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fetor56, I mean the other end of the struts. Staton has three adjustment holes to raise/lower the engine channel.
LOL....Hey sorry man,slight communication breakdown there.fetor56, I mean the other end of the struts. Staton has three adjustment holes to raise/lower the engine channel.
You lost me on this. How many screws attach the aluminum brackets to the frame, speaking in terms of exactly how the kit came. I'm under the impression only one, so did you fabricate the plate that appears to have 3 allen head screws and one hex head bolt ? I think they should have at least 2, that would help reduce rotation tendency due to torque from the engine. The way that thing works, the engine will have a tendency to pull it's self backwards. Then again the barcket that attaches the the frame where your brake is located should stop that. I don't know ! I'm an architect, not a bicycle scientist ! Just my opinion ! Guess I'll find out next week when my kit gets here. I did get a confirmation e:mail from USPS today with a tracking number. It was shipped this morning, priority.5-7HEAVEN
"Unsure if that's gonna be a problem for me"....it was a concern for me so a fabbed two 2mm stainless steel brackets,so the struts now bolt in 2 places.
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Take for example one strut only:You lost me on this. How many screws attach the aluminum brackets to the frame, speaking in terms of exactly how the kit came. I'm under the impression only one, so did you fabricate the plate that appears to have 3 allen head screws and one hex head bolt ? I think they should have at least 2, that would help reduce rotation tendency due to torque from the engine. The way that thing works, the engine will have a tendency to pull it's self backwards. Then again the barcket that attaches the the frame where your brake is located should stop that. I don't know ! I'm an architect, not a bicycle scientist ! Just my opinion ! Guess I'll find out next week when my kit gets here. I did get a confirmation e:mail from USPS today with a tracking number. It was shipped this morning, priority.
Thanks for all the info and photos !
I got it now ! Thanks ! Like I said earlier, I thinK they ought to have at least 2 connnection points ! Looks like a simple fab, since I do Autocad and one of my best buds owns a machine shop. Thanks for sharing !Take for example one strut only:
The supplied aluminium strut doesn't bolt directly to the frame now.....it bolts to the stainless steel bracket i fabbed,& the SS bracket then bolts to the frame.
What i'm doing is securing everything in 2 places instead of one.........you'll see when u get your kit.
fetor, no need for apology.
Porkchop, what I've done with all of my friction drive installs is to drill the struts' bottom mounting holes to 1/4" and use grade-8 mounting bolts.
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