I’ve had chain skipping issues the whole time I’ve owned my new-to-me cargo bike. It was fine all winter after I put on a new cog, chainring and chain, then started skipping again. The bike obviously sits outside but I put a motorcycle cover on it religiously. Yesterday, on the advice of a bike mechanic friend, I checked the chain for stiff links. The brand new KMC chain that I put on in November had developed a fair bit of rust. So I took the chain off, doused the thing in Motul spray-on motorcycle chain oil that I have laying around, massaged each link like I was praying the rosary to our saint the Shimano square taper bb, sprayed some more, wiped it thoroughly, put some NFS on and… no skipping. Hooray.
Gah the B&M IQ-Xe stopped working on my ebike this morning. It still passes power to the tail light, so I assume it’s an issue with the light itself. Anyone have success fixing one of these?
Alternatively - suggestions for decent and affordable headlight that works with a 52v ebike and passes power to a tail light?
Alright I think I’m gonna pull the trigger on an ebike or ecargo bike.
Sup is going to need the car daily for radiation/appointments/infusions/etc and the bus is killing my will to live so I’m looking for an appliance to commute on and haul groceries with.
I’m on a modest budget though; medical bills are piling up fast and we have even bigger ones coming in soon and our savings is drying up fast, so I’m probably gonna list my DJ and my Evasion for sale this weekend, maybe the Jeffsy too, and see what comes of that. So no R+M Load 75 for me. What are my options for an ebike that rides like a normal bike and is easy to find in real shops? Dew-E? Specialized Vado? Bonus points if I can put a Clydesdale fork on it.
One of the neighborhood Biker Boyz got one of these things and it went on its inaugural bar journey tonight:
I did not look at it super close but I was very impressed with its HOSS BIKE qualities for the money. Probably not super helpful but for $1600 it seems pretty solid
Yeah Upway is a great place to buy from and they seem to have a pretty reasonable return policy (mind the mileage limits for that tho). Some brands/models go more quickly, so you might have to watch their site or setup an alert if you’re looking for something specific.
I don’t really have any recs myself other than testing riding some stuff and buying what you like that has some dealer support in the area. The rest of the bike is usually regular bike parts, but whatever drive system will probably require a trip to a dealer for servicing. I believe Bosch has committed to have spares available for 7 years. Not sure about any of the others.
I’m turning into a bit of a Tern fanboy because I really like the Quick Haul (D8) more than either Bennos I’ve had. Handles and rides better, lots of accessories available, not huge or heavy, easy to maneuver through doors/elevators. Only real downside so far is that the little wheels make it a little less stable if you’ve only got on hand on the bars for stuff like signalling turns when it’s bumpy. Handles totally fine other than that. The Active Line Plus motor seems fine even though it’s down on torque compared to the rest. I put a slightly bigger cassette on mine for one dumb steep ass hill and haven’t even really needed to use the lowest gear so far.
