mikefish
100 W
from Sears...LOL :lol:
Joey said:I like the torque arm from texaselectricbikes.com
John in CR said:The problem with wrenches is every axle I've seen has play with any size wrench. A smaller wrench ground out to make a tight fit is the way to go. I've done that and heated up the wrench to bend to a bike fitting shape works well, though not attractive. If you could lock a crescent wrench, that could work and be useful later.
Also a boxed in wrench to fit the nuts, and be installed on the right side would be good for a non-regen bike, so if the axle tries to turn, the direction would be for the nut to tighten. There are good arguments made that it's the nuts that hold the axle from turning, as much more more than the dropout/torque arms themselves. From the easily stripped threads on many soft and small hub motors axles I've seen, I'm not relying on the nuts, but experienced guys like Dogman and I believe Justin too swear by them. I do ensure my steel dropouts have very rough surfaces on the nut side using a grinder, so my toothed face nuts really grab hold, and I've yet to get even a loose nut that way.
I believe my new method with the tapped hole for a clamping bolt for the dropout to clamp tightly on the axle is the way to go as pictured and discussed here http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15678
PeteCress said:Assuming they are structurally adequate, these things from Renissance look pretty slick to me.
I have two of them on my 9C setup and intend to use two more on an eZee setup.
In addition to aesthetics, the advantage I perceive is quicker/cleaner wheel removal - since they can be loosened with just a few turns of the Allen key I carry for other purposes.
SilverSurfer said:That is one well engineered set up! A bike built for hub motors from scratch should have such a design. Every single point is perfect. Lose the nuts, you cant still go home without a worry! HELL! I WANT! LOL Now to figure how to take that design and make it a bolt on version for everybody. OUCH! Brainiac attack! Wheres those dang asprins!
John in CR said:I believe my new method with the tapped hole for a clamping bolt for the dropout to clamp tightly on the axle is the way to go as pictured and discussed here http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15678
There's probably other better ways, but when I really want to see the whole picture I just highlight it and copy it, then paste it on a blank page of my word processor (Microsoft Works).Your pic is too big so I can't see the right side