First off, I love my CEF50:
View attachment CEF50-carbon.jpg
Of course this frame isn't perfect, headset routing sucks, I had to dremel a pit in the carbon to allow for the Cane Creek to fit, etc. However, the entire build including frame, motor, and battery is about $3k for me so thats not too bad, especially for a total build weight of exactly 42 pounds.
Anyways, with the other m820 and CEF50 threads getting over a hundred pages long, I thought I'd start a new one SPECIFICALLY FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, AND REPLACEMENT PARTS for this frame.
If you spend hours reading the other threads, there are several recurring problems the CEF50 has. They are:
View attachment CEF50-carbon.jpg
Of course this frame isn't perfect, headset routing sucks, I had to dremel a pit in the carbon to allow for the Cane Creek to fit, etc. However, the entire build including frame, motor, and battery is about $3k for me so thats not too bad, especially for a total build weight of exactly 42 pounds.
Anyways, with the other m820 and CEF50 threads getting over a hundred pages long, I thought I'd start a new one SPECIFICALLY FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, AND REPLACEMENT PARTS for this frame.
If you spend hours reading the other threads, there are several recurring problems the CEF50 has. They are:
- Headset creaking
- Bolts coming loose
- Cracking near the Horst link (rear) pivot on the chainstay, drive side
