Hi,
New to the forum. Just got a Yamaha Cross Core. I like the bike a lot but broke the chain in the first 2 weeks! Did some research and see that maybe I was riding it too hard? It's a mid drive without shift sensors. Riding in high power most of the time. Also, for the first couple days forgot that I am supposed to pause pedaling while switching gears to stop the motor. Also, maybe changed mechanical gears while going uphill a few times....
So I'm wondering if there's some guide out there on technique for mid drives? Do's and don'ts... I've had a regular bike for 12+ years and never had any issues with technique or being hard on my chain/gearing... But I'm assuming something different with ebikes / middrives given the chain breaking so quickly.
I do enjoy riding this ebike on high power. Is that okay to do most of the time? Hoping so, as it's def more fun that way, which in the end is a big part of the reason I bought it!
Thanks. And sorry if this question has been asked a lot. Spent some time searching the forums but info I found mostly scattershot...
Peter
New to the forum. Just got a Yamaha Cross Core. I like the bike a lot but broke the chain in the first 2 weeks! Did some research and see that maybe I was riding it too hard? It's a mid drive without shift sensors. Riding in high power most of the time. Also, for the first couple days forgot that I am supposed to pause pedaling while switching gears to stop the motor. Also, maybe changed mechanical gears while going uphill a few times....
So I'm wondering if there's some guide out there on technique for mid drives? Do's and don'ts... I've had a regular bike for 12+ years and never had any issues with technique or being hard on my chain/gearing... But I'm assuming something different with ebikes / middrives given the chain breaking so quickly.
I do enjoy riding this ebike on high power. Is that okay to do most of the time? Hoping so, as it's def more fun that way, which in the end is a big part of the reason I bought it!
Thanks. And sorry if this question has been asked a lot. Spent some time searching the forums but info I found mostly scattershot...
Peter