This is what I have done with my Giant Talon 2. You only need to grind a few millimeters to get a much better angle for the motor and ground clearance.
I believe most of newest mountain bike like Giant, Trek, Specialized etc.. have these lips under the down tube for routing the cable.
You can...
I am about to start a conversion on a bran new Talon 2/ BBSHD this weekend. Apparently you need to grind a bit the lips of the down tube in order to rotate the motor. I am afraid to grind but if someone else was successful I would love to hear from them. I still think it is a great bike for...
Did you end up grinding the lips so you can rotate the motor? I am about to start a conversion on a bran new Talon 2/ BBSHD this weekend. I am afraid to grind but if someone else was successful I would love to hear from them. I still think it is a great bike for putting a BBSHD