteries. But it's very trim and tidy and would be just the thing for short blasts around your favorite park or track. The fit and finish on the frame is excellent. Vector clearly means to distinguish itself from all of the other companies who have been "inspired" by their classic triangular frame.
I did a trial fit of my new single stage drive onto the frame and was stunned to find that it fit precisely, as if I had designed the drive to fit this frame. The bottom bracket is a standard BSA thread in a 68mm width. I had a customer drive sitting around that I had not shipped yet. It dropped right onto the frame and was installed pretty much instantly.
The mounting brackets have an upper hanger that lines up perfectly with the bottom of the battery box. This bolted attachment basically makes the drive part of the frame and eliminates any possible torque flex.
The bottom bracket cups are just finger tight here because I was just checking the fit of the brackets. Everything fit perfectly.
I can offer this same drive with 3000 watt, 4500 watt and 6000 watt motors. Power can be run through derailleur gears or a single speed on the right side. The one caveat about this design is that you can not pedal with the motor. The gearing is optimized for the motor, not for puny humans. Any time you gear your bike for your pedaling rpm you are compromising what the motor and the bike is capable of.
I did a trial fit of my new single stage drive onto the frame and was stunned to find that it fit precisely, as if I had designed the drive to fit this frame. The bottom bracket is a standard BSA thread in a 68mm width. I had a customer drive sitting around that I had not shipped yet. It dropped right onto the frame and was installed pretty much instantly.
The mounting brackets have an upper hanger that lines up perfectly with the bottom of the battery box. This bolted attachment basically makes the drive part of the frame and eliminates any possible torque flex.
The bottom bracket cups are just finger tight here because I was just checking the fit of the brackets. Everything fit perfectly.
I can offer this same drive with 3000 watt, 4500 watt and 6000 watt motors. Power can be run through derailleur gears or a single speed on the right side. The one caveat about this design is that you can not pedal with the motor. The gearing is optimized for the motor, not for puny humans. Any time you gear your bike for your pedaling rpm you are compromising what the motor and the bike is capable of.