Evans Cycles for ebike service

[Barnsleyrob]

If it helps, this is a picture of the non drive side. The play is around 1mm but has been quiet today after a light spray with Muc Off Shine in the general area. I’m guessing that Bafang manufacturing tolerances are pretty tight so something else has messed it up. Would a shim work between the cup and frame if Evans want months to sort it out ?

 

[Barnsleyrob]

I visited Evans’ shop and tried a few of the display models, none of which had any play in them. A young employee was prepping a bike there and said there shouldn’t be any play present so I’ll take the bike back this week.

 

[Barnsleyrob]

Took the bike back and they were able to tighten the BB and eliminate the play. I haven’t been able to go for a ride since but fingers crossed, it should be resolved. The staff at Sheffield couldn’t have been more helpful.

 

[Deleted member 16246]

Took the bike back and they were able to tighten the BB and eliminate the play. I haven’t been able to go for a ride since but fingers crossed, it should be resolved. The staff at Sheffield couldn’t have been more helpful.

Lets hope you have a good result when you get to ride the bike again.

A little while after I got my Bafang conversion (ready made by someone else) I had a few clicks and creaks to sort out after a running in period of about 200 miles. I had to tighten the crank bolts and the pedals and also the large nut which holds the crank drive motor into the bottom bracket tube and fixes it to the bike frame. The issues mostly were only apparent on hard climbing of steep hills with me standing up and giving the pedals a hard time. After various tightenings which became necessary at various mileages, these issues seem to have ceased - at least for the time being as I passed 800 miles this week and no further issues so far. I should think you will find the same as the bike settles down.

 

[Barnsleyrob]

I took the bike for a spin this weekend but the ride was cut short as my mate got a pinch flat on his rear tyre and we had to limp back using all the CO2 canisters we had on us at the time.

Anyway, the clicking has stopped and the float on the pedals is a thing of the past. Only thing of note was that there were 2 occasions early on where the crank just seem to spin freely and then engage. I’m guessing it was down to bad shifting.

The other issue was that it seemed a bit down on power on a couple of occasions particularly at lower PAS levels, which has never been an issue before. Having said that it was a new route and I wasn’t used to the ups and downs. Hopefully, it‘s nothing other than familiarisation.