sn0wchyld
100 kW
I thought I'd follow in the footsteps of the greyborg, stealth and now cromotor threads and make one for the Aline :lol: dont want to feel left out...
it seems allot of ESphearosapiens (well, 3 ) have gone and got themselves Alines like this...
mostly it seems due to their removable rear dropouts - making it possible to fabricate near indestructible torque plates like this... (well, only tested to 4.5kw so far... but stay tuned... :wink: )
Theres a few other bikes out there that have similar rear dropouts, so bikes like this may gain more popularity with ebike builders as they become more common place in the DH and DJ world... there is also the nice bonus that these bikes allow you to easily modify your bikes wheelbase, allowing easy(er) use of small dia. tires without having your feet scrape the ground by lowering the axle position, or lengthening the wheelbase for better stability at speed.
I'd be surprised if this thread gets much if any attention at all compared to most, after all, we're a small part (aline owners) of a small part (DH/DJ bikes) of the ebike crowd. But atleast there is some sort of 'starting point' for people who consider using bikes with these kinds of dropouts. And though this was my first ebike, so I have nothing to compare it to directly, I can't imagine relying on a offcut of steel ziptied to my axle next to what I have now...
it seems allot of ESphearosapiens (well, 3 ) have gone and got themselves Alines like this...
mostly it seems due to their removable rear dropouts - making it possible to fabricate near indestructible torque plates like this... (well, only tested to 4.5kw so far... but stay tuned... :wink: )
Theres a few other bikes out there that have similar rear dropouts, so bikes like this may gain more popularity with ebike builders as they become more common place in the DH and DJ world... there is also the nice bonus that these bikes allow you to easily modify your bikes wheelbase, allowing easy(er) use of small dia. tires without having your feet scrape the ground by lowering the axle position, or lengthening the wheelbase for better stability at speed.
I'd be surprised if this thread gets much if any attention at all compared to most, after all, we're a small part (aline owners) of a small part (DH/DJ bikes) of the ebike crowd. But atleast there is some sort of 'starting point' for people who consider using bikes with these kinds of dropouts. And though this was my first ebike, so I have nothing to compare it to directly, I can't imagine relying on a offcut of steel ziptied to my axle next to what I have now...