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Andres Salomon

bike nerd stuff

I want to add a mid-drive motor ( or more likely TSDZ2) to this :

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It has an Enviolo/Nuvinci rear hub, and an to tension the chain. I don't really want to switch away from the Nuvinci to a derailleur, but the motor will most certainly not permit the eccentric BB to move & will be replaced w/ an adapter.

Any else done this, and have a suggested chain tensioner model that will work w/ this kind of hub?

bike nerd stuff

Alternatively one of those nifty bottom bracket chain tensioners that will fit with a mid-drive motor installed. Like the YESS ETR-B: mtbr.com/threads/yess-products

bike nerd stuff

Looks like the Yuba Supermarche (Enviolo hub + Bosch mid-drive) does this.

And there's a bunch of cheap no-name tensioners that will do the trick. Available with the option of either screwing into an eyelet, or attaching to the rear wheel axle.