I’d appreciate those figures too.
Does anyone know what the make and model number of the headset. Mine arrived without the left side cable grommet meaning the cables and the controller wire feed into a gapping hole (see photo). Perfect for lots of water getting into the headset and causing mayhem with the h/set bearings. Looks like it was missed by Haibike’s quality checks during manufacture!! Though how this was possible when the rear brake hose, the dropper post cable , and the Ring Controller wire should have been fed through the grommet is difficult to understand.
Blatantly poor quality control has to raise questions in my mind about the general assembly of parts of the bike which are hidden from sight!!!
So I will need to try and source either a complete top headset or the grommet only, if it’s available.
Blatantly poor quality control has to raise questions in my mind about the general assembly of parts of the bike which are hidden from sight!!!
So I will need to try and source either a complete top headset or the grommet only, if it’s available.
What is the updated version ? Do you have a picture and a part number?Oooh, Cnc, nice, mines coming next week with the old type fitted so I’ll have to see how it goes. The dealer has no idea about the updated version and doesn’t seem to believe me when I explain it, so I’ll just have to source one myself, not from Kinder obviously
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That’s a bit strange. Mine has it. The dealer where you bought it should be able to get that sorted for you. Did you ask them?
My issue is with the left hand side. The right side, as in your photo with one cable in a grommet, is just like yours. My left side has no grommet at all just 3 cables going into a slot where the grommet should be (see pic). How this passed Haibikes assembly checks beats me. I’ve contacted the dealer I bought it from and they are to contact Haibike (in the UK that’s Raleigh !). However, I thought I’d get ahead of the curve and contacted Raleigh direct to ask for the headset make and part number. And guess what? They don’t know. So how the dealer is going to secure a replacement grommet (or even a full upper headset assembly from Haibike beats me. £6000 of bike which I’m unable to ride without risking serious damage to the headset through something of Haibikes making through lack of attention to detail. Does make me seriously wonder how make other quality control slips ups are hidden out of sight.
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Thats just UD carbon, it's meant to look like that. Same on all high end bikes. It shows you how they lay up the carbon in manufacturing. Painted Carbon bikes allow manufacturers to hide the Carbon sheet layup menaing they can often do it messier and cheaper, so UD like yours is reserved for high end models.
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Yea, thats pretty bad that it's missing it, but it's the dealer who does the final assembly, including putting on the stem and bars, not Haibike. Ultimately, the dealer should check and not give it to you without it, thats usually one of the main advantages of buying from a dealer rather than online. I have it on mine.
Agree the dealer who sold it to me should have checked this part was present. But having worked as a mechanic in the bike industry I have never seen a new bike arrive from the manufacturer which has required the headset be installed. They come preassembled only requiring wheels, bars, and saddle/sear pin to be fitted. For that reason, and particularly given hydro brakes and the Fazua Controller passing through the headset, these would have been done at the factory, and therefore in my case was done incorrectly..
Agree the dealer who sold it to me should have checked this part was present. But having worked as a mechanic in the bike industry I have never seen a new bike arrive from the manufacturer which has required the headset be installed. They come preassembled only requiring wheels, bars, and saddle/sear pin to be fitted. For that reason, and particularly given hydro brakes and the Fazua Controller have to pass through the headset and the grommet which mine don’t, I can only conclude the failure to do it properly is solely down to the Haibike factory.
I’m intrigued to see that on both your left and right hand side of your bikes headset have only one cable/hose passing through (presumably dropper and rear brake), but where is the Controller wire ?
deksawyer
E*POWAH Master
If your LBS can't help, you need these: set plugs for headset cover icr
Couple of weeks into riding my shiny new Lyke 11 and loving it / the learning curve of riding an eMTB.
Was surprised by how little mud clearance there is with the rear 2.4 Dissector tyres and as we are deep into UK winter filth season in Wales, how the mud shelf fed grinding paste into the pivot / chain. Mudhugger + modded (front) Proguard works a treat and keeps everything running well even in the worst of it. Less elegant solution than the SKS shown above but have always liked how rock solid the Mudhuggers are even on pinball rocky descents.
As a first eMTB and coming from a very engaging Cotic FS I am really impressed how well this rides and handles. Reach on the large feels perfect but at just under 5'11" there's not loads of leeway with the dropper post.
Overall fantastic lively bike.
Was surprised by how little mud clearance there is with the rear 2.4 Dissector tyres and as we are deep into UK winter filth season in Wales, how the mud shelf fed grinding paste into the pivot / chain. Mudhugger + modded (front) Proguard works a treat and keeps everything running well even in the worst of it. Less elegant solution than the SKS shown above but have always liked how rock solid the Mudhuggers are even on pinball rocky descents.
As a first eMTB and coming from a very engaging Cotic FS I am really impressed how well this rides and handles. Reach on the large feels perfect but at just under 5'11" there's not loads of leeway with the dropper post.
Overall fantastic lively bike.
Rubinstein
Well-known member
Hi all, anyone used walk assist much ?
Ran out of talent on some steep stuff recently and mine seems to be a bit hit and miss weather it wants to work or not.
Ran out of talent on some steep stuff recently and mine seems to be a bit hit and miss weather it wants to work or not.
Same here, mostly miss. I can't work out any pattern to when it works or doesn't. Glad its a relatively light bike.
deksawyer
E*POWAH Master
Unlike my previous Bosch, assist has to be off (white lights) in order for assist to work. Took me a while to figure that out...
Rubinstein
Well-known member
Yup, had me going for a while until I found it in the manual
. My other bike (Yamaha motor) was power on. Even with the assist at 25kg it was still hard work. Had the lyke for 4-5 months now and I really can’t fault it, knocks out some very expensive competition in my opinion, big fan 
Does your SKS leading edge scrape on the back of the seat tube when the suspension moves ?
Rubinstein
Well-known member
No, it rests on the stock flap. But I did trim it so it doesn’t foul the seat stay. Also the bike has ride wrap, bit anal I know but I work hard to buy this stuff so like to look after it best I can.
Thanks, this works. Who knew that reading instruction manuals could be so informative?Yup, had me going for a while until I found it in the manual
Likewise, it is proving to be a great bike.
deksawyer
E*POWAH Master
Got a shout out for the Lyke on the EMTB show this week... Out and about section or whatever it's called with this shot..
Not the best photo, but Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags in the background.....
Not the best photo, but Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags in the background.....
Rubinstein
Well-known member
Big up the Lyke.
deksawyer
E*POWAH Master
Yes, I love this bike.Big up the Lyke.
Only changed saddle (a must) and 35mm Cannondale carbon bars and a PRO Koryak E stem. I did have a nice DMR Defy stem but it didn't play well with the stem mounted computer, in my case a Sigma Rox 11.1 Evo, which works well with the Lyke BTW.
Brendog Deathgrips large/soft as well, so much better that stock.
Range, power and flickability are outstanding. It won't replace a Bosch motor for outright power that's for sure, but it still works for an out of shape 55 year old.
Rubinstein
Well-known member
Bang on, I watched the embn vid and saw it
. One thing I was considering changing was to drop the cranks down to 165mm, anyone done that??I run the shock open with a fair amount of sag which doesn’t help but I get quite a few pedal strikes on the rough stuff, or maybe I should just loose a few lbs
Not tried shorter cranks, but I''m used to running quite a low BB on previous bikes and probably have the rear suspension on the Lyke slightly firmer than you describe, which seems to help with the "pop" everyone is mad for these days.
How does the Sigma Rox work for navigation in the real world?
How does the Sigma Rox work for navigation in the real world?
Yorkshirelad
Member
No motor issues on here with these yet? My Heckler SL is giving me nightmares….
Sorry to hear that. Has been all good so far. Fingers crossed. There is a fazua riders Facebook group with lots of info on that may be helpful?
Rubinstein
Well-known member
Zero motor problems for me too, in fact no issues at all with the Lyke. What’s up with the heckler ?
Yorkshirelad
Member
That’s good to hear, mine has been in the shop being repaired for 20 days, I bought it 3 days before that, beyond a joke tbh
Rubinstein
Well-known member
What’s the problem?
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