I'm quite well skilled in mechanics. I'm also quite a scaredey cat - I won't be putting myself in any danger. Riding my bike down the A41 with juggernauts flying past is far more scary than anything my bike can throw up!
Don't worry about it, they were both ready to go, I'm not bothered. I only mentioned it to point out that I've spent a fair bit of time in hospitals recently and my experience was not as bad as yours seems to have been.
It's not that bad - seen my Dad and brother die in hospital in the last 18 months, everything was clean and tidy. It was a little too hot for my liking. But I'm always too hot anyway.
Sounds awful! The best thing about hospitals is you can listen to a podcast without any interruption!
I'm 52 and haven't been admitted to hospital ever. Although I've been to A&E once or twice, never due to a biking accident. The last time was cos I got bitten by some kind of winged beastie...
Ah, I see! My mistake, I didn't realise there was a link there! It's on my list of options but I don't think I have much to mount a plate to. My frame is quite awkward so even fitting a universal torque arm is causing me a few issues. I have all sorts of other things I need to be getting on...
Anything is possible, like being hit by lightening or a total failure of the frame due to an undetected manufacturing fault. But highly unlikely once you get moving. Max torque from a standing start is the most likely point of failure.
Well, generally speaking, max torque on the dropout is experienced from a standing start, usually not at high speed, so nothing much would happen other than you'd have to get off your bike and curse, which is what happened to me!
Well, I spent a grand on my frame so I'm not ready to ditch it just yet. I will definitely be reducing the power though.
The great thing about cycling is everyone has their own opinions ;-)
I've spoken to a guy and he says it has all the same qualities as steel, actually better since it doesn't corrode. But that's obviously not true since you can't weld against it!
Sorry guys, a quick Google of "putty sets like metal" returned plenty of results. I will try them one by one and see if any of them do what they claim on the tin. Once I have an answer I'll report back!
Yes, with hindsight it was a stupid idea to get such a big motor - it scares the crap out of me when I go that fast on a bike that was never designed for it. A lower powered motor with a longer range is a much better solution. I'm able to set the power so I can reduce it to a more appropriate...
Omg! I just read through the rest of this thread, I thought I was going a bit mad with a 1500w motor! I only have a 48v battery so I get 1200w max out of the rear hub motor which is more than enough for me. But as above, I have broken my bike so until I get my lazy ass into gear it'll be taxis...