Please check before you shorten your chain by six links which might be too much.Er, yes
P.S. I have ordered Shimano pins so I will be able to shorten the chain myself.
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Please check before you shorten your chain by six links which might be too much.Er, yes
P.S. I have ordered Shimano pins so I will be able to shorten the chain myself.
No wonder. There aren't any 12-speed pins in the market you could buy.@TS25, perhaps you could help us. We need chain pins for 12-speed Shimano chains. Could you find a German store that carries such pins and can send to Poland? (Finding 11-speed pins was easy...)
Stefan, how about a 12 speed master link instead of a pin? Looks like they're available in Shimano and KMC versions.No wonder. There aren't any 12-speed pins in the market you could buy.
I am slowly changing various components on my Vado 4 to suit my personal situation - having changed the tyres, the grips and the seatpost so far.
I have noticed that I am only using the smallest 3 cogs on the cassette, and I would rather be operating a couple of cogs up from that - the chainring I have is 40T.
In addition, if I want to increase the size of the chainring with Shimano components it is really quite expensive.
I am quite a keen cyclist who has recently moved over to an ebike, and I ride 99% of the time on Eco because I am looking for the exercise in our local area, which is quite short of hills. I plan to increase my normal ride to 30 miles soon, but will need to do some map work.
I am limited to 15.5 mph by legislation, if that is a factor.
I would appreciate any inputs.
Of course, as the pins are not made for aftermarket, it has to be the Quick-Link and the TL-CN10 tool at best...Stefan, how about a 12 speed master link instead of a pin? Looks like they're available in Shimano and KMC versions.
I know:i ride a Como and went with a 52t chain ring, the absolute largest that will fit. There are no hills where I live so there is no need for hill climbing gears And I can now cruise effortlessly in the low twenties. ... Best change I made.
I rode over the very same route with both Trance E+ and Vado 5 yesterday (the first Giant ride was to get shipment from a parcel locker, and the Specialized one was to retrieve an item that fell out off my pocket on the first ride)Fine that it works for your cruising conditions.
That must be a steep incline. Was it the highway embankment?Trance E+ has a 36T chainring and proper gearing. It was very easy to ride up the incline -- that's an e-MTB. To my surprise, I had trouble to do the same with the 48T chainring Vado in the granny gear! Vado stopped before it could reach the top
Of course nothing serious or critical but it was a good depiction why the chainring size might matter.
Yes, it was PaD. Such a small, tricky placeThat must be a steep incline. Was it the highway embankment?
Your largest rear sprocket is 46 I believe. Mine is 42 but my chainring is 40 so maybe you would have made it on my Vado.Yes, it was PaD. Such a small, tricky placeNormally I ride onto the highway (not across it) via a side road, no issue there.
If I gained the momentum prior to the climb, I would ride it up. Yet, you need to stop afterwardsYour largest rear sprocket is 46 I believe. Mine is 42 but my chainring is 40 so maybe you would have made it on my Vado.![]()
A special tool is required to remove chainring in Giant/Yamaha e-bikes, too.A special Shimano tool is required to remove the chainring from the crankset...![]()
I’ll get to a point where I can post all the photos in order: but for now, here is the chainring and guard removed. This is the original, where the guard is bolted to the inside of the chainring. The praxis chainring is threaded, so the four bolts are through the crank and into the chainring...it’s super easy to remove, the resistance is from the blue locking patch (which are on the bolts, but not clear in this photo)
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View attachment 67229I’ll get to a point where I can post all the photos in order: but for now, here is the chainring and guard removed. This is the original, where the guard is bolted to the inside of the chainring. The praxis chainring is threaded, so the four bolts are through the crank and into the chainring...it’s super easy to remove, the resistance is from the blue locking patch (which are on the bolts, but not clear in this photo)
A special tool is required to remove chainring in Giant/Yamaha e-bikes, too.
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So, removing the chainring in Vado/Como is that simple, compared?
I see. To remove just the chainring (but not it's mounting ring) on a Yamaha system is simple.The Yamaha is much easier to remove the chainring with 4 small hex bolts... no special tool required.