EddieJ
Well-Known Member
Rather than having a thread starter for the various make of bike, wouldn't it have made more sense to have just had a series of thread starters for each brand of drive unit. Bosch, Shimano, Impulse, Yamaha, Brose, etc.
The rest is just cycle parts, so other than neglect and poor maintenance on the part of the owner, which I read frequently, there isn't really that much more that could go wrong. Factory recalls, and poor dealer service accepted.
Example. The Bosch Active Line, Performance Line, and CX, all suffer badly from chain suck issue. This is an across board issue, so raising it as bike brand/model specific issue, doesn't make particular sense.
Example of where Brand specific comments could be worthwhile.
Listing hidden costs that a buyer wouldn't be aware of, such as brand specific front sprocket set up. Bosch sprocket for a KTM £8.99, whilst certain models of Haibike and Scott, can be nearly ten times that cost. Given that a sprocket might last just a few hundred miles depending upon conditions, highlighting such costs could save a potential buyer, financial grief by steering them away from the brand completely. I'd certainly not want to be spending a very conservative guess of £600.00 plus a year on front sprockets alone, and that is without model specific chains.
The rest is just cycle parts, so other than neglect and poor maintenance on the part of the owner, which I read frequently, there isn't really that much more that could go wrong. Factory recalls, and poor dealer service accepted.
Example. The Bosch Active Line, Performance Line, and CX, all suffer badly from chain suck issue. This is an across board issue, so raising it as bike brand/model specific issue, doesn't make particular sense.
Example of where Brand specific comments could be worthwhile.
Listing hidden costs that a buyer wouldn't be aware of, such as brand specific front sprocket set up. Bosch sprocket for a KTM £8.99, whilst certain models of Haibike and Scott, can be nearly ten times that cost. Given that a sprocket might last just a few hundred miles depending upon conditions, highlighting such costs could save a potential buyer, financial grief by steering them away from the brand completely. I'd certainly not want to be spending a very conservative guess of £600.00 plus a year on front sprockets alone, and that is without model specific chains.
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I've written Court and asked for more drive Forums, since we do already have several, including Bosch, Bafang, 8Fun, etc. For members who purchase brands of ebikes or kits sold primarily online they may face challenges with component failures or malfunction or quality issues where these Brand Issues threads will help them fill in the gap. Or for someone like myself who occasionally services some of these internet or crowdfunded ebikes.
