eagamer80
Active Member
I just wanted to tell my experience after changing the old crankset from this piece of crap
and the standard Turbo chainring and crankset and pedals.
JESUS! what a difference! I do not understand why I didn't do that before. I guess is because I was not sure about the components that I had to buy and if they were to fit my Turbo. After doing some extensive research, everything worked fine, and I'm proud to say that I was able to select the proper components at once, at the only order.
I think even the battery life improved a little bit after this more-efficient pedaling =)
Total cost of the upgrade: +/- 200 dollars in components (excluding tools, I did the job myself).
If you are interested, these are the components selected:
Bottom bracket:
Shimano Dura Ace BB-R9100 (buy the original in the box, the one that comes with the adapter, there's a cheaper version without the adapter but you will need it to tight it properly in the screw).
Chain ring: New BB also implies changing the chainring, right? not only because it has to be compatible with the new BB, but also because the old one I had, was too worn, due to delaying chaning the chain. Rookie mistake. If you don't change your chain after it has lost it's "rigidness", it will wear off the chainring and the casette very quickly. Have that in mind. Chains are much cheaper than Chainrings and casettes to change. You can easily check if your chain is worn using this cheap tool
Shimano FC-R460
I chose this particular model because it was the only one I could find of 48T at a decent price. I don't mind that it has a smaller chainring, it might even be useful in the future. This model also has special teeth that makes the chain harder to fall.
The chain: Shimano CN-E6090 specially designed for e-bikes and for the new chainring (the chain ring manual says "use only with HG-X shimano chain which I did).
And to complete the upgrade, for the pedals I chose this model: Shimano PD-MT50
I also want to change the cassette and the rear derailleur for a newer model (the ones that have a small lever where you can make the chain stiffer), but I haven't received those yet, so that will be for another entry.
Have fun!
and the standard Turbo chainring and crankset and pedals.
JESUS! what a difference! I do not understand why I didn't do that before. I guess is because I was not sure about the components that I had to buy and if they were to fit my Turbo. After doing some extensive research, everything worked fine, and I'm proud to say that I was able to select the proper components at once, at the only order.
I think even the battery life improved a little bit after this more-efficient pedaling =)
Total cost of the upgrade: +/- 200 dollars in components (excluding tools, I did the job myself).
If you are interested, these are the components selected:
Bottom bracket:
Shimano Dura Ace BB-R9100 (buy the original in the box, the one that comes with the adapter, there's a cheaper version without the adapter but you will need it to tight it properly in the screw).
Chain ring: New BB also implies changing the chainring, right? not only because it has to be compatible with the new BB, but also because the old one I had, was too worn, due to delaying chaning the chain. Rookie mistake. If you don't change your chain after it has lost it's "rigidness", it will wear off the chainring and the casette very quickly. Have that in mind. Chains are much cheaper than Chainrings and casettes to change. You can easily check if your chain is worn using this cheap tool
Shimano FC-R460
I chose this particular model because it was the only one I could find of 48T at a decent price. I don't mind that it has a smaller chainring, it might even be useful in the future. This model also has special teeth that makes the chain harder to fall.
The chain: Shimano CN-E6090 specially designed for e-bikes and for the new chainring (the chain ring manual says "use only with HG-X shimano chain which I did).
And to complete the upgrade, for the pedals I chose this model: Shimano PD-MT50
I also want to change the cassette and the rear derailleur for a newer model (the ones that have a small lever where you can make the chain stiffer), but I haven't received those yet, so that will be for another entry.
Have fun!
