I looking into getting or making torque arms for my bike. What I can not understand is how effective are they from preventing the drop outs from getting damaged or stretched by a small amount.
Most torque arm setups I can see having a bit of play, especially the ones that are not welded on. Some I see are attached with plastic wire loops or rubber pipe clamps. These setups must have play in them.
When the motor applies torque, will it not put this torque first into the dropouts before applying the pressure into the torque arm, as the dropouts are more solid with no play?
Hopefully someone can understand what I am trying to say here. I don't know how tight of a fit my bikes dropouts are to the hub motor but I assume that there is a chance that the bike dropouts will be a tighter fit than the torque arms as the torque arms that are not welded on will have more play in them. The motor will then contact the bikes dropouts before it applies it to the torque arm.
Please let me know your what you think because I may want to put my bike back to normal. I do not want my rear dropouts stretched out as I think that might put some kind of play in the rear wheel and therefore effect the handling of the bike.
Most torque arm setups I can see having a bit of play, especially the ones that are not welded on. Some I see are attached with plastic wire loops or rubber pipe clamps. These setups must have play in them.
When the motor applies torque, will it not put this torque first into the dropouts before applying the pressure into the torque arm, as the dropouts are more solid with no play?
Hopefully someone can understand what I am trying to say here. I don't know how tight of a fit my bikes dropouts are to the hub motor but I assume that there is a chance that the bike dropouts will be a tighter fit than the torque arms as the torque arms that are not welded on will have more play in them. The motor will then contact the bikes dropouts before it applies it to the torque arm.
Please let me know your what you think because I may want to put my bike back to normal. I do not want my rear dropouts stretched out as I think that might put some kind of play in the rear wheel and therefore effect the handling of the bike.