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Part 2: Aside from the Surly steel racks, the best racks going are the Old Man Mountain racks. They feature constant revisions by the new owner of OMM, The Robert Axle Project folks. An OMM rack will not fit your rear axle cause the OMM design uses a through-axle. Not doable on your rear hub...

Idle thoughts..... I feel your pain, @PCeBiker. I've never had a rack break on me, but there's nothing like having an on-road failure that wakes you up as to the design and build failures of our bikes. Some thoughts for you to contemplate as I am a "rack guy" who wants the ability to lug as...

Look into PearTune: https://www.pear-control.com/yamaha A few years back, I wanted to derestrict my Haibike Full FatSix's PW motor. I contacted Katerina at PearTune and she instantly responded back with my questions answered. After installing it, whenever I want that extra boost in speed to...

Sparky, I am saddened to read this. Glad to know you are wringing out the most you can get out of each and every day. Blessings to you and Mrs Sparky in this time.

I second the Lezyne Micro Floor Drive pump. My Haibike Full FatSix features 26 x 4.0 tires so it requires a large volume pump. The Lezyne fits that requirement. Have used it enough on the road fixing flats that it's worth every penny.

Agree with @6zfshdb on this one. Cut your losses by selling it in France and purchase an ebike with a reputable drive system back home in Australia. If you ever venture back to France, look into renting an ebike.

@mattie_b: I love how a plan comes together! Again, keep in mind, as the miles accumulate and the dirt builds up, the squeaking will likely return as it did on my Soho DLX; but not a big deal once the offending noise has been identified. Happy miles and trails!

Mattie, from my own experience, there is no need to take anything apart. Everything can be cleaned, in place. Regards to the front and rear ring, clean and inspect the exposed gear teeth, then rotate to expose more dirty teeth. Maybe a good time to check the belt tension, as well, with an...

Noises like that would drive me bonkers as well. I have a 2013 Trek Soho DLX with the Gates Carbon Drive. Back when I was riding that bike, I began to hear a slight squeaking noise coming from either front sprocket or belt. It only got louder as the miles built up. I found the teeth on the belt...

I have a 2016 model year Haibike Full FatSix that I began riding in April, 2017. Close to 20 thousand miles (US miles, not Km) on the odometer. Like you, I've gone through a good number of large front chain rings (I've since gone to a Shimano steel front ring to cut back on the kind of wear the...

Congrats to Justin and team for taking over this thing Court built. Those are tough shoes to fill. Gonna miss Court, no doubt. Been around here since 2016, waiting for every review Court did. Along the way, he introduced us to @Ravi Kempaiah and his long distance ebike cycling exploits that...

This song seems appropriate, no? There but for the grace of God, go I.......

I have the predecessor to the Yamaha PW-ST, the PW. 70nm of torque like the ST. You want the additonal 10nm of torque and the extra 130wh of battery and at that, it's a minimal price upgrade. Go with the Lapierre. My 2016 Yamaha PW motor and batteries are still trouble free since early 2017 and...

@Catalyzt No problem, we all have to find out things on our own! In my case, I outfitted my Trek 9000 mtb back in the early 90's with AeroSpoke rims. Not carbon fiber, per se; but some kind of carbon plastic concoction. One weekend, I had the bike down on our towboat/barge, setting out for a...

I think this is the thread over on the Emtb forums that the OP is referring to: https://www.emtbforums.com/threads/new-bike-with-paint-damage-should-i-accept-or-ask-for-a-new-one.38299/ I read the thread this morning. Actually, it's 10.5k.....LOL. Carbon fiber frame. The owner recieved the bike...

Rome, my model year FFS has the Yamaha PW drive. 70nm of torque. The later ones had PW-X drives and I believe the last year (Europe sold only as H-Bike had abandoned the US market) has the PW-X2 drive with more torque at the crank.

I bought my Specialized FatBoy in 2015. Set it up for touring, with a Schmidt SON28 dyno hub feeding a B&M front light. Surly racks, front and rear. Ortlieb bags for front and rear and handlebar. I put about 6 thousand plus miles on it, riding a 75/25 split of asphalt and trail riding. 12 months...

If I could take a swing at your questions..... I've had my Full FatSix in the deep sugar sand of the NJ Pine Barrens many, many times. The FFS comes with 80mm width rims and 4.0 tires. For truly deep sand riding, you need the width of those rims to support a wide tire, deflated anywhere to 5 to...

Yep, fully agree. There are fat bikes and then, there are high tiered fat bikes. And the good ones seemed to have stopped production or just flat out left our US market as Haibke did (they even discontinued the fat ebike from their german catalog). Building one from the ground up, using high...

On craigslist right now, I see a lightly used Haibike FatSix for under 2 grand, sized large. There is also ebay and facebook marketplace. I personally would have no issue whatsoever, purchasing a used Haibike FatSix or Full FatSix as I know it was the top tier fat tired E-mtb of it's time. I...