happycheapskate
Active Member
If you have horizontal dropouts
You can cover for a poor chainline by using this diagram for illustration. It is widely exaggerated for explaining what I did.
The alignment with the small driver cog is not nearly as critical as the chain alignment with the wheel cog. You can use a multispeed chain on the pedal side since you basically don't put near as much strain or wear on that as the motor chain. If you do not know how to re-dish a wheel, PM for help.
If the wheel is misaligned to the center-of-frame by a couple of degrees, it will not affect steering. Many BMX bikes with severe steering angles do not suffer from this kind of alignment, so a beach cruiser or 26" cruiser/mountain bike should not have a problem.
Uneven tire wear should not be a problem either, esp if you rotate the tire (flip it) at least once in its life cycle.
You can cover for a poor chainline by using this diagram for illustration. It is widely exaggerated for explaining what I did.
The alignment with the small driver cog is not nearly as critical as the chain alignment with the wheel cog. You can use a multispeed chain on the pedal side since you basically don't put near as much strain or wear on that as the motor chain. If you do not know how to re-dish a wheel, PM for help.
If the wheel is misaligned to the center-of-frame by a couple of degrees, it will not affect steering. Many BMX bikes with severe steering angles do not suffer from this kind of alignment, so a beach cruiser or 26" cruiser/mountain bike should not have a problem.
Uneven tire wear should not be a problem either, esp if you rotate the tire (flip it) at least once in its life cycle.
I had a grubee kit with stock chain. same issues you described minus breaking cover. it locked up do to allignment and broke chain+1 got 415 chain and didnt break after re allignment. a couple skid marks, But boxers clean. All in working order.