steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
I switched off the motor and leaned my Focus Jam2 against a tree while I took a short break. When I tried to restart, the power-on switch lit up but the screen stayed dark. I checked for loose wires, tried a hard reset, all the usual stuff. Nothing! So I pedalled the bike for the next two miles back to the car park. I was surprised how easy it was because until then I had not ridden with the motor off for more than a few hundred yards.
As I got close to the car park, I came out of the woods and into the sunshine, and a steeper climb. I paused to give my knees a rest and took another look at the wiring. Oh you stupid boy! How could i have missed it! There are two wires going into four possible points at the back of the display and one was clearly missing. Not only that, the missing wire was dangling down near my front wheel. It's amazing what a bit of bright light can reveal.
How the hell did I miss that!
Once the wire was pushed back in, normal service was resumed. My assumption is that the wire had snagged on the bark of the tree and had been pulled out when I stood the bike upright. The wire pulled out really easily, but much better than snapping!
As I got close to the car park, I came out of the woods and into the sunshine, and a steeper climb. I paused to give my knees a rest and took another look at the wiring. Oh you stupid boy! How could i have missed it! There are two wires going into four possible points at the back of the display and one was clearly missing. Not only that, the missing wire was dangling down near my front wheel. It's amazing what a bit of bright light can reveal.
How the hell did I miss that! Once the wire was pushed back in, normal service was resumed. My assumption is that the wire had snagged on the bark of the tree and had been pulled out when I stood the bike upright. The wire pulled out really easily, but much better than snapping!
