Ok.. I got the Titan mounted on my new Bike E recumbent.. WOW!! I had no idea the Bike E would be this much fun !! The Titan mounted fantastic !! The Support brackets are perfect !! Since the support brackets have the curve in them, this made them perfect for going over the derailleur cable for the right side of the bike . It fits perfect !! The extra work came with mounting the rear sprocket. The rear hub is both free wheel and internal. No kidding. It is a 2 speed internal with a 7 chain ring free wheel. The internal 2 speed makes up for the single chain ring up front. I believe that is the idea anyway.. I just find the gear I like and leave it there. But.. Again.. The rear sprocket was a pain. I had to drill 9 new holes in my 36T alloy (see Pictures). I also had to drill my rubber rag joint donut as well. I only used one rubber ring or Donut and bumped the sprocket up next to the spokes. When I tightened down the sprocket real tight, it did bow it in ever so slightly but no matter... Chain runs on it smooth and
fast !! The long chain kept getting lose when I would squeeze it together with my fingers. This is a good test to do to make sure you have everything solid before you ride. You grab the chain or put your grip around both sides of the chain and then try to squeeze it together. If there is any flex or sag or lack of stiffness, it will show itself when you do the squeeze thing. MY problem was that I could not mount the torque arm to the bike frame since it is aluminum and I did not want to drill on the bike. But.. I found a great solution as you can see in the pics, I mounted dual torque arms to the support brackets. I had to ream out the support bracket slot a little to accommodate the diameter of the torque rod. But.. It works great !!! As you throttle the motor, one torque arm is pulling the other is pushing and it makes for a super stiff setup !! I may have to incorporate this idea into Titan R4. This works great and does not add much weight doing it. Clearance is good enough to run the 415 Chain. Wow !! It is close.. But.. The 415 does not touch at all !! A BMX chain would even give more performance and even more clearance. But.. Since I had the 415 chain, I used it as any customer would use the Titan kit. I only had to use the 36T alloy, and the additional Torque rod. Bolting the torque rod to the T bracket works great as well. When you tighten the chain or make Chain adjustments, you have an extra nut to loosen but not a big deal. Once everything gets broken in, you hardly ever tighten the chain anyway.. Only at first do you have to hassle with chain tightening. So.. All in all... A super nice ride !!! Bike E is an awesome Recumbent and an Awesome way to go !! The only concern I have is that there is not a lot of place on this bike to mount a head light, speedo, and bell. The E Bike just does not have a lot of bar space as the EZ1 does.. I make have to come up with something because I do need a headlight, bell, and speedo. Humm.... I will think of something. I really like this bike. It is awesome !! The only thing better would be the E bike with full suspension. That would be tops !! O yea.. The grease in the Headset seems thick and the steering is slow because of it. I need to repack or adjust the headset. This headset does not look like a normal bike head set with adjustable nut. Does anyone know the trick to adjusting the headset on an E bike ? Let me know.. Thanks.. And.. Enjoy the ride...
fast !! The long chain kept getting lose when I would squeeze it together with my fingers. This is a good test to do to make sure you have everything solid before you ride. You grab the chain or put your grip around both sides of the chain and then try to squeeze it together. If there is any flex or sag or lack of stiffness, it will show itself when you do the squeeze thing. MY problem was that I could not mount the torque arm to the bike frame since it is aluminum and I did not want to drill on the bike. But.. I found a great solution as you can see in the pics, I mounted dual torque arms to the support brackets. I had to ream out the support bracket slot a little to accommodate the diameter of the torque rod. But.. It works great !!! As you throttle the motor, one torque arm is pulling the other is pushing and it makes for a super stiff setup !! I may have to incorporate this idea into Titan R4. This works great and does not add much weight doing it. Clearance is good enough to run the 415 Chain. Wow !! It is close.. But.. The 415 does not touch at all !! A BMX chain would even give more performance and even more clearance. But.. Since I had the 415 chain, I used it as any customer would use the Titan kit. I only had to use the 36T alloy, and the additional Torque rod. Bolting the torque rod to the T bracket works great as well. When you tighten the chain or make Chain adjustments, you have an extra nut to loosen but not a big deal. Once everything gets broken in, you hardly ever tighten the chain anyway.. Only at first do you have to hassle with chain tightening. So.. All in all... A super nice ride !!! Bike E is an awesome Recumbent and an Awesome way to go !! The only concern I have is that there is not a lot of place on this bike to mount a head light, speedo, and bell. The E Bike just does not have a lot of bar space as the EZ1 does.. I make have to come up with something because I do need a headlight, bell, and speedo. Humm.... I will think of something. I really like this bike. It is awesome !! The only thing better would be the E bike with full suspension. That would be tops !! O yea.. The grease in the Headset seems thick and the steering is slow because of it. I need to repack or adjust the headset. This headset does not look like a normal bike head set with adjustable nut. Does anyone know the trick to adjusting the headset on an E bike ? Let me know.. Thanks.. And.. Enjoy the ride...
