What I've begun to notice on my connector are some pits down in the bottom and I hear a spark when I connect it none of which is good. That corresponds to the spec sheet that says this connector is NOT designed for a hot connection. So I think I've mostly ruined one by doing a bunch of hot...
I did use some of that grease and the contacts got pretty dirty so I cleaned them with some spray on contact cleaner that has lube built in. I think I've worn one of my plugs out even though they look clean. You can wiggle it and it disconnects unlike a new one which doesn't seem to have the...
There are only two emtn bike choices in the USA if you want a bike with a Fazua motor, Bulls and Trek. Both are short travel, steep fork angle, XC bikes and probably not big sellers here. I would never want to ride one of these on some of the technical sections I encounter here in SoCal. I...
Yeah I sympathize with you. I have creaks too. My Carbon Focus had a bad one that turned out to be the main pivot bushing that was pretty dry. My older analog Giant Anthem had zip ties that creaked, lol. I chased another noise from my Focus for a while that was the end of my shoe lace...
It sure does look like something was inside there that did that gouging, dirt, small tiny stones, etc. I see you also have microspline which I don't have on my 2018.
OK, it's two 17 mm wrenches to unlock the double nut on the end that you see in this pic. I have an extra one with the ball bearings that Focus gave me under warranty. Too bad you're not in the states.
No the 162 comes apart just like the 462. Once you remove the assembly from the hub like you did it comes apart. They both have steel cassette drives and both come in 3 and 5 pawl versions but Focus uses the 5 pawl. The 162 has individual bearing and races that you need to grease while the...
One end is held by something like a 10, 11, or 12mm hex and the other by a very thing 17 or 19mm wrench. Can't remember the sizes and I'll take my Novatec wheel down later to look for you. This video might show some of that. They are using a hex for both sides but can't remember what I needed...
If it's the stock straight bar or any other straight bar 45mm sounds pretty good. If the bar has an angular sweep back like the Salsa bar I'm using then I found 60mm worked better for me.
Did you take apart the freewheel? If it's like mine you have a damaged race that can't really be fixed. I'm assuming the freehub is using individual balls and and not cartridge bearings. I probably ran mine a little bit loose or it has some dirt get in but either way one of the races was...
After a bit of research into Novatec catalogs I determined the 462 model would work for me. They did have a 3 pawl version which I did not get so mine is 5 pawl, 3 catridrge bearings, steel cassette driver, 11 speed (not 12 since I have the 2018 version Jam2), Boost compatible and fit my hub...
Yes the 462 improves the bearing issue and I just swapped out the freewheel assy on my 2018 11 speed. The spring for the pawls is still a bit weak and they do break. I know someone here came up with a spring from a key ring that worked pretty good. I'm using the dt swiss hybrid 350 now and...
You could have a faulty board. 35A is way more than enough. But I saw one review where they had a similar issue to yours, not enough voltage to prevent shut down. The BMS I used for one of my packs from Amazon ultimately failed because I wired it up in bypass mode and only one common...
Cool, I rode a Cotton (minarelli engine, 170cc), Montesa, Ossa, Kawasaki and a 1974 326 Bultaco, my favorite. I only had the Bultaco about a month before somebody stole it but my last ride with it was my best ever Amateur class finish at 2nd. I rode and extensively modified the Kawasaki (was a...
If you attach some pictures of your set up we can evaluate the connection. Yes the cable is tough to strip without cutting the insulation you need. I've used a single edge razor and pulled wires to the opposite side I'm cutting but it's a struggle.
26km which is about 16.2 miles is not bad...
Great. I do miss competing in Trials but it's not the sport it used to be around here. Bernie Schrieber gave a school recently out in the dessert north of me and it was 105-110 F that day. I almost took my ebike since another rider from here, Mark Eggar, was going to visit but just too hot...
Did you ever sort out your battery issues? . I don't understand why the BMS would go dead without voltage. It started out life as just a circuit board without any power at one time. Maybe there is some initialization program. My former Focus dealer said the same thing about batteries...good...