Anyone got any idea how Shimano actually assesses/measures battery health? I presume the app is just reading a parameter stored in the BMS. But how is this calculated?
I use an Abus Bordo alarm. It's a decent quality heavy duty folding lock, without being outrageously heavy, and has the added deterrent of an alarm which goes off when anyone fiddles with the bike. Gives a warning beep when someone disturbs the bike even slightly. This is good when stopping at...
Yeah, I'll wait until the warranty is expired (2 years I think).
Our ancestors were probably running around together. My father was born in Paisley - but left when he was 3. Been to Scotland once way back in the 80's.
What are you running tyre-wise now? Did you wear your first bike out?
3rd motor! Must be the Scottish Highlands. All covered under warranty I presume? It seems replacement motors are pretty common for Specialized/Brose bikes but not so much for Shimano. I've heard motors are quite hard to come by - maybe demand is outstripping supply. I'd have a go at fixing it...
5000km is impressive. Any motor problems? It seems that the Shimano Steps gear is pretty reliable.
Yeah - maybe if you charged your battery 3 or 4 times per day, you'd get 1,000 charge cycles before it bit the dust - but it would have to last about 20 years for me to get that far!
Now that the Steps system has been around for about 3 years, I'm just wondering what your experiences are with battery life:
How many Km's/miles (total) have you got out of your battery so far?
How many charge cycles have you done?
Have you had to replace a battery yet?
Any issues with the...
Mine did exactly that the other day too. A few days earlier, I’d been riding on the trails and there’s a long uphill near the end where I put it in boost. After this long uphill, the display went from 2 or 3 bars to 1 bar red. But when I completed the ride and turned the bike off and on again...
Ouch. That's a bummer.
I haven't pulled one apart (yet). So these are just my thoughts. Bear in mind that any work you do on it will void any future motor warranty issues.
Maybe moisture/crud has got into the circuit board inside the motor. Worst case is that the circuit board is cracked or...