Is this normal amount of damage?
Posted by IDK-__-IDK@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Been riding my e bike for a couple of days, i installed fork arms on both sides. Im trying to take it easy, no crazy acceleration. Yet there is significant damage on the frame after only dozen kilometers. Is this mostly paint getting off or a more serious issue? I think that maybe i just screw it too tightly together since the “hole” itself has minimal damage.
Relative-Display-676@reddit
Yes
AVBofficionado@reddit
I'm no expert but that doesn't look right.
On my bike I idiotically sheared out much of those, to the point that the drop outs would allow the axle to spin and disconnect the cable. Not good.
But I slapped a pair (to be safe — one was enough) of torque arms on there and the issue was fixed. No more axle rotation.
If it strikes your fancy, some places charge ludicrous amounts for them but I paid $20 for two and they were perfectly fine.
IDK-__-IDK@reddit (OP)
The thing is i already have the torque arms. I think the problem comes from tightening the screws too tightly but i mean i have to make sure its firm.
AVBofficionado@reddit
I wouldn't worry if it's just paint damage. When I wrote that I thought the internal face of the drop out was damaged but that may also be paint.
So you're probably fine. The torque arms should stop any actual problems.
Heavy-Literature-156@reddit
Are you talking about the paint chips? Perfectly normal, I see them on bikes all the time and I work in a bike shop as a mechanic, its mostly caused by over tightening axle, improper/not aligned tools, and just wear overtime from installing and uninstalling wheel, it happens, if the axle is spinning in the dropouts, its new frame day as the dropout has spread apart