Ok - I have been pretty vocal about how much I love this thing. I am currently a bit frustrated though. I even bought a brand new high end bike in order to have things "tough" enough to handle the torque of the motor.
So - My trouble is the "grinder" I now have mounted on my rear tire.
I have the U-bracket mounted, using the center hole through the brake hole on the seat stays. I have VERY carefully measured and lined it up to make sure it is the same length of seat stay on each side of the bracket and torqued it down. I put the channel and motor on, and try as I may, I can't center the channel perfectly. Measurements front to back to the tire (in order to obtain a fully squared roller) is always off by at least 1/8". This is really, really frustrating. Went through my first brand new tire within 150 miles of motored riding (I only use the motor on the way home).
I ordered a second kit from Staton, and even with the new brackets and all, same problem.
Any thoughts on what the heck to do with this? I appreciate your time! Email with Staton is useless - I have NEVER received a response back on the sales or technical support email. Oh well!
-Thom
So - My trouble is the "grinder" I now have mounted on my rear tire.
I have the U-bracket mounted, using the center hole through the brake hole on the seat stays. I have VERY carefully measured and lined it up to make sure it is the same length of seat stay on each side of the bracket and torqued it down. I put the channel and motor on, and try as I may, I can't center the channel perfectly. Measurements front to back to the tire (in order to obtain a fully squared roller) is always off by at least 1/8". This is really, really frustrating. Went through my first brand new tire within 150 miles of motored riding (I only use the motor on the way home).
I ordered a second kit from Staton, and even with the new brackets and all, same problem.
Any thoughts on what the heck to do with this? I appreciate your time! Email with Staton is useless - I have NEVER received a response back on the sales or technical support email. Oh well!
-Thom