Recent content by Decca

Haibikes are overrated. I had a lot of problems with mine. It was nice to ride when it was working well, but the build quality did not warrant the high price.

Traded it in at the place of purchase - BikeScene in Guisborough.

Oh yeah - I forgot about the crummy chain guide! For a start, it rubbed on the chain from the start - another bit of precision manufacturing. But on my first trip through the mud, it all collected on the guide and stripped the chain of lube entirely, making it bone dry. Brilliant! To be fair...

Bosch don't disclose the faults to the dealer. They just do a warranty swap. The first motor just died. The second got very noisy due, I believe, to water ingress causing corrosion to the bearing on the chainwheel side. They now fit a bearing seal on that side (available as an accessory purchase...

I've had one of these for a couple of months. Prior to that I had a Haibike Xduro Allmtn Pro for 18 months. Apart from the fact that it's a hardtail, it's better than the Haibike in almost every way. I had a lot of problems with the Haibike - the motor was replaced twice (the first one failed...