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One thing Fakebook is still useful for (despite the privacy issues) is group problem-solving. While this group didn't solve my dreaded E010 issue, it does seem to be helping some folks. At the very least, it's educational... https://www.facebook.com/groups/826878087937507 I think you'll need...

More details quoted from someone with far more technical expertise than me in the Fb group, "Shimano E Steps Motor Users": That posting goes on with an opinion that jibes with my first-post statement about the sensor's lack of robustness... Despite the lack of response to this poll, I've...

"Electric Motors Prohibited" - so combustion motors are A-OK?

After 2250 joyous trail miles on my Commencal MetaPower eMTB with Shimano's e8000 motor, I've recently experienced the apparently common - and oft-dreaded - E010 error code. According to Shimano, E010 indicates a "system error," so I searched my regular ebike forum jaunts (mostly here and the...

I frequently hit speeds above my ebikes' assist limits - are you saying that ebikes will be able to slow that down somehow?

Is it possible that they have such a limited supply of some models to sell that they have to mark up the few that they have substantially enough to survive until supply comes back? (Knocks wood.)

I'm fortunate - there are a few shops in my area that have done bike repair services on my consumer-direct and internet-bought ebikes that I could or would not handle myself. One place is especially good to me, though I'm reciprocally good to them with tips and such. I'm genuinely respectful...

That's good news! Where did you get the motor from?

Maybe check for brake misalignment/drag, too.

A mid-drive with a throttle requires a functional chain to propel the bike. A hub drive with a throttle does not.

That was suggested to me by EcoCycles, too, but the flange on my Redwood was too wide to get the cover back on properly. Luckily there was no welding in the way of me hammering the flange to conform. Your bike's flange doesn't look quite as wide as mine, but you do have cables and a screw...

Assuming you're referring to my OP bike, the front fender's a typical face-saver mudguard. The rear is Zefal's Deflector FM-30. I doubt it - and it's not just the cabling. It appears that the downtube attaches to the bottom bracket shell with a protruding lip that allows room for the cables...

"High mileage" is both a subjective and objective term. I've been writing a used ebike buyer's guide - here's an adapted excerpt: I've gone through dozens of ebikes and put tens of thousands of miles on them in the past 6 years, and bought/sold a few used ones along the way (I haven't had to...

Unless it's the trekking version of the Acera derailleur, which seems more likely given the style of bike. That has a limit of 34T: https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/acera-t3000/RD-T3000.html

I believe that the Acera rear derailleur stocked on that bike has a low-sprocket range of 32-36T, at least according to the Shimano website: https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/acera-m3000/RD-M3000.html So if you go with a 46T-max 8-speed cassette, you'll also need a new long-cage...

The OEM front sprocket on many Bosch Gen2-equipped bikes is one piece with the guard, so I you may need to add a guard to the SRAM chainring. Fooferdoggie found Miranda's separate guard available on Amazon - I couldn't find one back in June!

Is that a Miranda chain guard? Whatever it is, any chance you remember where you got it and for how much?

A friend of mine burned up his hub motor riding up a long hill. Much less likely to happen with a mid-drive...

Just occurred to me that a friend of mine bought my 2015 Haibike with the same 15t sprocket as yours (including chain guard), but he seldom cleaned and never changed his chain for over 1k miles. This wore down the teeth of his sprocket, and it didn't work well with a new chain when he needed...

I'd try a new chainring next, but if you go with OEM, it could be expensive and take quite awhile to obtain - this may be why your dealer didn't do so. The motor that came with that bike - Bosch's CX Gen2 - used a 15T sprocket that turns 2.5 times with each pedal stroke, but the OEM version can...