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It would be quite interesting to see how these “tire contact” motors will perform once it starts raining or your tires get really dirty. I think there is a rea
by axx 5y ago
It would be quite interesting to see how these “tire contact” motors will perform once it starts raining or your tires get really dirty.
I think there is a reason, why crank or hub located motors are the norm now.
- swader999 5y agoYou are right about this. This article does a much better job of exploring friction drives on bikes. https://www.electricbike.com/friction-drive/ https://www.electricbike.com/friction-drive/ The Kepler drive is the best design I've seen and the build/design thread on that shows you all the issues and challenges. It's quite impressive. https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=25645 https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=25645