Recent content by cjm_wales

I almost went for the zebs. Later this year perhaps, if we aren't nuked.

Thanks for the input guys. I'm sticking with my 2019 VR - and over the past few weeks I've purchased a brand new spare battery, had the forks upgraded / fully serviced along with the shock, as well as replacing all the frame bearings. Now is probably not the time to be splashing cash on new &...

It's the first time I've ever changed the frame bearings on a bike, so I can't comment on quality.... all I know is that after almost 3 years the originals were absolutely fooked. No wonder it felt like my rear wheel was flexing & the tyre was under inflated.

I've just finished changing the frame bearings... and I have two new bearings left over. Do kinetic sometimes send kits out with spares by mistake? Edit: the barber posted the exact same question 😀 I just counted the bearings I removed & there's 14. I wonder if the VRX with the fox shock has...

Just a query really - has anyone here upgraded to the 2021 model from a 2019 VR? Did you regret it? I'm attracted to the new and shiny thing... but it looks like the only things I'm gaining in the upgrade are a slightly more powerful motor, a bigger battery and 3kg of mass.

Bike / Product Year: 2019 Manufacturer: Vitus Model: E Sommet VR Size Small Asking Price: £2150 Location Cardiff Description Hi, Here's my 2019 Vitus E-Sommet VR. Size small. 504wh battery & E8000 motor. Owned by me from new. I'm 5'10 & this bike fitted me perfectly. As recommended by many...

I've had a new motor. It's SO nice to have my bike back....!

update: I ended up taking my Vitus to my local Shimano dealership. They removed the motor & sent it to Madison. I was billed £40 for this, which was reimbursed by CRC. Madison had the motor for 3 weeks, and it came back with a 'firmware fix' - which, I assume, is a tweak to handle erroneous...

This is what I've done - and had to re-do today. Their firmware fix did nothing - my E010 errors are back. I've told them it's a new motor or a refund.

Long story short, back in early April my motor died (W013, E010 errors). The torque sensor was dead. It was confirmed at my local Shimano dealership & sent off to Madison. They had it for over a week before looking at it, and another 2 weeks to 'fix' the issue - not with a new motor, or torque...

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It's a long shot, but I was wondering if anyone knew of UK stores with the 504wH battery in stock? I've decided to purchase a second battery for bike park days :)

Ok, so after 3 weeks, I have my bike back & working. I managed to agree with CRC that I'd drop it into my local Shimano dealer, who would carry out the diagnostic work & send to Madison (£39, being reimbursed buy CRC). Madison had the motor for almost 10 days before even looking at it...

Update: I've been without my bike for over a fortnight now.... the motor is with Madison & they're taking forever to even look at it, despite my local shimano dealer confirming what the problem is. Just swap the motor for crying out loud!

I dropped my Vitus E-sommet off at my local Shimano dealership last night. It had covered 1600kms from new, purchased June 2019, before this failure - the first and only issue I've had with the system (aside from battery degradation). It started throwing E010 errors, and eventually persistent...