Hi all
I've converted my Dutch-style bike with a 250 watt front wheel motor and pannier rack battery from Cyclotricity. The motor works really well and has more than enough power for the hills . Where I am having a problem is setting the front V brakes. One side of the brakes keeps hitting the mudguard, and the brakes look lopsided when adjusted. It has been suggested that the wheel might not be properly centered, so I measured from the edge of the wheel to the fork and found that the motor side has a clearance of about 3.5mm and the non-motor side has a clearance of about 6.5 mm. The arrangement of the wheel and forks is:
Fork - Torque washer - motor - torque Washer Fork
I could try centering the wheel more with a 12 mm washer but I wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on this?
Thanks
Gillian
I've converted my Dutch-style bike with a 250 watt front wheel motor and pannier rack battery from Cyclotricity. The motor works really well and has more than enough power for the hills . Where I am having a problem is setting the front V brakes. One side of the brakes keeps hitting the mudguard, and the brakes look lopsided when adjusted. It has been suggested that the wheel might not be properly centered, so I measured from the edge of the wheel to the fork and found that the motor side has a clearance of about 3.5mm and the non-motor side has a clearance of about 6.5 mm. The arrangement of the wheel and forks is:
Fork - Torque washer - motor - torque Washer Fork
I could try centering the wheel more with a 12 mm washer but I wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on this?
Thanks
Gillian