It’s the M630, seems like they announced it and it then fell off the radar for a while, likely had some delays in the final production process or something.
https://www.emtbforums.com/threads/bafang-m630-thread.33935/
An unloaded bench video isn’t indicative of the motor under load in real world conditions, but yeah, it sucks it’s not just quiet like it should be. It’s not at all an update to the M620, that’s their big heavy motor meant for higher output power, it’s slated to be the new M600 essentially...
You may be seeing a mix of old and new, there’s a bad YouTube video of M560 sound which was prior to the updated version. Consensus seem to be that it’s on the louder side but not vastly different than many other moderate sounding motors.
Hopefully someone will release a plastic gear, but it’s...
Pretty sure a $270 wrench you’ll use a handful of times per year is squarely out of the “value” area of the market for most home users. I agree in not using cheap junk, because you’re probably better off going by feel than using some of the cheapest options out there, but there are plenty of...
Check out Lexivon, their stuff is pretty well regarded in the “not overpriced professional but not bottom dollar Amazon junk” category. They make a 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2” version and you can even get the 1/4” one in a day with hex and Torx bits with a case. There are some reviews that show them...
I just did some reading on it and it’s not as expensive of a bike as I thought, they’re probably asking about 40% of what they paid so the price seems more reasonable now that I see more.
Finally got the proper chainring with room for the chain guide on it and my BESST Pro
In yesterday. Likely 2-3 more weeks before I see my frame though which is disappointing.
You just don’t need as many gears when you have the power of 3+ more people pedaling with you. You generally have a lot of speeds so you can always be in exactly the right gear to maintain your cadence and be in a gear that feels right at all different speeds and inclines, but with a huge motor...
I finally ended up getting the proper chainring from GreenBikeKit in today. For anyone interested it was this item in particular (I ordered the 32T but I don’t think it necessarily matters).
Wow you’re lucky, I’m getting pretty tired of waiting, it’s been 5 weeks now and it hasn’t even gone to paint yet. I’m unfortunately going to lose most of the summer to waiting on this frame.
I don’t think it’ll be possible to get any old stock, they seem to make them as they’re ordered. My order from all the way back on May 30th is just now finishing being built and has to go through the wait for paint now. They made some small update for a stiffer rear triangle and new cable...
Thanks for the updates - more than the noise I think the lack of overheating on a big climb is the best news. I’ll take slight noise for good power and reliability (I always ride with music on anyway). If the M560 does end up taking off at the same rate as the M600 did I expect someone will make...
I’m really starting to question the ability for them to offer a whole bike at the price you mention of $3k. Dengfu themselves sells the combo of the frame/motor/battery, here is their listing for the E55 which is one of the ones you showed above. E55 FRAME+ MOTOR + BATTERY KIT
That alone is...
Dengfu is definitely one of the more reputable companies for frames, it seems to be them and LightCarbon (I have a frame on the way from LightCarbon right now, and it probably would have been Dengfu if they actually had a size L available for the E82) you see the most custom builds with...
I’d be weary of their carbon components for that cheap, specifically the handlebars and seat post. Even the frame is probably not the strongest quality at that price point to be able to handle all that weight of the motor/battery. If it were me I’d rather have quality alloy stuff over crappy...
Do you have the big eMTB style Cush cores? I bought them and they stick out super wide off of the rim so I can see why they’d encourage what others above are saying.
Any chance you use any chemicals for cleaning that may have gotten on there? I know car tires can do this if they get too much tire shine on them from repeated use. Other thought was if they had gotten a lot of sun exposure that may have just been taking a toll.
If you have a UDH frame yeah you should be good. Just make sure your hub is also XD already as well. I probably won’t get my frame for another 2-3 weeks so I won’t have any feedback until then.