Recent content by Mr Chips

I live in the Portland OR metro area and will eventually need a firmware update on my Mahle X35 system. Does anyone know of a shop in the region that can do this? Also, has anyone serviced the freehub? I have tools and experience with lots of freehubs--Easton, White, Phil, King and...

I have a Salsa Confluence; the app is great when it stays connected. I'm using it with a Samsung S20 phone and it's connectivity is hit and miss. Ready to ignore the app and move a Cateye from one of my other bikes so I can watch distance per charge.

Good to know; I live in WA and have ridden in that area on the roads years before the trail existed.

With the right current adapter can an ebike battery be charged at a car charging station? I'm in the US so our chargers and bikes are designed to work on 110/220 V. Thanks for any replies.

I'm recently retired after 45 years in the bike business, mostly as a mechanic and have assembled and serviced a lot of Cervelos. Their geometry and mechanical design--cable routing, component fit--is among the absolute best.

Thanks, that's kind of what I thought--but like you say it's not well explained.

Mahle SmartAssist--does it read your effort and change assist levels for you or does it micro-adjust within the level you are riding in and changing levels is still up to the rider?