power button loose

[Cavi]

picked up my rise m20 yesterday, dropped the seatpost a bit, but when I went to start the bike I noticed that the power button was not totally seated in the frame, when I push on the button it goes in but does not lock, so I pulled it out and it seems the cable housing from the seatpost dropper was holding it back a bit, so I moved it and now the button can go all the way in but it still does not clip in. Any ideas? The dealer is over 2.5 hours away and I do not want to drive that far for this. I am thinking maybe some silocone glue to at lease not let water get in?

 

[aarfeldt]

ouch.....I would ask the dealer what to do.

 

[Rod B.]

Cavi,

I checked out Orbea's "Spare Parts" section. It looks like the power button is threaded into a plastic ring called the "Power Button Mount." The mounting button is then pushed into the frame and held in place by friction. The power button mount ring is replaceable. Orbea sells the power button mount separately for $3.00 in the Spare Parts section, or you can buy the power button and the mounting ring as a kit for $60.00.

In the picture I've attached, it looks like the tabs on the mounting ring can be moved. I would remove the ring, heat it up in a cup of hot water via microwave, and move the tabs out a bit to enlarge it's diameter so it will hold better. If you can't move the tabs, would maybe try wrapping a layer of black electrical tape or maybe Teflon tape around the mounting ring. This would give the ring a slightly larger diameter and better friction to stay put. Hopefully it will stay in the frame hole and not work itself out when pounding down a trial.

I've bought backup spare parts from Orbea, i.e. spare battery charging cover, etc., and the parts arrived quickly with no issues.

 

[cosas_genericas]

I'm about 3 months into owning the rise and my power button rattles out multiple times in the middle of a ride. I have ridden it with a long 210mm oneup dropper since Feb. I don't think this frame actually supports the length of droppers that the manual states but I don't think this is what caused it to come out after so many months.

 

[Rod B.]

I'm about 3 months into owning the rise and my power button rattles out multiple times in the middle of a ride. I have ridden it with a long 210mm oneup dropper since Feb. I don't think this frame actually supports the length of droppers that the manual states but I don't think this is what caused it to come out after so many months.

cosas_genericas,
In the photo of my previous post and also down below, do you see the threaded black plastic ring with the ears around the circumference? Sometimes the ears will weaken and no longer firmly hold the on/off switch in the frame. When you hit rough trail, the switch pops out of the mounting hole.

To fix the issue, pop the power switch out of the frame. Pull the wiring out and disconnect the power switch from the wiring hardness via the white connector. Take a piece of tape and secure the wiring to the seat tube so it doesn't accidently fall back into the frame. Unscrew the power switch from the threaded ring. Take a hair blow dryer and blow hot air on the ring to soften the plastic. Using a flat tip screw driver gently bend all of the ears outwards while the plastic is warm. Let the ring cool or use a wet towel to cool off the ring. Screw the power switch back into the ring and reconnect the wiring. Push the ring back into the frame. It should now hold no problem.

Note: When you have the power switch removed from the frame, I would shine a light into the open hole and see if the dropper post cable housing or the dropper post itself may be hitting the switch and pushing it out. If it's the dropper cable housing, I would take your finger and see if you can push it out of the way or maybe wedge a piece of foam inside the seat tube to keep the cable housing pushed away from the power switch. If the dropper post itself is hitting the switch, there isn't much you can do other than buy a shorter dropper.

 

[ebsocalmtb]

In order to mount a 210mm oneup seatpost into my XL m20 frame, I had to use teflon tape on the threads of where the green actuator threads into the oneup seat post. That allowed me to clock the actuator and the housing in a position that did not conflict with the power button. I found the same thing to be true on my wife's medium m20, but she has a oneup 180mm dropper seatpost.

The reality is that the power button placement is frustrating, and ends up being one of the bigger misses on the design of this bike. I believe it's a contributing factor to the biggest design miss on this bike, which is seat tubes that are about 20-30mm too long on every single size.

Fwiw, things work out just fine on my XL with the post pushed in as far as I can, with the adjuster clocked. On my wife's medium, the power button still wants to come out with a little motivation, so I just shmered the outside of the black plastic power button mount and pushed it into the frame. It's now safe/secure and has no issues.

 

[cookie70]

We've had so much rain here since owning my rise I put some 3m tape over the button. Works a treat to keep it dry and falling out (i guess)

 

[Erjabato]

Not much to lose trying that. I did the same wirh my Rise H to protect it from water and dirt!. See here: Rise Club Tips - EMTB Forums