Absolutely when I put that 32t on there immediately new It would break shit.. lol cassetes, chainstays and possibly chains plus more likely to drop off and get fouled up in something. I had the chainring mounted on the inside of the the adapter at first and when setting the mech the chain was...
Thanks for the heads up, I was actually thinking about chain slap that last night looking at the chainline.. from just looking it seems very susceptible at the pivot point as you said. Do you use the christini chainring adapter .. ? And what size chainring do you have. I started with a 32t...
Glad I could help just be careful dont accidently nic a wire .. lol.. Ya I thought possible manufacturing flaw as well but I think it's just bafangs choice for grommets I thought of possibly filling out the frame, but this is much easier and has no effect on the motor . Let me k ow how it goes ..
I did a cold fit on mine before painting and I had the same issue I just trimmed a sliver at a time off the motor wire grommet with a razor it fits fine now I took maybe a 16th of material off .. hers a pic for ya
Its hard to tell but it looks like 2 possible things looks like either boiling clear coat, wich happens if they don't let the first coat flash off and evaporate all the solvent before applying additional coats. Or they just cleared over the raw carbon without base coat paint or prep. You can...
I disagree, you do have a good point about the time and effort put into it such a endeavor, nevermind Money. But to each his own, and our reasons. However this is a topic on bulding our own ebikes, I guess yes we could all just get anything ready to ride from a factory in that case the...
If you want a very nice glossy finish that is very Diy friendly just lightly scuff the frame with 800 grit or red scotch Brite. spray a good quality base black not nessesarily glossy you want a paint that give good color coverage and uniformity with the base coat. .then get a 2k clear...
Both those shocks forks are more than enough and no don't buy into that whole ebike specific labeling. The biggest difference in your 2 options is stanction size the lyrik is 35mm and the fox is 38 obviously, for me personally I prefer the fatter fork. mainly for looks to be honest.