Recent content by howier

Simple enough on the Kissit frame to keep wheel in situ and not an issue loosening nuts i'll toque to correct setting then either use lock washers or two wheel lock nuts either way it's not something that's gonnna faze me, yes i agree prefer mid drive but this is a cost effective way of having...

may go for this instead just because of rear dropouts, will save me a lot of hassle too.

Hi im in cheshire, and i am a welder/fabricator /engineer so nothing is an issue relating to the fitting, ideally i'm trying to get horizontal rear dropout swingarm bike to get rid of main issue of torque pulling wheel off centre, sideways. i've looked at mid drives and really like them but...

Lol i've yet to buy the bike but looking at downhill rigs with triple clamp forks maybe ill go lightweight single crown forks to save kg's, i've had many carbon bikes last one was 2017 saracen kili flyer elite carbon with every nut and bolt titanium 12kg but lightest one was alu german made 1998...

So i am buying a full on dh bike weight wise it's gonna be around the 40lb or just short with triple clamp forks. my main issue is the rear wheel weights of anything above 1000w so after chatting with my mechanic/electrician mate, he advised me to just get a lightweight 250w rear wheel around...