Huk-tek specializes in Ti bolts for bicycles in the US. The owner does a lot of race road bikes and XC full SUS frame bolt replacement ...we'll see how it turns out. I'll know in just a few more days.Is huktek a bolt company? I am still waiting for my bolts to ship from China.. I assume those bolts are gonna be incorrectly sized at this point
Oh wow! The mating bolt they sent on my frame was weird! Here's what came with mine...the engineer took a pic for me. See the speciality washer....very unusual. I don't know why SZZS would've spec'd a smaller two-piece assembly...it's weaker and more complicated unnecessarily. Very strange. Maybe my frame's pivot bolt was an early version. Then they switched it up and mine just got skipped when they updated the others.I was told that everything was fine.
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I have exactly the same steel bolt. You can see the bolt thread. In the diagram you can see the thread in the 60mm aluminum bolt. I also thought my bolt was short. I wrote to Jean again that I still need to change something in the design of this bolt.Oh wow! The mating bolt they sent on my frame was weird! Here's what came with mine...the engineer took a pic for me. See the speciality washer....very unusual. I don't know why SZZS would've spec'd a smaller two-piece assembly...it's weaker and more complicated unnecessarily. Very strange. Maybe my frame's pivot bolt was an early version. Then they switched it up and mine just got skipped when they updated the others.
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Your's is what is more standard. It's one piece with a shoulder on it to snuggly fit into the outer bushing. That's basically what Huk-tek milled for me.
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Oh man.... that sucks!Well I started to build the bike and dropped the motor to install the cables. Unfortunately I found both endcaps of the Bafang battery housing broken during shipment.
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That’s no good my friend. Any chance you can gorilla glue that?Well I started to build the bike and dropped the motor to install the cables. Unfortunately I found both endcaps of the Bafang battery housing broken during shipment.
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Don't worry. You have the opportunity to throw away the 1 kg case and stick a strong adhesive tape on the aluminum guide. I would add some mounting foam inside the bike body so that the battery holds up well.Well I started to build the bike and dropped the motor to install the cables. Unfortunately I found both endcaps of the Bafang battery housing broken during shipment.
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Well I started to build the bike and dropped the motor to install the cables. Unfortunately I found both endcaps of the Bafang battery housing broken during shipment.
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I was msging with Linda about battery cases. I asked her to build me a carbon battery case. She said they are already developing a new battery case, but in alloy. I somehow convinced her boss and they will also develop one in carbon!1kg! Crazy.. Did anyone consider 3d printed case as a replacement?
Agree with this. If battery can be removable we can have 2 type battery for long ride and short ride.And then You need to push them for a frame redesign, allowing to pull the battery out of the downtube without removing the motor (like Rocky Mountain etc.) That would be perfect for me
No way! this will increase weight I want to convince them to redesign the frame for UDHAnd then You need to push them for a frame redesign, allowing to pull the battery out of the downtube without removing the motor (like Rocky Mountain etc.) That would be perfect for me
get a LCE930No way! this will increase weight I want to convince them to redesign the frame for UDH
Oh ok. I see there's v. good advantagesAgree with this. If battery can be removable we can have 2 type battery for long ride and short ride.
nah. I don't like the short seat tube insert length.get a LCE930
….and the VERY low BB height…ah. I don't like the short seat tube insert length.
@LAnton thanks for your response. I would be concerned about the battery "swinging" without a bolted connection to the mounting bar...Don't worry. You have the opportunity to throw away the 1 kg case and stick a strong adhesive tape on the aluminum guide. I would add some mounting foam inside the bike body so that the battery holds up well.
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@LAnton thanks for your response. I would be concerned about the battery "swinging" without a bolted connection to the mounting bar...
I ordered new 720W batteries. I will receive them in 5 days. I have two empty cases for 720W. I will do the assembly without the case. The 720W case has a non-removable strap, I will have to ruin 1 case in order to cut the strap from the case.@LAnton thanks for your response. I would be concerned about the battery "swinging" without a bolted connection to the mounting bar...
Like the idea. I also order empty case from Linda. Let us know your modification.I ordered new 720W batteries. I will receive them in 5 days. I have two empty cases for 720W. I will do the assembly without the case. The 720W case has a non-removable strap, I will have to ruin 1 case in order to cut the strap from the case.
To prevent the battery from swinging, TCFlowClyde suggested gluing it onto the mounting foam. I like this idea. I'll try to do it. Assemble a light bike and carry a piece of iron weighing 1 kg in the frame.
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The 720Wh cases are very robust. The mounting bracket is molded as part of the case. It would take a lot of cutting to remove it.I ordered new 720W batteries. I will receive them in 5 days. I have two empty cases for 720W. I will do the assembly without the case. The 720W case has a non-removable strap, I will have to ruin 1 case in order to cut the strap from the case.
To prevent the battery from swinging, TCFlowClyde suggested gluing it onto the mounting foam. I like this idea. I'll try to do it. Assemble a light bike and carry a piece of iron weighing 1 kg in the frame.
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The case looks pretty robust, could you mill out some material to make it lighter?I ordered new 720W batteries. I will receive them in 5 days. I have two empty cases for 720W. I will do the assembly without the case. The 720W case has a non-removable strap, I will have to ruin 1 case in order to cut the strap from the case.
To prevent the battery from swinging, TCFlowClyde suggested gluing it onto the mounting foam. I like this idea. I'll try to do it. Assemble a light bike and carry a piece of iron weighing 1 kg in the frame.
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