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Lol you dont have a clue if you think its about bunny hopping
It is, a little, but it's also a joke. Relax. But I am curious to see an example of a feature where a bash guard is a must have or getting off the bike is the only way past.Lol you dont have a clue if you think its about bunny hopping
yes, exactly the same as without a bash ring, your point is?People seem to forget that a mid drive motor is completely different than any traditional bike. The chain ring is now attached directly in to the fragile motor drive....NOT in to the right crank and beefy, easy to service, bottom bracket. Impacting a chain ring previously would only damage the chain ring. Impacting one now sends shock directly in to the difficult to service motor drive!
Its exactly the same as when people started wanting shorter cranks. There isnt many single objects you cant get past with 175 length cranks so why dont you mount those?It is, a little, but it's also a joke. Relax. But I am curious to see an example of a feature where a bash guard is a must have or getting off the bike is the only way past.
Ethirteen have just launched a bashguard that includes the chainring and spider for the Amflow called the Turbocharger.
Here are some pics of it on me and my mates Amflows
if anyone wants to take a look here is the link to the ethirteen website:
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Turbocharger Race 104BCD e*spec Spider, Bashguard and Chainring
The Turbocharger Race e*spec Spider, Bashguard and 104 BCD Aluminum Chainring provide unprecedented drivetrain protection for compact e-bike motor systems, defending vulnerable motor and drivetrain parts from impacts and damage. TQ® HPR50/60, Fazua® Ride 60, Bosch® SX, and Avinox® motor systems...www.ethirteen.com
That looks counterproductive for what I believe is the major goal of protecting the motor. Beefing up the chain ring with anything mounted to the motor shaft will only increase the shock load in to the motor shaft. I would much rather bend a chain ring.Ethirteen have just launched a bashguard that includes the chainring and spider for the Amflow called the Turbocharger.
Here are some pics of it on me and my mates Amflows
if anyone wants to take a look here is the link to the ethirteen website:
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Turbocharger Race 104BCD e*spec Spider, Bashguard and Chainring
The Turbocharger Race e*spec Spider, Bashguard and 104 BCD Aluminum Chainring provide unprecedented drivetrain protection for compact e-bike motor systems, defending vulnerable motor and drivetrain parts from impacts and damage. TQ® HPR50/60, Fazua® Ride 60, Bosch® SX, and Avinox® motor systems...www.ethirteen.com
Point is that the chain ring damage is not the real issue. Preventing shock load from the motor is. So bash protection needs to be frame mounted or the chain ring needs to not hang down below the frame skid.yes, exactly the same as without a bash ring, your point is?
I preach this from the mountain top. I'd rather replace a chain or chainring than a motor. MANY cases of people slamming thier crank into the ground and damaging the motor.People seem to forget that a mid drive motor is completely different than any traditional bike. The chain ring is now attached directly in to the fragile motor drive....NOT in to the right crank and beefy, easy to service, bottom bracket. Impacting a chain ring previously would only damage the chain ring. Impacting one now sends shock directly in to the difficult to service motor drive!
I want a bash guard as much as anyone, if its safeI think you guys are absurd with this notion.
Bearings can take 10000+ psi. You land from jumps all day long putting high loads through the motor. When you make contact with the pedal (happens all of the time to me) or the chainring bash guard, the shaft and bearings in that motor support your bike and body weight from coming down further. Seriously, big effing deal. My F60 came stock with a bash ring like this, and frankly for some of us the Avinox is all but useless without a bash ring.
How often should one be walking out from the trails? Sheesh.
I dont.If you feel that strongly about not using a chainring/ crank mounted bash guard
Wow. That’s the dumbest shit ever if so.afaik just some plastic clip on
I've bent the spider arm and the chainring without it. That ends your day and gets expensive. It also transfers an impact load to the motor axle.Short version is that I wouldn't run one, as it will direct too much force into the drive unit. You're better off trashing a chain or chainring than your motor.
take a look into the velduro thread (last page atm) or check out the one from crestline, both use one thats also the motor coverIn the case of an eMTB, it's a bit more complicated, as you risk very expensive (and non-warranty) drive unit damage if you install too strong of a bashguard. You want the chainring to fail before the drive unit does...
I've bent the spider arm and the chainring without it. That ends your day and gets expensive. It also transfers an impact load to the motor axle.
I have not done any damage since adding the skid block. The skid block is a soft timber and gives a little. It absorbs some of the impact, and transfers the rest to the motor casing, which the timber block is resting on. Hence the fin marks in the timber. This transfers to the mounting bolts. This should be the strongest part of the motor.
Slowly the timber block will be eaten away, like a sacrificial anode. It has already started. Then I'll just cut another one.
The mighty wound has been healed ....... Ask and Ye shall be rewarded .......paint it gold!