WattWagon Ultimate Commuter Pro (UCP) in depth review
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My Ultimate Commuter has a quick release seat post, as well as pedals that have a quick release feature. When my ebike is secured with the ABUS Bordo, and lacks a seat and pedals it's a bit more of a deterrent than an ebike only secured with a lock. Granted, if my ebike has been singled out for thievery and a thief has made needed provisions then all bets are off. Let me know if you need more detail @webcurl.
Deacon Blues
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I've never heard of quick release pedals. Anyone got a link?
My wife who's from Germany was how I found out about them around the time I purchased my Ultimate Commuter. She got them for me as a gift, and although I don't know the seller on Ebay she got them from directly, here's a link for what I'm currently using: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MKS-Allway...67:m:mwRWQzycRyO2zECxadG2NfA&var=503024913113
Deacon Blues
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Thanks for the link. 
Ravi Kempaiah
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This is because the oil in the hub has different viscosity. You need to change the oil proportion if you are leaving your bike in very cold condition.
Here is what Rohloff recommends:
Read more here: https://www.rohloff.de/en/service/handbook/faqs
Interesting I had no idea. Although I do not store my bike outside, its in the house or in a relatively warm underground parking garage. Even so this sounds like a good explanation.
Feliz
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I don't guess when it comes to adjusting belt tension, I have two belt tensioning tools which are very inexpensive and I check the belt after every ride. I have never had a belt skip, jump, or break on any of my belt drive bikes and I've been riding them for ages. You also mentioned gears skipping/jumping, that shouldn't be happening I would have the hub looked at. I don't baby mine and do a wheelie when it's safe from most lights and of course when traversing logs or other obstacles off road or on trails. Nice review, thanks. One of the tensioning tools I use is an app I downloaded from Gates which enables you to use you're phone to set the tension. That's free and easy to use and the other tool I use is a little spring loaded device available from Gates or on eBay for about $12.
After every ride? How often do you have to adjust? And i can't see where you can get a tension gauge for $12?
@webcurl, there are inexpensive tensioners available, but I've only used the Gates Carbon Belt drive android app and it's always worked for me: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gates.carbondrivecalculator&hl=en_US
Mr. Coffee
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pushkar
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Quick FYI - I personally use the app. However in the interest of making it easy for customers I include the official gates belt tension tool, for all orders since Feb 1, 2020. 
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pushkar
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Feliz
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Hi, the Gates app is good, I was getting inconsistent readings using my phone so I picked up the other tool on eBay but it turned out it was more my plucking than the app that was causing the inconsistencies, I just worked on refining my plucking. In my experience readings with the app do vary quite a bit though.
Feliz
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Yup, that's the one that is included in all orders since Feb 2020.
That's the one I purchased on eBay only it's a poor copy not a Gates original.
I've only ever used the app and yes it requires a quiet environment and practice "plucking".
But i've only ever adjusted the tension every 1500km or so, the carbon fibres hold true otherwise.
pushkar
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OK. Good to know. I include the official Gates Krikit Gauge. Thats on this page- https://www.gatescarbondrive.com/products/tools
It looks very similar to the one on amazon.
It looks very similar to the one on amazon.
