Hey all, I've had a motorized bike for a while now and I usually visit this site for ideas and troubleshooting so I figure I'd sign up. I had a couple of questions about the genesis two
Nine mountain bike. I picked it up a few days ago because I crashed my schwinn beach cruiser into a wheelchair ramp and ruined my front tire, possibly the frame due to the impact strength. I transplanted the motor onto the genesis but I'm having a few problems with the chain and tensioner. The chain is very close to the tire and the tensioner is positioned at a weird angle that makes it hard to stay on track, very dangerous. I also have a custom tension bracket from eBay made by user k.Anderson if you wanna check that out. Problem with that one is, I can't mount it from the inside of the bike frame because the roller will touch the spokes. If I mount it outside it still comes out a bit slanted and the roller is too close to the chain. I tried using a piece of metal pipe hanger tape and wrapping it enough to offset the tension bracket from underneath the mount. It works as a temporary solution but I still feel it is not street ready. I hit speeds of 30 mph on my beach cruiser, but i had a secure tension bracket on that. So anyone got any advice for me regarding my build? I'm using a boygofast motor (black) with all the parts included. I'll add pics in a bit so everyone can see what I'm working with
In case you were wondering, the frame around the rear wheel isn't entirely parallel its at an inward angle so that's why I'm having an improper alignment with the chain and the tension/roller
Nine mountain bike. I picked it up a few days ago because I crashed my schwinn beach cruiser into a wheelchair ramp and ruined my front tire, possibly the frame due to the impact strength. I transplanted the motor onto the genesis but I'm having a few problems with the chain and tensioner. The chain is very close to the tire and the tensioner is positioned at a weird angle that makes it hard to stay on track, very dangerous. I also have a custom tension bracket from eBay made by user k.Anderson if you wanna check that out. Problem with that one is, I can't mount it from the inside of the bike frame because the roller will touch the spokes. If I mount it outside it still comes out a bit slanted and the roller is too close to the chain. I tried using a piece of metal pipe hanger tape and wrapping it enough to offset the tension bracket from underneath the mount. It works as a temporary solution but I still feel it is not street ready. I hit speeds of 30 mph on my beach cruiser, but i had a secure tension bracket on that. So anyone got any advice for me regarding my build? I'm using a boygofast motor (black) with all the parts included. I'll add pics in a bit so everyone can see what I'm working with
In case you were wondering, the frame around the rear wheel isn't entirely parallel its at an inward angle so that's why I'm having an improper alignment with the chain and the tension/roller
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