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  1. steve_sordy

    Faulty EP801 !

    It could be as simple as a control wire to the display getting squashed during installation of the battery. It happened to me after a new battery under warranty. Completely randomly the display would go black and the assistance would stop. I took it to the LBS and the tech guy wheeled it away...
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    Advice needed

    That is so sad! :( Have you thought about using it until you no longer can? Or does MND get worse with exercise? eBay have just announced that they will no longer be selling emtbs. So Pinkbike Classifieds is a useful place to start. This website is another good place. One thing you can do to...
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    Looped out shorts caught on saddle, please post links for ; new shorts, crotch grease and freeze spray 🙏

    Snurgers of the World, UNITE! Definitions from Wiktionary (snurging) ▸ noun: Alternative form of snedging [(idiomatic, vulgar, Ireland, Australia) Sniffing the saddles of women's bicycles, or seats on which they have been sitting, for sexual gratification.]
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    Does n e 1 know Is there a difference between

    How can it do 20 mph or even 28mph and be sold in Europe? They are restricted by law to 25kph (15.5 mph) If you are going to derestrict it, then you can do pretty much anything you like. PS: Your location is posted as Dundee. I assume that you mean Dundee, Scotland and not Dundee, New York.
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    Suggestions on when to change chain and chainring

    By all means use a chain gauge; it is quick and simple to use. But don't make a decision to replace based upon its use. They are not that accurate! Remove the chain and stretch it tight on a flat surface. (I use the utility room worktop on top of newspaper). Using a steel tape, measure over 100...
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    Perdita potenza motore

    That happens even without a motor!:ROFLMAO: The Shimano motor works best at higher cadences. If you are pedalling uphill and your cadence is dropping then you need to change gear (as you would if there was no motor).
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    Devaluation/current state of the market

    It had probably been clocked (mileage reduced).
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    Pic of the Day

    Don't ask yourself, ask them! Be all cheerful and say something like "Good morning! Isn't it absolutely beautiful up here, doesn't it make you feel glad to be alive!" Followed by "What's wrong?" :) An excess of politeness and bonhomie nearly always puts a spoke in someone's miserable...
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    Faulty EP801 !

    Welcome to the Forum @GSK13 I am sorry that I cannot personally help you, but you are doing the correct procedure. This is clearly a warranty issue and if not even the dealer can help you then you should have confidence that Shimano will.
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    Crunching noise on Orbea Rise M10 drive train.

    I was just about to post when I saw that changing your rear wheel fixed the problem. But I might as well post anyway in case someone else has your symptoms. :) I had the chain skipping under load in the smallest cassette gear. Turned out to be an accumulation of crushed vegetation in the...
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    Devaluation/current state of the market

    The answer is in the OP's and other posters own words: Don't buy new in the year of first sale. But the lure of "new" is strong. So never pay full price. I have never paid full rrp for an mtb or emtb for that matter. 10% discount plus some goodies is the worst deal I got (first HT mtb). 45%...
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    To grease or not to grease, that is the question

    If it has lasted that well, then are you sure it's a fake? :unsure: Even if it is a fake, it has lasted well, so why not buy another if it is so cheap? :) PS: I too keep a service record. This is not something I am embarrassed about as it has enabled me to know for certain when things were...
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    To grease or not to grease, that is the question

    Bastards! Are you going to complain to Amazon? I'm sure that they will be happy to hear from you and to take action against the supplier. A few photos would help.
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    To grease or not to grease, that is the question

    I do not grease the cassette to hub interface. The greasy grey grit may be the aluminium of the freehub splines under attack from the cassette, mixed in with the grease that you applied. As for the freehub internals, whether you use a medium or light grease, or just a light oil will depend...
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    2 questions about conversion to tubeless

    @pagheca All good advice there. I 100% recommend going tubeless! You will wonder why you never did it earlier! I went from one flat tyre every 14 miles to not one flat for years and years!! I still got punctures of course, but the sealant worked. I have had three flats over the years. Two were...
  16. steve_sordy

    Shimano EP8 bug!?

    Now I understand! Thanks. I would have used "dropped to".
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    Too much play in my cassette?

    I meant as an invention that zip ties were even better than paper clips. (y) NOT to imply that paper clips could be used to hold a cassette together! :ROFLMAO:
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    Too much play in my cassette?

    I do that too! Zip ties, an even better idea than paper clips! I hope the inventor is a millionaire. :love:
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    Tyre change

    It's the only technique I have tried and it was born from desperation. When it works, it works! (y)
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    Muc off big bore tubeless valve

    It has always puzzled me that sealants supposed to fill 6mm holes (some do 7mm), will "just squirt in" down the narrow tyre valve. The first and only time I tried to put some latex sealant down the valve, to my surprise it worked, but only because i had forgotten to shake the bottle! All the...
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