What did you do to your EBike this week?


Stihldog

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Yeah, I need to have a play around to get them just right, they might need a combination of different pin lengths and magnet adjustment.
I really only made them to see if I'd like magnetic pedals as I didn't want to waste the £200 on magpeds
They seem to work a whole lot better than I was expecting so I think its going to be worth having a mess around with them until I can get something proper.

I'm using neodymium magnets, they cost more than the pedals 😆 but they are strong!
I must say …that’s a great effort!👍🏻

My need and effort was a little different (and disappointing for a moment ). While riding down trails, my left foot would fall off the peddle. That would become a show-stopper as I had to slow down, or look, or completely stop, to place my foot back into position before I could continue. Fast forward to my solution …

I sat on my couch and drew up a design for some magnetic peddles or shoes. Wow! I’m so SMRT.😉. After a few hours of sketching and drawing I decided to Google “magnetic peddles”. My dreams of becoming rich were crushed when I saw that Magped had these available. Lol

I ordered them. Installed them. Rode them. Wow! Life changing for me.
 

Stihldog

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I found that in the end it is not as good as clipless for stability and the very awkward position of the magnet either too front and too rear…
I completely agree. If I could I would use clipless for MTBing. Since clipless were available I used them instead of toe clips for my road bikes. As those evolved I would upgrade to the latest and greatest.

Because of my medical issue with my left side I’m unable to use the twisting release motion. Magnetic release is more of a sideways sliding motion. I can do that.

Locking or placing my foot on the peddle would become difficult or almost impossible. The magnetic peddles now snap my foot into position quickly (audible). Sometimes a small adjustment is necessary, but that can be easily done while I’m moving.
 

B1rdie

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Someone has done something to my brand new rear rim …
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alleeex

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I finally got around to Invisiframing the spare KSL frameset I bought (brand new, from a Spesh store!) in November.
Unfortunately, while working around the chainring, I noticed the cranks/motor spindle looked odd. After further investigation I found that there was 3mm of play on them!

I've emailed the store I bought it from but I'm not impressed. The drive side crank was only half on the spindle, and the central bolt wasn't even finger-tight, so I'm pretty sure someone has had this apart already.

Edit: shop have replied simply saying to take it to my nearest Spesh dealer for warranty, didn’t address the other point I raised (bike arrived with no back axle), and zero explanation for why the RHS crank would be so loose. Very very unimpressed.
 
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