i contacted my dealer and a new bolt is now on its way! and im going to send the old bolt to a friend who is a machinist and he will make me a new solid one :)
what do you guys mean with circular forces? i have newer heard such a thing in physics and could not find a definition of it. (a force is a straight line vector)
i can only see that there is radial- or axial forces on an axle that results in a shearforce on the bolt/axle.
i think the...
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haha i cant help wondering how the thougth process was when designing this bolt, but i can imagine it was something like this: " lets make a hole in this bolt to save some weight(?), because this bolt is just holding 2 vital parts of the frame that is under a lot of stress together"
im sure the warranty will cover this but im afraid it will soon hapen again, because i think this is a design flaw.
do you think its a good idea to reinforce the bolt with a solid bar of aluminium machined down to the proper diameter to fit inside the bolt with a snug fit? to hopefully eliminate...
my triangle/swingarm pivot bolt broke yesterday. as you can se on the pictures this is a hollow thru axle bolt wich is realy poorly designed...
i mean the wall thickness is 1.5mm and about 1mm where it went off due to the threads.
now im wondering if anyone knows if there is a updated version...
my 2019 specialized kenevo motor broke in june.. and the dropper... bike is stil at the shop. the motor got changed about 2 weeks ago.. and now they are waiting for a dropper:sleep: im so satisfied...