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    independent e bike technician

    the motor is a yamaha. i,m not sure if you agree or not about the long process of getting a problem solved or not? how long would it take if i had the same problem with a ktm? i,m also not sure if you agree about the dealers not getting enough training
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    independent e bike technician

    i haven,t asked any questions . i,m stating facts . do you disagree about the time it may take to resolve a problem? do you disagree about dealers not having the knowledge and training required? i understand what you are saying about things getting better in future but i am talking about now.
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    independent e bike technician

    i did have a problem and now it has been fixed. that,s a fair point about getting it fixed for free. but the process would still have been the same. that is back to shop , phone calls .......... etc . the bike would not switch on when the on button was pressed. battery ok . contoller ok ...
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    independent e bike technician

    how do you know that i didn,t have a problem? the point i,m trying to make is the long time is may take to have a problem resolved. this HAS happened to me recently. it took a fair while to resolve even with a warranty. so i wonder how long i would have to wait for people in the industry to...
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    independent e bike technician

    i have not been turned away from anywhere as my bike is still under warranty thankfully. hopefully you are correct and it is only a matter of time before all decent bike shops are set up to deal with e bikes. BUT what this means is at the moment they are not. it seems that with some bikes that...
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    independent e bike technician

    if you buy a car , motorbike etc and it breaks down then your local garage will probably be able to fix it even if you did not buy it from them or it is a make they don,t sell. it,s shame this doesn,t appear to be the case with ebikes. in fact even if you did buy the bike from a shop the chances...
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    haibike power fail

    bike now fixed it needed a new motor. i don,t know any more details as to the exact problem or what may have caused it. thankfully done under warranty . so a thank you to haibike for this.
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    haibike power fail

    thanks for your advice . its not the battery or display as they work on another bike. cleaned the display contacts so will now need to get the motor contacts looked at.
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    haibike power fail

    my haibike sduro hardseven with yamaha motor has worked great until now. after last ride removed battery to charge up. refitted fully charged battery and nothing happens when switching on. checked connections on back of lcd display but seem ok. was raining last ride but been in worse and bike...
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    Hard tail or full sus

    although you may buy an emtb thinking that red routes etc are not going to be on the agenda this may change when you realise how much fun these bikes are. if you already have experience of this type of riding on a non elect mtb then there is a strong possibilty of this. the emtb is so much...
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    Is E the answer?

    if the main problem is the hill then e bikes are a good solution especially if you are able to ride a non ebike reasonably well. i.e the brompton. if two wheelers pedal and petrol are your thing then i would be fairly confident that you will like ebikes if you haven,t already done so i would...
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    new shocks

    wait..!!! what.?? oh come on you guys , someone could have told me this sooner. i can,t wait to see how my suspension performs after turning the electric system on :D
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    new shocks

    thanks chris , but as i mentioned in my last post 100mm is now in the running also. i am only trying to make the bike a little more comfortable. i now know that it is never going to outperform my full sus non electric bike. as for highliighting further weaknesses i haven,t found yet ,oh no ...
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    new shocks

    thanks eddie its not a case of i don,t think i,ll be happy with anything less than 120mm its just that i have based my opinion on the knowledge i aquired when i first started mountain biking years ago . if you don,t think i need any more than 100mm then i will bow to your more up to date...
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    new shocks

    thats great thanks for that i was really just wondering if 100mm is up to the job as i have an open mind on this and there is more choice
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    new shocks

    thats great thanks , but would you say the 100mm is up to what i need or best to just go 120mm ?
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    new shocks

    so does any one reckon the 100mm xc forks as opposed to my initial idea of 120mm is a way to go and will be suitable? thanks
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    new shocks

    i have been around some bike shops today getting a few odds and ends and have asked a few questions regarding forks . the biggest problem i found was trying to be taken seriously. when you mention that its an emtb its assumed that you aren,t really tackling anything more than a rough path. the...
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    new shocks

    those fox forks do look good but a bit out of my price range .lol. eddie the terrain i am riding is not what i would have considered suitable for a cross country race but more enduro. in fact i have recently ridden some sections of an enduro course and the bike was fine at my speeds appart...
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    new shocks

    thanks for the info guys. i,m opting for 120mm travel because thats what i have and like on my non electric mtb. also 100mm appears to be more suited to xc and some of the terrain i ride is not. its a few years since i built a bike to my own specs and i admit that times may have changed and...