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    True Love in Color

    something like this would be for your house calls than. Those are outfitted by Shimano in the Netherlands, since I am not one of the mobile mechanics I do not have access to one kitted vans and have to work from my grab-bag once in a while (mostly high profile cases where we have to be asap...
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    New PX line is finally uncovered prior to eurobike

    The new BES3 Performance Line PX (BDU347Y) is finally uncovered. https://www.bosch-ebike.com/en/products/performance-line-px?utm_campaign=2025-press&utm_medium=press&utm_source=pi it has a new mounting system, specs are standard at 85Nm but with the flow app (or via the OEM) it can be set...
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    True Love in Color

    The grab bag for dealer visits. No more meetings so time for coffee and taking this snapshot
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    True Love in Color

    same.... got more tools already to fill 2 workshop setups completely... for on the road I've got one of those backpacks from XLC filled with a mix of Unior and Cyclus tools. thats the grab-bag to go to dealers iff they cannot fix a problem... besides that in the car I've a "basic" ...
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    JACKS FOR EBIKE?

    thats how the German dealers hoist even 3 wheeled cargo bikes. And yes, the bike can swing, you get used to it in a few hours working on bikes. At home I also work most of the time with PC 9 or 10. just because those are smaller to pack and I cannot hang a hoist in the apartments enclosed...
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    Brake Pad Wear

    well. long weekend mountainbiking in the Namur (Be) region with nasty wet weather in the autumn would usually coast me a new pair of pads. While commuting or road cycling with panniers would do for a year of riding with a pair of pads. And yes, on the mtb tours, always bring a pair of already...
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    JACKS FOR EBIKE?

    sure. these ones are for professional use. I just tried to point out that hoisting you bike in the air with a capable hoist should work fine. The one stated above starts at 145 euro for a home version and a professional one goes for 400 euro. You could build a simple version with rope rather...
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    JACKS FOR EBIKE?

    In Europe we use these to work on bikes (also e-cargo bikes) and yes you can hammer on suspended bikes to get stuck bottombrackets etc out posted these in another thread. we use lifts/hoists like these in bike shops in Europe. works just fine with the bike up in the air. For swapping frames it...
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    Bosch Walk Assist (Not Smart System)

    Button layout on the remote for the intuvia etc is roughly the same. You would need to push the D button to activate the Walkassit mode and than keep pressing the [+] button. speed related. you need to shift to the hightest gear (smallest cog/flat mountain with enviolo etc) for the most speed...
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    True Love in Color

    https://uniortools.com/nl/product/1753-6-pocket-wheel-truing-tool you were refering to that one? work ok. on longer trips (camping) I take a few long straps and a bundle of zipties. so I can suspend the bike and use a ziptie to true a wheel (usually not one of my bikes...)
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    Bosch Walk Assist (Not Smart System)

    Holding the [+] button is a mandatory safety measure, it just to be different (talking a few years back) for US bikes vs the rest of the world. If you want to use it on a really steep hill you need to be downshifted to the lowest gearing, than it can crawl up on a steady pase. Most of the on/off...
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    What brake pads do I buy???

    being Dutch We use the Orange versions for the greasy jobs
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    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    After a few days with 40+ degrees C completely different weather now. 18 C with rain. Good for the fields which are now full with flowers finally. And yes this time with one of the other EBikes from the shed, full power Vado 4
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    Do All eBike Motors Have Issues?

    Was just reading this https://carfixbook.com/death-wobble/ Shimmy is common problem with anything with wheels, from trolleys, shopping cards via argo bikes to large capacity cargo trains. We did study this matter for a cargo bike range we had on the market where this suddenly without any "new"...
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    Do All eBike Motors Have Issues?

    Speed-wobble aka shimmy? Than the Steering dmper would be leaking. Relatively easy replacement part For a bicycle, CC Viscoset.
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    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    the manual is also not that clear on the mastermind tcu 8.7. CUSTOMIZING PAGES ON THE MASTERMIND TCU The MasterMind TCU has customizable screens that show options such as speed, odometer, battery charge level, mode, heart rate, and more. 100 You are able to set up the units, date and time, view...
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    Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

    right, didn't want to step on your toes. just wanted to share roughly 30 years of bikeshop experience. And that was a method driscribed for any reader. Mahle calls the midmotor M40 Drive system and Brose calls their midmotor Drive unit like the other brands, so I might be sticking to the...
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    Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

    release all air from the tube. Push the valve upwards. Plase the wheel with the rim-conection point (oposite to the velve) on your belt buckle while the wheel is almost horizontal and pres with both palms left and right next to the valve just above the rim. The bead wil come loose and the top...
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    new discbrakes for Spesh

    interesting to see if these would end up on the consumer market
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    Pedal assist failure - ET Cycle F720

    Disconnect the Brake breaker cable I think? Not the actual brake cable to actuate the brakes?
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