Allan47.7339
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Have you checked the chain for excessive wear and stretch? I would also check the chainring.
Thanks for this, I'll have to check. Although the bike only has about 1500 miles on it so the chainring should not yet be in that bad shape. However, the chain could be already streched. On my normal 7-speed hub geared bike the chain needs to be tightened quite frequently when commuting regularly.Have you checked the chain for excessive wear and stretch? I would also check the chainring.
To be honest, even with a ramp, I'm wondering if a heavy bike will be able to make the sharp U Turn, and if I can push the bike up the ramp. So I'm going to build the ramp as soon as I'm able and then try it with my regular bike and some really heavy panniers.
I think your Spec Turbo, with a 250W++ ddhub, concealed downtube battery and speed pedelec feature was actually ahead of its time in 2013-14. Commuting options are not much better, especially for the lower weight of the Turbo.I just checked ... I started this thread on March 29, 2014 ! nice. Good showing for a reliable EBike. I'm sure there are better choices out there now. I haven't really checked what's hot now but I'm happy for whatever is pushing the envelope nowadays