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Hold on... I thought only Delite Mountain Rohloff has a tensioner, Delite GX Rohloff doesn't. At least my model doesn't. Maybe things have changed in 2018, but the photo on the website still shows a Rohloff w/o a tensioner. As far as bikes go, you typically want to measure not the tension but...

Here's something else that's interesting: we don't see many Bosch-driven fatbikes, but apparently the way to support a larger chainline is to physically position the motor to the right of the frame (I kid you not!) and then use spacers (Miranda) and cranks with different Q factors.

Can someone explain to me how Bulls gets a fatbike-compatible chainline on the Bosch motor? I imagine there's some serious hackery going on because, unlike Yamaha, it's far from obvious how to get a suitable (e.g., 75mm) chainline on a Bosch motor.

The issue we had with MT5 is, when installing them, we noticed that the pistons would come out of the caliper at different lengths, which required us to perform modifications to compensate. If you are getting these brakes preinstalled, then this should be corrected for you. However, I found MT5s...

If I had to recommend something, I'd say Shimano XT + resin pads. Reliable and easy to bleed. That said, I have plenty of other brakes on my bikes, with varying levels of success. Tektro hydraulics are actually holding up OK so far. SRAM Guide R (and the whole Guide series) have constructive...

Couple of things. First when I said 4.5" wasn't a thing, I mean that fatbike owners typically go after two sizes: 4" and 4.8" and while other tire sizes exist, they aren't as popular. Also, a huge dissapointment is when you actually measure them. We make fatbikes, so we out a BFL on a 80mm rim...

I have experience on Alibaba from the buy side, so I can comment on how the process goes. Typically what you want to do is ask for a 'sample', i.e., a unit-quantity item. That way you can figure out whether or not something is good enough without buying a container of 300 items. Most companies...

You make it sound like 1kWh is enough... I'm not sure it is. If I had to estimate the amount of 18650 cells you could stick into the triangle of a typical frame, I'd estimate available space to be worth 2.5-3kWh (@36V of course) if we were to incorporate dual powertube-style batteries (R&M...

Well, this probably needs explaining. Basically, some time ago someone (on EndlessSphere, I think) reverse engineered the Yamaha battery protocol and then, someone else on the German Pedelecforum designed a dongle that allowed a 'conventional' ebike battery to be connected to the Yamaha drive...

I'd like to raise a more tangential kind of question with respect to whether or not ebikes will explode, namely "who cares?". Hear me out. All the people on the forum buy and enjoy ebikes and know how cool they are. For example, my household has more ebikes than people. What would be achieved by...

Thanks for these links. To be honest, one downfall of most of motor makers is they have a really shitty process when it comes to working with developers. Instead of saying "please please try our stuff, here's a pile of discounts" most of the makers either ignore you completely or drown you in...

Just ordered one. And you can have a 3rd-party battery of any size you want.

The short of it is that Suntour forks are terrible. One of their nasty traits is if you hit a bump while the fork is locked out, the cartridge gets destroyed and then Suntour will claim 'improper operation' despite the fact that you really did nothing wrong. I had a fork destroyed this way...

Tern Vektron should be pretty good... I have experience with Tern and their mechanical bikes/accessories and they are excellent.

Some of these are very familiar. The remote fastener cracked on one of my bikes too, but yours is Yamaha and mine is Bosch, different vendors, same results, eh? A freewheel breaking at 10kkm is not normal but then again you must surely be aware how awful the hub parts on stock ebikes are. Magura...

Looking at your measurements, you have no space to increase tire width on the rear, and very little space to increase it on the front. You might be able to move to 2.35" on the front but it's not worth it. Either 2.6" or 2.8" will not fit. You cannot fix the back. If you want to have 2.6/8" on...

I never understood Haibike's preference for 2x drivetrains (on an ebike... why?), nor do I really understand the desire for 11 gears on the derailleur. Personally I think the higher gears on those derailleurs can be safely removed in favor of a thicker chain (if only we could use 3/16 chains!)...

The only Thule rack I know is the one below, is that the one you mean? Because it doesn't work with dual-sus... you might be able to attach it but it will tilt as the suspension compresses.

Thanks! But this solution won't work with dual-sus.

Having been spoiled by R&M Delite which is a dual-sus bike, I was wondering if a similar solution exists out in the wild. I'm not talking about those cheap horizontal racks that attach to the seatpost at one point, but something similar to the Delite, i.e. at least two mount points and a...