What did you do to your EBike this week?

[Stihldog]

I had same creaking issue when peddling hard. Replaced all 14 suspension bearings - still creaked. Found reviews like this on motor mount creaks so tried that next. I found that all of the bolts were still tight and properly torqued up. I did notice, however that the frame was rubbing against the motor housing (see pic). Looks like the original build had the motor a bit too far to the back causing this rub (and creak) between the housing and the frame under load. Since there is a bit of play on the bracket holes , I shifted the front mounts with these brackets adjusting the motor a tiny bit further forward. When re-mounted, the back plate screws are accessible so after bolting the front to the frame, I simply adjusted the back plates to line up with the frame holes. Note - in an abundance of caution, I also added some anti-seize between all metal to metal surfaces. No more creaks. So even if your bolts are still tight, look for this problem.

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Good info and solution. Slightly adjusting the bracket position is possible for proper mounting alignment.

Bracket bolts becoming loose or shearing off seems to be a problem on some older Trek bikes. On a recent Trek bike I discovered a very small crack around the motor mount insert. This allowed small movement of the motor which eventually led to the bracket bolts shearing off. The crack is barely visible but there is some very slight flexing which leads to motor movement.

IMO this led to the shearing of the bracket bolts. The frame is at fault. We will see if Trek will honour their Lifetime warranty on frames. They could easily explain this away as “operator abuse “ or “extreme abuse “. This could cost him a frame and motor.

I know the owner is not an aggressive rider. No extreme jumps , some drops, …average riding imo. He has less than a 1/4 of the mileage that I have (exact same bike and year , Rail 9.7).

 

[RichMorr]

I bought a new bike to go with my EMTB

 

[Plummet]

90km. 3100mtr vert and 8 hours ride time.

 

[VWsurfbum]

I put a new chain on, then rode it.
came home and cleaned it as I used "all weather lube" instead of the dry lube and it collected every bit of dust.

 

[Timbo]

I noticed that the end of the deraillor cable had been ripped off so decided to fit a new one, I`d done it before, took five minutes.
So without checking how to do it I removed the shifter and promptly undid the wrong screws:
This is the result:

And this is the result of not being clever enough to reassemble it despite spending an afternoon following youtube videos

So I fitted it this afternoon only to find the outer cable was chafed through and the gears wouldn't shift:
So fitted a new outer which meant dropping the motor.....

 

[TQFreak]

Installed 3x3 gearhub

 

[Plummet]

Ride mine like i stole it!

 

[Zed. (Justin is short)]

rode my Norco (Badly ) afterwork 5mile lap @ Bpw

hopefully collecting my 'Pendulum' pedals tomorrow from postoffice (after paying import stuff) then playing with my new toys

Rich.

 

[Zed. (Justin is short)]

Today I fitted the mudguard to my Manitou Dorado forks, this is a Manitou supplied item and as the forks are of a ‘twincrown’ design there’s no low-mounting position like on conventional forks lowers…

Manitou decided on mounting below the lower crown so this ends up looking like a motocross motorcycle

Bit of a ‘marmite’ style

But it bloody works well - I’m tempted to shorten the length of the front section as the riders view is sorta odd BUT laziness runs rife and it’ll never get altered

Rich.

 

[Amber Valley Guy]

Bled (is that a real word) the front brake (TRP) as I'd noticed one pad was wearing faster than the other side.... got a little air out, lever now solid but I think the problem was a just slightly off centred caliper. By that I mean it if you quickly spun the front wheel on a stand it would ever so slightly rub (unnoticeable when riding) against the rotor and make a quick ffflinnng sort of noise like grass stuck in the tyre treads. Anyway.. sorted.

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

I charged my bike.
I might ride it when I finally shake this damn illness.

 

[VWsurfbum]

I thought i'd finally look at the ghost shifting issue, Wednesday night it was making some weird noises too.
Dropped the rear wheel out, saw something shiney drop on the floor.
Ooh look that's the cassette lockring?

So i then got the other half out. took the cassette off. That was loose as hell too on the bolts.
Then i looked at the free hub and there was a lot of movement.
The outer bearing on the Hope Pro 5 was completely shot. Lots of tiny little balls to get out, then trying to get the outer shell out of the drive body. Fun Fun Fun.
Now waiting on replacement bearings as I've not got spares of those really wide bearings.

 

[RustyMTB]

Spotted the collar seal on my dropper had popped off, so that led to a full clean & grease up. I serviced the dropper six months ago with new bushings & needle bearings but the amount of dirt in the post was surprising. Hoping the popped seal is the root cause because if not, then the seal may as well not be there.

 

[irie]

Spotted the collar seal on my dropper had popped off, so that led to a full clean & grease up. I serviced the dropper six months ago with new bushings & needle bearings but the amount of dirt in the post was surprising. Hoping the popped seal is the root cause because if not, then the seal may as well not be there.

Do you use a rear fender? Without one trail mud/water/grit gets hammered at the dropper post (and up your back of course).

 

[RustyMTB]

Yep. I use my dropper constantly, more likely to be hammer from that than anything else.

 

[irie]

Yep. I use my dropper constantly, more likely to be hammer from that than anything else.

Any muck just gets moved up and down against the seals. Winter mud is a bastard.

Every time before I go out I clean the post, spray with a thin film of lithium grease, then clean off. Few months ago did a service on wife and my OneUp droppers - they were OK but unsurprisingly shit had still got through the seat post seals.

 

[big_scot_nanny]

I was experiencing a little bit of a click click click under certain movements from my headset, and they felt pretty gritty. I had already replaced the lower bearing not that long ago, but never the top. They were in terrible condition, and fell apart once the forks were out. Oops!

Replaced both. Quiet, smooth and reliable movement now

 

[Just gan]

Found on trail yesterday so not bought . Gravel biker probably hope he doesn't get a puncture after losing this . Tubes will fit my other bikes .

 

[steve_sordy]

I found an iPhone in a leather wallet. I had ridden over it with both wheels. As I passed over it, I thought it looked like something of interest. I phoned the owner's wife. She obviously thought it was him and immediately launched into a fearsome bollocking on the lines of why he was so late and why he hadn't called, how typically inconsiderate and so forth. I managed to stop her in full flow (not easy) and told her that I had found the phone on the trail, that her husband was late probably because he had spent time looking for it and that he hadn't called her because he hadn't found it. Stunned silence, then a muffled and hesitant apology. I told her that I would be leaving the phone at the trail centre shop and to use my name as the security. She didn't ask for my contact details and the guy never left a message when he collected his phone. Miserable git, after all, I had saved him from the bollocking that I got!

 

[Just gan]

I found an iPhone in a leather wallet. I had ridden over it with both wheels. As I passed over it, I thought it looked like something of interest. I phoned the owner's wife. She obviously thought it was him and immediately launched into a fearsome bollocking on the lines of why he was so late and why he hadn't called, how typically inconsiderate and so forth. I managed to stop her in full flow (not easy) and told her that I had found the phone on the trail, that her husband was late probably because he had spent time looking for it and that he hadn't called her because he hadn't found it. Stunned silence, then a muffled and hesitant apology. I told her that I would be leaving the phone at the trail centre shop and to use my name as the security. She didn't ask for my contact details and the guy never left a message when he collected his phone. Miserable git, after all, I had saved him from the bollocking that I got!

Haha yes some miserable folk out there. I doubt whoever lost that toolkit would be doing that climb to look unless he knew where he left it. I lost wallet last year a week later my dentist phoned. There was an appointment card with name on so they gave me their number and they posted it back wouldn't even take postage cost from me. Car roof is a favourite of mine but we would be here all night if I started on about that.

 

[Stihldog]

I found an iPhone in a leather wallet. I had ridden over it with both wheels. As I passed over it, I thought it looked like something of interest. I phoned the owner's wife. She obviously thought it was him and immediately launched into a fearsome bollocking on the lines of why he was so late and why he hadn't called, how typically inconsiderate and so forth. I managed to stop her in full flow (not easy) and told her that I had found the phone on the trail, that her husband was late probably because he had spent time looking for it and that he hadn't called her because he hadn't found it. Stunned silence, then a muffled and hesitant apology. I told her that I would be leaving the phone at the trail centre shop and to use my name as the security. She didn't ask for my contact details and the guy never left a message when he collected his phone. Miserable git, after all, I had saved him from the bollocking that I got!

Same thing kinda happened to me a few years ago. While turning left at an intersection I noticed an object on the road. I stopped and picked it up. It was an iPhone. Crushed numerous times by traffic. It was clearly damaged and bent. I threw it in the passenger foot well , and went on day.

Later that evening (10ish) there was a knock on my door. Two police officers stood on my doorstep. They explained that they had tracked a stolen iPhone to my address. I laughed …then I realized the iPhone was still in my truck. But how? It was crushed and not working.

I retrieved the phone and gave it to the officer. When the officer pressed the button the screen lit-up. WHAT!

I explained the location of where I found it and the likely possibility of what happened. The owner left the iPhone on the top of their vehicle and it probably slid off as they turned.

I was not arrested and we all had a good laugh.
Steve. This is what can happen when you try to be Mr Nice Guy.

 

[mooby77]

crashed and have just noticed bent the bar , i just thought they had twisted , stock whyte 35 bar alloy , so it's and excuse to get a new bar , i think I am going for the following in a 50 rise , i think I am hitting two threads in one, what did you do and what did you buy

DMR Odub Bars

<p>I’ve been behind DMR bars for 20 years this year and couldn’t be more stoked to have the chance to design and create my own signature handlebars. The Odub bar is the result of 20 years of development and feedback with DMR, as well as product design ove

winstanleysbikes.co.uk

 

[steve_sordy]

Same thing kinda happened to me a few years ago. While turning left at an intersection I noticed an object on the road. I stopped and picked it up. It was an iPhone. Crushed numerous times by traffic. It was clearly damaged and bent. I threw it in the passenger foot well , and went on day.

Later that evening (10ish) there was a knock on my door. Two police officers stood on my doorstep. They explained that they had tracked a stolen iPhone to my address. I laughed …then I realized the iPhone was still in my truck. But how? It was crushed and not working.

I retrieved the phone and gave it to the officer. When the officer pressed the button the screen lit-up. WHAT!

I explained the location of where I found it and the likely possibility of what happened. The owner left the iPhone on the top of their vehicle and it probably slid off as they turned.

I was not arrested and we all had a good laugh.
Steve. This is what can happen when you try to be Mr Nice Guy.

Yep, there's even a saying for it?
"A good deed never goes unpunished!"

 

[JStrube]

I found an iPhone in a leather wallet. I had ridden over it with both wheels. As I passed over it, I thought it looked like something of interest. I phoned the owner's wife. She obviously thought it was him and immediately launched into a fearsome bollocking on the lines of why he was so late and why he hadn't called, how typically inconsiderate and so forth. I managed to stop her in full flow (not easy) and told her that I had found the phone on the trail, that her husband was late probably because he had spent time looking for it and that he hadn't called her because he hadn't found it. Stunned silence, then a muffled and hesitant apology. I told her that I would be leaving the phone at the trail centre shop and to use my name as the security. She didn't ask for my contact details and the guy never left a message when he collected his phone. Miserable git, after all, I had saved him from the bollocking that I got!

No good deed goes unpunished.

 

[Stihldog]

No good deed goes unpunished.

Or!…”I need help because my help never helped “.
I just made that up…sry.

 

[Amber Valley Guy]

I broke my battery cover latch ( front loading) the last ride out (Wednesday). Don't know if the outer latch vibrated off or was smashed off by flying crushed limestone. I was going downhill on a crushed limestone trail, stones flying everywhere as it was bone dry (and slippy) and heard the bike rattling like crazy after the descent. I checked everywhere, nothing, everything tight...and only found the cause today whilst cleaning the bike.
Luckily I always ride with a velcro strap around the battery cover, and when I removed the strap whilst cleaning, the battery cover fell (along with the internal latch lever arm assembly) onto the garage floor. So the rattle cause found, and now I need a new latch, or more than likely a complete bat cover. So it's two velcro straps for a while, and some duct tape over the latch hole.

 

[Just gan]

I broke my battery cover latch ( front loading) the last ride out (Wednesday). Don't know if the outer latch vibrated off or was smashed off by flying crushed limestone. I was going downhill on a crushed limestone trail, stones flying everywhere as it was bone dry (and slippy) and heard the bike rattling like crazy after the descent. I checked everywhere, nothing, everything tight...and only found the cause today whilst cleaning the bike.
Luckily I always ride with a velcro strap around the battery cover, and when I removed the strap whilst cleaning, the battery cover fell (along with the internal latch lever arm assembly) onto the garage floor. So the rattle cause found, and now I need a new latch, or more than likely a complete bat cover. So it's two velcro straps for a while, and some duct tape over the latch hole.

Remember a stone knocking the battery plug off on my Levo , honking down Corriehabbie hill. Loose dry stones can do a fair bit of damage.

 

[Amber Valley Guy]

Remember a stone knocking the battery plug off on my Levo , honking down Corriehabbie hill. Loose dry stones can do a fair bit of damage.

I had dry limestone 'gravel' and some fresh grit later on to contend with, dry grit is a bloody nightmare on steep descents.

 

[Just gan]

I had dry limestone 'gravel' and some fresh grit later on to contend with, dry grit is a bloody nightmare on steep descents.

Don't worry plenty rain is on the way .

 

[irie]

Like the idea of having BOA instead of laces to fasten shoes. Saw 2025 Fox Union BOA flat shoes on sale so ordered a pair. Tried them on, didn't like the fit, sent them straight back for a refund. Return postage was a small price to pay to satisfy my curiosity. Will stay with my Specialized 2FO Roost flat 'leather' shoes.