For a long time now I have slowly started to build a chopper.
This is the inspiration for the bike.
My rear and bottom frame will be made from dual 5/8" x 1/16" tube and the fork and the rest of the fram is 1" tube.
I'm a bit worried that the frame and fork will be flimsy, but I'm going for it, you can always rebuild if it fails.
The tyre is fat frank 26" x 2.35" on 65mm wide rims.
The rear hub is a shimano with 8 internal gears and coaster brake. My first design was to use the coaster brake only and no front brake for a clean look.
But i've changed my design and decided to go electric with a hub motor in the front wheel so I will add a disc to the front and mayby the rear as well.
I wanted the dual tube at the bottom of the frame so a battery pack can be mounted parallel with the ground inside the frame.
The motor controller will be hidden inside the bracing plates behind the head tube and the motor will be controlled with a bottom bracket torque sensor.
This is the inspiration for the bike.
My rear and bottom frame will be made from dual 5/8" x 1/16" tube and the fork and the rest of the fram is 1" tube.
I'm a bit worried that the frame and fork will be flimsy, but I'm going for it, you can always rebuild if it fails.
The tyre is fat frank 26" x 2.35" on 65mm wide rims.
The rear hub is a shimano with 8 internal gears and coaster brake. My first design was to use the coaster brake only and no front brake for a clean look.
But i've changed my design and decided to go electric with a hub motor in the front wheel so I will add a disc to the front and mayby the rear as well.
I wanted the dual tube at the bottom of the frame so a battery pack can be mounted parallel with the ground inside the frame.
The motor controller will be hidden inside the bracing plates behind the head tube and the motor will be controlled with a bottom bracket torque sensor.