Timeline for DIY cargo bikes and recumbent bikes seem to use rod end bearings with an axial load. Is that ok?
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| Sep 18, 2022 at 21:34 | comment | added | bvz | Agreed. It seems like the nicer cargo bikes avoid using this design. | |
| Sep 17, 2022 at 15:43 | comment | added | leftaroundabout | Good answer, but I would still avoid this design. As dirt gets into the bearings (which it will very quickly in any real use scenario) they'll soon perform much worse. And with such a bike, even moderately sized potholes can readily bring you to the 5 kN load rating, since there's not much chance for the rider to relieve the impact, the way you can on an upright bike. | |
| Sep 17, 2022 at 4:44 | comment | added | bvz | Thanks! That makes some sense. As it happens I will probably do something closer to what the xyz bike design was originally designed to use, but this was always scratching at the edge of my brain. | |
| Sep 17, 2022 at 4:43 | vote | accept | bvz | ||
| Sep 16, 2022 at 20:28 | history | answered | mattnz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |