cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/49655095
This is an Ultegra 11s chain after 1000km of wear from a 1500W mid-drive. Used to ride a Tangent back in 2016. T’was shredding till it went *clunk*.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/49655095
This is an Ultegra 11s chain after 1000km of wear from a 1500W mid-drive. Used to ride a Tangent back in 2016. T’was shredding till it went *clunk*.
Motorized bicycle kits (the cheap ones, 1.5 to 2 HP) come with 410 chain for the drive sprocket, and people often upgrade that to 415 chain, because the 410 is just “okay” for that. (Or is it 415 and 420? Been a while, I forget, but the point is they come with beefier chains than bicycles, and even those are insufficient for 1.5HP.)
Even on a full and proper chain-driven motorcycle, the chain and sprockets need to be replaced kind of regularly, and that’s with cleaning and oiling often.
This on a bicycle chain driven by 1500W is no surprise whatsoever.