Haibike issues so far.

[Chargeride]

I bought the bike with 7000 miles on it, but it was well looked after by a friend of a friend.

Warped front disc
Original Magura 180mm, so bad it was going to break the forks!

Rear thru axle keeps coming loose, its a thread into the frame and then QR lever tightened, isnt reliable, I now just leave it open and hand tighten it.

Display contacts dirty, power cuts out and it switches off after 30 seconds, cleaned and fixed.

Battery contacts dirty, bike wont shut off and no power, cleaned and fixed.

Battery lock randomly fails and doesnt hold battery when locking in.
Just double check everytime.

Rear freehub failed, I tried various models, but was advised even the same serial number might not fit.
Just replaced pawls, very easy to do, it just comes out as you push axle through, no need to remove cassette.

Chain and sprockets clanking and catching with loud bang, advised when I bought it they were very worn.
Just need replacing.

Comparing me on it with my friend on a Specialized Bosch 29X 2.6, 700wh against my 500wh on 4.8s and my weak legs.
I finished ride empty, he still had 50% left.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Specialized Bosch

You meant Specialized Brose

@Chargeride I still cannot understand why you believe a fat-bike is a must. Yes it is a must if you are riding loose sand. However, I was on a trip with a fat-biker; he was shooting videos with a DJI Neo and with a GoPro. On his video it is clear he had some ride control issues when riding onto tree-roots despite his fat tyres.

 

[Chargeride]

Very much so, the tyres wear you out, they track by themselves everywhere.
They drag terribly and wipe out in mud

I just ride within its limits, it attracts interest, people want to talk about the bike.
Little kids call out the tyres, thats just as much fun as the ride itself.

I wouldnt have one though if we didnt have our 20 mile beach.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I wouldnt have one though if we didnt have our 20 mile beach.

I watch your beach rides in total envy! The longest one-way run I've ever gotten here is 3.5 miles, but it takes a rare confluence of events to set it up.

Sand here moves back and forth between the beach and nearshore bars on a partly seasonal, partly seemingly random schedule. When it's largely offshore, a given beach can be mostly or entirely unrideable cobble at any tide — like this.

But when it's mostly onshore at an exceptionally low tide, you can get an almost 4-mile sand run between 2 Carlsbad jetties — which of course are totally impassable at any tide and don't go anywhere by design.

No way to predict this happenstance. You just have to luck into it, as I did this last August. Otherwise, you're lucky to get 2 miles. Couldn't quite make it to the south jetty in the distance here, as the tide was starting to come back in by then.