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Hooking up your bike and you want to keep that fat tire on the back? There are a few things you have to do to get your chains to clear your back tire.
Here is how you can hook your bike up to run with a fat tire on the back, and still keep the coaster brake. I had to sort this out because I couldn't fit a calliper brake over the fat tire and I really didn't want to spend all the money on a whole new set of chopper forks with disk brakes attached.
You're going to need to put an extra rubber ring under the rear sprocket to push the chain out from the fat tire, and make sure the sprocket is flipped so that the teeth are offset away from the wheel.
I don't have photos for how to hook up the motor end, but I might take some and post them later. Basically, you take the pinion off the motor, flip it around with a couple washers under it, and make sure to use red loctite when you put it back together or it will fall apart in no time. You also might have to put a washer or two under the pinion cover to keep the sprocket from rubbing on it when you put it back together. Make sure the top right washer doesn't rub the chain. Grind it down a bit if it does.
Now you may need to clear the inside of the frame. Add an extra nut to the rear axle on the inside of the frame on the motor chain side to push the frame apart a little, and you should be ready to go.
The chains will be pretty close to the tire on each side, so make sure you adjust the wheel position with the bike straight up and down, not leaning to the side on it's kickstand. If the wheel is rubbing on one of the chains, you can just point it left or right a little. It's not going to be noticeable if the tire isn't perfectly aligned and it dog-tracks just a little. If you want to get super cool, you could "dish" the rim by tightening the spokes on just one side or the other, which would offset the wheel to the side of the tightened spokes while keeping the wheel perfectly in line with the frame. I wouldn't bother with dishing it myself, but it is an option.
If you're still having a hard time getting both chains to clear the wheel, add a washer or two to the crank on the inside of the pedal-drive sprocket. This will push the pedal-drive chain out just a bit and it will give you more room to adjust the tire away from the motor-drive chain if you need to.
Here is the fabrication of the extended brake arm:
Note that as this brake arm is currently designed, you will need to put a washer againt the outside of it. I will probably grind the opening to a round shape where a nut will fit into the brake arm opening and rest against the outer washer that was welded into it.
I am a Dremel grinding FOOL!!!!
Here is how you can hook your bike up to run with a fat tire on the back, and still keep the coaster brake. I had to sort this out because I couldn't fit a calliper brake over the fat tire and I really didn't want to spend all the money on a whole new set of chopper forks with disk brakes attached.
You're going to need to put an extra rubber ring under the rear sprocket to push the chain out from the fat tire, and make sure the sprocket is flipped so that the teeth are offset away from the wheel.
I don't have photos for how to hook up the motor end, but I might take some and post them later. Basically, you take the pinion off the motor, flip it around with a couple washers under it, and make sure to use red loctite when you put it back together or it will fall apart in no time. You also might have to put a washer or two under the pinion cover to keep the sprocket from rubbing on it when you put it back together. Make sure the top right washer doesn't rub the chain. Grind it down a bit if it does.
Now you may need to clear the inside of the frame. Add an extra nut to the rear axle on the inside of the frame on the motor chain side to push the frame apart a little, and you should be ready to go.
The chains will be pretty close to the tire on each side, so make sure you adjust the wheel position with the bike straight up and down, not leaning to the side on it's kickstand. If the wheel is rubbing on one of the chains, you can just point it left or right a little. It's not going to be noticeable if the tire isn't perfectly aligned and it dog-tracks just a little. If you want to get super cool, you could "dish" the rim by tightening the spokes on just one side or the other, which would offset the wheel to the side of the tightened spokes while keeping the wheel perfectly in line with the frame. I wouldn't bother with dishing it myself, but it is an option.
If you're still having a hard time getting both chains to clear the wheel, add a washer or two to the crank on the inside of the pedal-drive sprocket. This will push the pedal-drive chain out just a bit and it will give you more room to adjust the tire away from the motor-drive chain if you need to.
Here is the fabrication of the extended brake arm:
Note that as this brake arm is currently designed, you will need to put a washer againt the outside of it. I will probably grind the opening to a round shape where a nut will fit into the brake arm opening and rest against the outer washer that was welded into it.
I am a Dremel grinding FOOL!!!!
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, but fear that the bend/grinding needed, in the specific case of the bike I am doing, might weaken the arm to where it could fail.
