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I would guess they might just not want the risk. Presumably there is the potential for far more force to be transmitted from the hub to the rim, when it is under power, and the shop might just not want to be seen as being responsible for any issues that might occur.
I'd also look into the law at this point. I know in the UK eBikes have to be limited to 15 mph and 250w motor, and beyond that it counts as a motor vehicle with all that entails
branwen
ok so... my local bike shop completely declined the job of lacing the hub.. as he only speaks German its hard for me to translate.. the only thing i believe i managed to pick up was that the spokes will be too short for the wheel to work :S
can anybody shine some light on why the bike store rather aggressively declined the job?
700c wheel, 30mm deep dish, the spoke count on the ehub and stock rim are the same so i'm not sure why they claim it cant be done? i've also seen this exact hub motor used with fordable bikes with very small wheels before without issue.
hmm