Does it have a schraeder type valve? Just a quick easy check that dad showed me when I was knee high to something not very big; put some saliva over the valve port to see if any bubbles form. You could also make a detergent mix to check out all the seals / potential leaking spots. And, my last...
does that fork have compression damping? Compression damping will do that. That's probably way too obvious, I've never had luck with using sag or factory pressures for weight. I just try to have it so that I nearly use all the suspension on a ride. My pressures are always way under factory...
I was waiting till I had some reasonable experience with the new charging times. My figures are pretty rough - I've just been going by the 5 bar indicators. So if 4 bars are showing after charging that could be anything from 61 - 80%; I do get an idea of how much charge that 4th bar has by my...
Awesome information GPB. If a company made such a bike - built for maximum strength and function - and I could afford it, I'd buy it. I think Pole bikes are aluminium monocoque and have an awesome reputation. They may be the company to do this with cf? Out of my price range though. Another...
They do everything, literally. We did lots of mountain track (single track) and tracks through farms. Because these things are auto, so slow and low powered, they climb anything, and with two or more people on usually. I was focused on the ride in those conditions, so no photos. I get that...
Yes, I think it is just the strength and size of the magnet that matters. It doesn't need to be bosch or shimano. And getting it close enough to the sensor. Then it should just work. There could be issues with the sensor, true. I'm just surprised at all the trouble these things are, when the...
yeah, if you want to focus on the motor. It's everything though, and generally done to a budget. For example, no speedo issues! Just basic everyday stuff that keeps working. And, they're cheaper to buy! I'm not saying this as a specialized issue, it's clearly all motors, batteries, speed sensors...
Geez, this is bullshit. I've had cateye computers on bikes for the last 20 years with no trouble, at all, ever. The sensor on the fork gets knocked out of alignment now and then, put it back in position (10 secs) and off I go. How can these bozos make something that was so reliable not work...
I have to disagree with this too :) I recently spent a month in Thailand. We hired a couple of scooters in Bangkok and explored on those. Mine had over 80,000km and was still strong. Thais aren't renowned for maintenance and they do everything you can imagine with those scooters - a family can...
That's a big difference. For the e160 and the e160 Limited (the aluminium model) it's 500gm. I think 500gm is also an oft quoted generic weight difference between cf and aluminium. Even 500gms is considered the high end of difference that should cover most bikes. 1lb for mtb, .5lb for road...
For me, aluminium is easy to live with; it just isn't any trouble. It's about a 500gm hit in weight. It doesn't need other materials for joints or threads. For ebikes it is a much better for heat transfer. The only damaged frames I've seen on trail, were cracks, fractures, holes in cf frames...
I still use basic computers on my acoustic bikes; magnets on the spokes, sensor on the forks. The only problem in 20 years or so is the pickup getting knocked now and then. A few seconds to put it back in range of the magnet and it's good again. I don't know how ebike manufacturers manage to...
This is my first ebike, but I've already had sensor issues. And I think shimano is also well represented in the motor failure department. I have an e8000 and just assumed it would be trouble free for 10,000 km; that would be awesome, but experience from others suggests otherwise.