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I agree with Al that there's certainly a lot more to a bike wheel than I thought - I'd personally never even considered that spokes might need attention, having ridden a Specialised Globe Expert for many many years without ever needing to pay them any attention. I think one spoke went, perhaps...

Ha! Thanks Al

Hey - thanks A - much appreciated. I will get in touch with Wheelbuilder and see what they think about shipping to UK. I know there are problems there too - I'm trying to get a guitar amp from USA too and there's just none available 'until next year'. BTW I happen to be a very lightweight guy...

HI all. Like many eBikers, I have a rear hub driven bike (Orbea Gain F40) of which the only design flaw in an otherwise brilliant machine appears to be the spokes on the rear motor-driven wheel, which break quite regularly especially if I have a heavy load in my panniers due to the increased...

update for anyone interested... Freehub has now been identified as the culprit. LBS are sending the whole wheel back to the retailer who holds the warranty, who will then potentially order a new freehub from Orbea. All fine, except the whole thing is gonna take weeks, which is a bit...

Thanks Rincon and Rich c. It's with LBS now. Chain is OK, apparently and they're looking at the freehub. I've lubed the chain and cassette with teflon a couple of times but not cleaned anything, but would have behaved the same way to all my previous (non electric) bikes - so am wondering if...

Hi fellow Orbea-users/watchers. I bought one of these great bikes in the UK in July this year and it has transformed my commute. However, after 4-5 months of use 5 days a week (over 1,000 miles) the chain has started to jump off the front chainset, specifically when I slow down in gear 9...