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    Fuel EXe near new trek EXe with loose cranks creaking.

    i have been working on riding off the seat. today a creak that sort of started earlier this week ramped up. when i got back to my RV i checked the crank bolts and both were loose. i’ve seen on the mega thread issues with preparation of these bikes especially bearing and other moving parts poorly...
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    Aerie rack

    So now that I’ve put a new e8000 motor , new bearings , new drive train etc etc if I use this dohickey I have 1000+ watt hr in batteries. Yes to the battery still isn’t completely secure so more mcivering is called for. my second e bike ( when I finally buy one ) is planned on being way way...
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    Bought a second E8000 motor

    So my 2018 e 8000 on my meta power is starting to clank after watching the Scottsman’s disassembly on YouTube, my original motor needs to probably get some new bearings and lube which of course can’t happen without a right to repair attitude from Shimano. so I decided to buy a second motor...
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    Wanted wtb connecter part of shimano bt e8010

    the plug cracked. looking for a dead bt e 8010 or just the connector. let me know if you possess such an item.
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    Best ark40rim 27.5 + mud tire

    So I usually run surly wizard the dirt wizard 3.0 on the rear which is incredible traction but it was scaring me on some pretty slanted granite where I was riding let me not name exact name but NorCal anyway it was pretty wet and I didn't feel that the rear wheel was going to stay on the trail...
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    BT -E8010 POWER CONNECTOR CRACK.

    I have 2 batts. Haven't used the original in months. Took it out on a moderately gnarly Sedona trail and kept flickering off and also the dreaded W013. examined it to find the negative terminal cracked and one half the copper is gone. I'm wondering if the ball of aluminum foil is my only...
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    Spare tube storage.

    My neck is kinda shit so I keep weight off my back and try to keep it all on the bike. Recently my buddy flatted and I went to use my tube and it had split and wouldn't hold air. It was strapped to my frame exposed to the elements. Now I'm thinking that there must be a better way. Is that way a...
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    After full charge ...

    So forget for a second whether you should ever fully charge your battery, I charge my battery using the stock Shimano charger and then it turns off. My first question is: how much of the total charge that was put into the battery is lost for 24 hours when off the charger and second question is...
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    Second set of wheels for occasional road rides

    2019 commencal meta power 27. My bf only want to road ride. I did a 44 mile loop in western Marin county with Bruce using my ebike with my huge 27.5 plus tires. Almost 3k vertical. But I wanted to go bigger and put smooth gravel tires on. So I got a second wheel set mounted schwabe g force 29" x...
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    Charger for etube when off bike

    I'm asking this for a friend, I have shimano e8000 and not bosch so here goes. This guy want a charger for when his battery is removed from the bike. I have enclesed a picture of the end of the battery that has a connector. Would like a specific model number and even a place that would sell it...
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    Using deep cycle batt/batts to charge Shimano battery

    I dry camp on the ca coast in a camper on my truck. Last year I brought two of my old rv batts with me fully charged ( bought 2 new ones last year), a cheap inverter from walmart ( $65 around) , my oem Shimano e8000 charger and two Shimano batts. So after a long ride the set up works and will...
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    Ex1 vs Shimano xt 12 speed

    2018 commencal meta power 650b..8 speed ex1 came with the bike..that stuff is crazy solid. On my second chain and cassette. Now with 3750 km. ..for a.moment I thought I needed a new rear deraillier but it was just my sloppy assembly after dropping the motor to replace the speed sensor...so at...
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    Speed sensor to motor..wire doesn't lock in

    2018 commencal meta power with Shimano e8000 motor. Speed sensor stopped sending speed. Went to trouble shoot and wire to motor won't definatively snap in and make an electric connection upon replacement. Used needle nose to ovalize the plug and teflon tape around plug to keep it in place...
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    540 mm Shimano steps speed sensor can't locate one

    I like having spares of essential equipment so if something happens to my step system out on the trail and I can limp back home or to my campsite I have critical spares to make a replacement. I did that recently with my left handed speed control selector on several occasions when the bike falls...
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    Onto fourth SW-E8000-L in 2 years

    Can I substitute a SW-E7000-L if such a beast exists. My friends yt with my e8000 motor had that controller. I've never hooked this up in 2 years at the expressed advice of the guy who sold me the bike at their tent at sea otter two years ago. We tried some kind of computer ....at my lbs and I...
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    If u have an e8000 left sided mode contol, if u want to flip the bike to work on it always carry two short two by fours.

    I busted a e8000 mode control ( the paddle switches on the left, when I flipped the bike to work on it. Here's how to avoid it. BTW I find it near impossible to get the front wheel on and off right side up without a stand. I carry my bike inside my sienna and I've made a interior two bike rack...
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    Sending a battery out for renewal

    I just received a brand new second Shimano e 8010 battery for my commencal meta. The original which is less than two years old and probably therefore still under warranty is beginning to show some of the typical signs of lithion ion battery problems. Performance from full to two bars is...
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