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Some, not all, as I have been informed here. They said cheap hubs are direct drive, but as I have never seen inside a hub motor that did not have hub gears, and then only in web pictures! Also, as you posted, the power is going through 3 gears, with 3 x more contact points, reducing the load...

If you just keep up to date with reading new Pedelec topics, you will get to hear from the people who are suffering. Far too often than is good! Being retired, I often have the time to read most new topics, and its not good for mid motor bikes, any of them! Not just Bosch! But Bosch has made a...

The problem is that there is always someone here, who feels clever enough to "poke me with a stick", so to say. This wakes me up! Deus did it this time. I can honestly say that for my WHOLE life, I have NEVER EVER given up on correcting petty little Hitlers and trouble makers..... And I 'aint...

For anyone who compares for themselves e-bikes, front hub, mid motor and rear hub, as I have done, may find as I did that the front hub simply does always not do a good job on certain, steep hills. Ones with a slippery surface, whether dust, mud or moisture, but, if you drive manly on the flat...

There is simply no need for anyone, least of all myself, to try those sort of child's games you talk and obviously know about. As there are simply SO many people here, with 100% genuine mid motor problems in the e-bike world nowadays, especially in the higher price sector, showing just how awful...

Your post is very important to all Pedelecers, but especially the newer ones here, ones evaluating the market before buying. I would like to personally thank you for telling us all, just how it is with many mid motor products, not just Bosch. I hope that some reasonably priced solution, comes...

Its important to notify us all as you just did, when things go well, good service. But its also to inform us when things go badly, to warn off other members. Telling the truth is always a good choice! regards Andy

You should be fine with the maximum pressure, and unlikely to damage the rims, though you are probably over the recommended weight! Companies like to play safe. You may want to insure yourself, just to be safe.... The bike will become part of your "Losing weight Regime", and you will also have...

Then I would hope that it is nominally a 36 Volt battery, somewhere in mid charge, (between 30 and 42 Volts), which of course would be working exactly as it should. If the battery is nominally a higher voltage, say a nominally 48 volt battery, then the battery is IMHO, probably fully...

Thanks. So I guess a longer axle is simply not available..... Or maybe a long, tube like nut, where a suitable bolt and washers, may be screwed into the "unused" part of the tube's thread. Something like this, with a drilled out big nut welded in the middle, to allow a spanner to get a good...

I use a browser on Win10, some may use a Mac. I use Mozilla Firefox and it could not post the answers I wished to make.....That is dreadful for you, not me. Qualtrics must post questionnaires that anyone with any browser on any OS can fill out!!!! Otherwise you are reducing dramatically the...

Some bikes have sensors in the brake levers, tthere to sense braking and to then turn off the motor when braking, also a source possibly of an inactive motor, if the first tip above did not help. Unplugging the electric wires going to the brake levers, will usually allow the motor to run, if...

But then you must be one of the Bosch/Mid motor brigade, that offers nothing online that is helpful in preventing even more people being caught out by Bosch and Co, with their mid motor CRAP!! Now that is real Blah, blah, blah from you! And most unfriendly for our newcomers on Pedelec, looking...

The axle needs to be moved to the point where it is more central. But remember, usually more thread is needed on the RH side, especially if Derailleur type gears are being used.... (I am assuming that you still have the correct axle!). Its not difficult to do, but difficult to explain as there...

Its just about the only part of a Bosch motor that I admire! Andy

Any middle motor e-bike has the "single point of failure" problem, much discussed on Pedelec. You either accept it or not, your own personal choice. I do not accept it. I also do not accept Bosch's inflated prices, their strange repair procedures (all motors must be removed and sent back to...

Interesting post! Diesel is apparently good when a chain gets really dirty, very often, I have been told. Not tried it myself, but sounds plausible. Diesel cleans well.... I simply use quality Full Synthetic Motor oil, the same that goes in my Diesel engine, and a chain lasts up to around 2...

I mostly agree, but in my case, I bought reasonably priced LED lights, with rechargeable batteries, that I am still using over 5 years later, and they are still as bright and focused as the bike's original lighting, if not better..... I have forgotten what I paid, but they were not expensive...

IMHO, the best type of bike to own bar none! :D :D :D :D Great post. Andy

I would be better if you used a Multi Meter and checked the Polarity that way. Because if no blocking diode is built in, you may well damage what you have. First job is to attach the multi meter to the power wires and see if battery voltage is available at all at the light, but only if you are...