Trouble-record!? Anyone better?

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I had a Trek Rail 7 for almost a year. I had this problems:

-New motor on warranty. Probably because of riding in a lot of really wet weather.
-Broke one of the cooling fins on the new motor.
-New battery on warranty.
-Cracked motor-cover.
-Rounded one of the biggest motor-bolts.
-Bent a crank arm AND the pedal.
-Broke the derailleur og hanger. Pedaled trough some heather.
-Broke the cable to the speed-sensor when the motor slipped out of my hands.
-Destroyed rear brake cable TWO TIMES (and had to re-route it trough the system), because of the chainstay ate through it and made a hole.
-Broke the knock-block "fins".
-One broken rim, several spokes, and a couple of tires.
-Felt and cracked the end of the handlebar and simultaneously broke the brake lever.
-And the battery rattled, so that I had to adjust the battery-attachment-stuff.
-The crank-arms constantly came loose.

Anyone "better" in the same amount of time?

The thing is that I rarely have problems with analog bikes. Usually I don't destroy anything other than change the rear rim once a year and sometimes tear sidewalls on rear tires.

I actually think that the weight of the bike contributed to parts being broken.
 
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Most of that just sounds like regular physical abuse/damage. Seriously, apart from the replacement motor and the sh*tty rear hose routing (mines wearing through as well) what's specific to the rail?
 
Most of that just sounds like regular physical abuse/damage. Seriously, apart from the replacement motor and the sh*tty rear hose routing (mines wearing through as well) what's specific to the rail?
Most of that just sounds like regular physical abuse/damage. Seriously, apart from the replacement motor and the sh*tty rear hose routing (mines wearing through as well) what's specific to the rail?
Some of it is to the spec, as with the cranks and and knock block, some of it is because of Trek Rail, some of it is Bosch, some of it is probably because of the weight of the ebike. And some of it is because I did some mistakes, for instance that it took me some time to realize that I need DH-casing and cush core in the rear.

Just to clarify, this was not ment as an attack on the Rail. I think it's a great handling bike. The 2022 model-geo seems perfect. Wish I could afford it, and keep my RM Altitude at de same time.
 
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