Fork Dropout Spreading ?

[diverdon55]

Hello , My third ebike Electra Townie 26 inch so I can now touch the ground from the seated position ... All is going pretty well till tonite when I changed the front tire ...I have a Magic Pie 5 1000 watts on the front ....Soooo I noticed the dropout seemed a little wider and the motor "axel" rocked a little in there ??? I have Torque arms on both sides I haven't noticed any problems and when the nuts are torqued down the " axel" doesn't move ... I have been riding about 6 miles at 10-12 MPH most every day for almost a year for exercise . So I've put some miles on it ... There's no way to get a steel replacement fork for this that will still keep the Rake etc the same ...Sorry this is so long ...Don J ..

 

[Dallant]

Hello , My third ebike Electra Townie 26 inch so I can now touch the ground from the seated position ... All is going pretty well till tonite when I changed the front tire ...I have a Magic Pie 5 1000 watts on the front ....Soooo I noticed the dropout seemed a little wider and the motor "axel" rocked a little in there ??? I have Torque arms on both sides I haven't noticed any problems and when the nuts are torqued down the " axel" doesn't move ... I have been riding about 6 miles at 10-12 MPH most every day for almost a year for exercise . So I've put some miles on it ... There's no way to get a steel replacement fork for this that will still keep the Rake etc the same ...Sorry this is so long ...Don J ..

Without pics I can’t tell but that’s something I’d take immediately to my dealer. Trek bikes have lifetime frame warranty so take it up with them.

 

[AHicks]

Lifetime warranty as they come from the factory maybe. I'd be REAL surprised if they covered a powered front hub conversion.....

I'm pretty sure you're going to hear YOU modified it, YOU own it....

 

[tomjasz]

Something is wrong with the torque arms used and their fit. No way will a 1000W F DD tear up a dropout unless quite a sloppy fit or poor fit and aluminum fork.

 

[tomjasz]

Shoot! Another near necro thread...