steel front suspension fork

[dogman dan]

I just found this on ebay. Steel suspension fork designed for a hubmotor. http://cgi.ebay.com/Powabyke-Suspension-Fork-for-Bicycle-Electric-Motor-Hub_W0QQitemZ220310161574QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item220310161574&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

 

[gogo]

I'm not sure what would be different than other steel suspension forks. It must be an upgrade, but I didn't see it on any of their bikes or anywhere on their site. http://www.powabyke.com/index.html

The trike has a nice low step-over, but the US dealer sells a different one. Their new X-bike has a 2.5 Kg lithium battery disguised as a water bottle. They also had a trike scooter with two hub motors. The US dealer has substantially higher prices than the UK online store.

 

[dogman dan]

For one thing, you don't have to squash the fork tubes between a vise to make room for the hubmotor to fit. They also are a rare sise, that fits some of the cruisers out there with solid forks and a long headtube. They may be a little stronger in the dropouts, but most likely not. There have to be a few folks searching out there, I was till I learned to squash the tubes on my forks.

 

[gogo]

Ahh yes, I can see the modified clearance at the bottom inside of the forks. I hadn't realized that there might be clearance issues there with front hub motors.