I leave the clutch off 100% of the time on my rear derailleur as I tend to pick up sticks often where I ride. 4 broken hangers since December in 3100 miles. Only one destroyed rear derailleur tho but I bet ida broken more with the clutch on and stiff as a board. Shifting is nicer with clutch off...
I get the same wear life or better with chains and cassettes as I did on my acoustic bike. 3100 hard miles on my slx 11 speed drivetrain and just swapped out the original cassette after it saw 3 chain swaps over the course of 2900 miles.
And you don’t see other people out on the trails here. At least I don’t.
lovely post work ride thru hill and dale today. No one to be seen anywhere....
Plenty of hills and mountains in Maine. Even down by the beach where I live. Nice 31 miler from the house this am thru hill and dale in Southern Maine.
3030 trouble free miles on my e8000 now. I do get a “cracking” sound from somewhere when pedaling occasionally but performance from the motor and battery have been perfect since I got the bike in late November 19’. I did get a stick jammed up into the motor box about a 1000 miles ago which...
In over 2900 miles my right crank arm came off once about 1000 miles ago ruining the threaded plastic cap. Got a new cap, greased everything up, tightened everything up super snug and haven’t had the problem again. Now I check the snugness of everything from time to time.
Yup bad tire. My Ardent 2.4 29 on the rear has had a wicked wobble spot since new almost 1000 miles ago haha I don’t give a shit it hooks up and rolls great! Many more miles to before she’s done.