I never wash my Kenevo. I wait till the mud dries and brush it off a stiff brush. I then clean the frame with an auto detailing spray.
E-bikes are a thing
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Crappy photo.
Sourlands 1, ebike 0
Sourlands 1, ebike 0
Yikes
Tough day at the office
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
Yup, I had the same thing happen to me but it was a cheap Deore derailleur that came stock on my bike. Used that opportunity to go AXS.
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
I've gotten my ebike wet countless times either from riding thru streams and puddles or washing it after a particularly messy ride and it's been fine so far. A friend of mine with the exact same bike (2021 Orbea Rise M20) underestimated the depth of a puddle at Kittatinny and rode through knee high water completely submerging the motor for however many seconds it took to ride out of it and it was perfectly fine. I don't know if this will be true for all motors or even the same motor on all brand of bikes but at least this one there's been no water issues.
teabagger11
Well-Known Member
Already have tires for it not a fan of the tractor tires on it
JPark
Well-Known Member
From what I have seen most e bike failures are cause by water getting by seals on bearings and the motor housing . Most seals on rotating shafts and sleeves relay on water surface tension to keep water out. If you have have tight tolerance on your seals water surface tension keeps water from getting by the seal. Anyone know how soap helps you clean things? Soap brakes down water surface tension…. It makes water wetter.
Now does it sound like a good idea to use soapy water on a e bike? Do what you want but I dry brush my e bike.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Shimano problems.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
You can totally wash it like a regular bike. It’s a mountain bike and it is designed to get wet. And just like a regular bike, don’t use a power washer.
So how long after you stop pedalling does the motor drop out? I run a modified controller on mine and asked the tech how to stop it from doing that as he said everyone prefers it to keep going for another second or two.
That's nice if you like your bike to eat derailluers.
That's nice if you like your bike to eat derailluers.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
It’s basically 1/2 a pedal stroke of extra. It’s more to do with stopping the chain from jumping off the chainring from kickback. It’s not a preference thing.
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
Some bike offer that as a feature and I believe it's called overrun. I suspect you can turn that feature off but basically what it does when you have it on and stop pedaling is the motor will continue to crank for another few feet. They say it helps with getting over technical feature where you still want forward momentum but can't pedal due to the high risk of pedal strikes. So you just keep the pedals parallel to the ground when it's carrying you along. For long techie sections you can just keep doing quarter crank turns to keep the motor going while keeping the pedals as parallel to the ground as possible. It would look silly doing it but it will carry you through.
I highly recommend microshift advent x
Cogset is all steel 11-48
E one shift trigger
Inexpensive derailleur
Then slap a 36t up front add a KMC e10spd chain and your golden
No emtb needs 12 speeds or sell a child for parts
Hell I'd buy a 7spd if it had the proper range.
JPark
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Do you feel like you hit your chainring more with the 36t?
My bike came with a 36t and I was thinking of going to a 34t because I hit it all the time. It hangs slightly bellow the motor.
It does make sense for an ebike to use a bigger chainring though, always keeping you in bigger gears with more teeth for better durability.
I see your point, and kinda prefer it over my current situation as my motor is exposed (snapped the bash cover off 1st ride). I have hit the chain ring once last ride. This is an area where some manufacturers are doing it better then others.
I'll check this out next swap, this makes so much sense for ebikes.
Wondering if anyone has tried box components?
boxcomponents.com
Their wide range 9 speed looks interesting. I prefer to ride my bike in eco or trail modes and I do use the big pie plate rear cog a lot on the trail. A 34x 48 gear might push me into lugging the motor on my Kenevo. With the Brose internal rubber cog belt, I try to avoid lugging my motor. Brose like you to spin- spin- spin.
Box Two Prime 9 X-Wide 12-50T E-Bike Cassette
The Box Two E-Bike Cassette differentiates itself from its non-e-bike sibling by offering the high gears with more teeth to withstand the rigors of modern E-Bike riding. Adding an extra tooth to each of the three highest gears provides increased durability and decreased wear by distributing the...
boxcomponents.com
Their wide range 9 speed looks interesting. I prefer to ride my bike in eco or trail modes and I do use the big pie plate rear cog a lot on the trail. A 34x 48 gear might push me into lugging the motor on my Kenevo. With the Brose internal rubber cog belt, I try to avoid lugging my motor. Brose like you to spin- spin- spin.