As you can see in the attached photo, the belt adjustment is allotted for despite a vertical axel slot.
So it goes in the global pandemic ebike market. If it makes you feel any better, most bike shops do not have new bike inventory due to numerous supply chain issues. Even large companies like Specialized have most of their models listed as out of stock on their website. I would not have the bike I'm riding now but for the freakishly large frame (XXL) I need. Not much demand for super-sized bikes.
The point remains. That block in your photo, that's carrying the axle, is able to move forward and backward horizontally. Not typical for a chain driven bike. Moot point really, unless your plan is to convert from chain to belt. I doubt many will be up for that challenge!
I am like a kid waiting for Xmas with this ebike. I will definitely post my impressions and comments with photos. I may even attempt to do an unboxing/initial setup video. I'm told my bike has the racks and fenders pre installed so that will be interesting. The bike should arrive Thanksgiving week so the timing might be bad for a video but I will try and get some info here ASAP.
5 MD 1000's? Large family of large people? Alibaba provides the transit time estimates including the container ship name/number. The Pacific Transit trip only takes 16-18 days (Shanghai to Long Beach). Customs clearance and shipping across country adds +/- 2 weeks so I bet you will get them before Xmas. Hope you have a very large tree and lots of wrapping paper.
Haha we are a dirt bike family so we like a little power. But there are 6 guys in the family that will be using them plus friends. Ahh I see the shipping updated. They told me on October 20th the bikes were on the boat waiting to leave port.
Did you order the bikes with the SA IGH or the Sram X5?
It's wierd they told me the bike was on the boat on October 20th but Alibaba says they just put it on the boat. Seems like Flora is lying to me. I reached out last week and she said she would check the shipping for me. After not hearing from her awhile she got back to me and said the boat is about to leave. Almost like they forgot to ship my bike. My bike was in the same batch as yoursYou have a big family and are one cool dad! (assuming you are the dad).
Once the ship is loaded and leaves you will see the departure date, ship name/number and ETA in the Alibaba tracking app. Pretty cool and I'm liking Alibaba.
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SA IGH, hopefully it works okay
Yeah, I have found the Chinese do not like to give bad news, especially to Americans. It really is a cultural thing. I was sort of hounding Frank and I think he may have slipped my 1 bike order into the large Bikonit shipment. I found Alibaba to be very good and since they refunded my May order, I have no problems with Leili or Alibaba. Now if the bike doesn't show in the next week or two, I may be singing a different song.
Very true, I knew something was up when I wasn't getting updates on Alibaba that my order shipped
