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    Helmet lights - what do you use for night time winter riding?

    Halfords 1600 on bars and Halfords 1000 on helmet Did have a tiny 300lumen light on helmet, super light weight but more lumens were needed
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    Changing SC-E8000 glass only

    I just had a look, I wasn’t able to prise the LCD assembly away from outer screen cover. I didn’t want to break it, seems to be glued in place. Keeping it as a spare incase my wife’s e8000 screen ever damaged When I asked shimano about getting spare parts they said no , it’s all one unit. I...
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    Changing SC-E8000 glass only

    I will check mine, the screen popped off mine when I hit it with knee and destroyed the ribbon cable for lcd screen. So I got a new 7000 unit to replace I still have broken e8000 unit so can check, screen itself not scratched
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    No 2020 Sam2 ?

    Looks like the Sam2 is being phased out ? Only 6.7 and 6.8 shown on Focus website and only grey colour, no red anymore
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    Focus owners, check your shock mounting bolts!

    I did clean well with iso alcholol. And used fresh bottle of loctite 243. Red bottle but think liquid was blue
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    Focus owners, check your shock mounting bolts!

    How hasn’t bike been with new bolt and loctite? Bolt on my Sam2 has come loose again after another 3 months, reapplied loctite and it’s hand happened again within one ride. Now Allen key socket has rounded off , even though I used a torque wrench each time
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    Power light

    Yeah, I’ve seen my bike do that
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    So, just bought a sam2. Any thing I should look out for?

    Definitely put threadlock on key suspension bolts, I too had a sheared lower shock bolt
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    2019 SHIMANO STEPS - E7000 MOTOR DRIVE UNIT - For Spares & Repairs: £300 posted

    Is there’s any preventative maintenance that can be done to stop this happening without a strip down ? BearingMan what do you mean by your motor being “green and furry” ?
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    ASSIST SETTINGS

    THe origna eco mode was 60/30 Same as new high
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    ASSIST SETTINGS

    YEs, here are assign% / torque for new Eco modes New shimano eco modes low = 20/30 Medium = 40/30 High = 60/30 I actually liked 30/30 and set that using eMax app. But I wrecked my e8000 screen and replaced with e7000 and max app doesn’t work with e7000 screen But the medium mode is best...
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    Answered Fork creak/crack

    I also suggest the headseat bearings may need some more grease
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    Focus owners, check your shock mounting bolts!

    Hope they get the part quickly Steve I found extracting the broken stub was straightforward, one of rare times an extractor was worked for me (on 15yr old rusty 4x4 sheared bolts the tool usually snaps) It would be good If then RC mechanic. Can let the focus UK rep know about this. He...
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    Focus owners, check your shock mounting bolts!

    Indeed See my post here - link pasted at bottom of this message Let us know how you get on, more cases like this might make Focus listen I fitted new bolt provided my local dealer but it would work loose on rides Focus rep told the shop to tell me to use loctite and the reply from shop when I...
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    E7000 - e043 error

    I got this error within 100m of start of a risen last night. Turning bike off and on again sorted it and no more errors for 30km ride. Fitted the e7000 screen earlier this month , after I trashed e8000 screen after my knee (pads on ) hit it in a crash... It has latest firmware, and I have done...
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    For Sale (BIKE) 2019 Shimano Steps e8000 display screen: £20

    Bike / Product Year: 2019 Manufacturer: Shimano Model: Steps e8000 display screen Asking Price: £20 Description: Shimano SC E8000 Display Computer Screen For Repair Or Spares. Condition is For parts or not working. unit comes from a new bike bought in April. done 1500km Bashed my knee on...
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    Focus Jam2 LTD Charging problem

    Hand same issue with my Sam2 yesterday. 2 bars left, about 11degC plugged into charge with my 4.5amp charger in a shed, where charger had been all afternoon, whilst I was usin bike. Green light flashed a few times and charger cut out, tried plugging in again a few times, gave up Took charger I...
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    Why aren't Emtb car chargers a thing?

    I have a ctek dc-dc charger in my Hilux to charge a second 195ah leisure battery to power fridges, lights, chargers when camping and also a 500w pure-sine inverter I have used the inverter to charge ebike a couple time so for 1/2 an hour at lunch breaks and it has drained a lot of the leisure...
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    Etube update

    E-TUBE ios app now updated to allow you to change eco mode I had a look last night, I did not apply the firmware update Checked then E-TUBe values in eMax app Low eco = 20% assist, 30mm torque Med eco = 40% assist, 30nm torque High eco = 60% assist, 30nm torque So the high eco is same as old...
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    Snapped lower shock mounting bolt on Sam2

    Going to shop this week, will try a new bolt and shock collar first. Monitor it and pursue warranty if issue reoccurs
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