Ebike wheel wont stay on

Ian C

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If your "Metal-like" putty repair does land you in hospital, I advise taking a warm blanket - they switch off heating at night. Quite a hazardous move for old people, I would have thought. Freaking freezing.
I'm quite well skilled in mechanics. I'm also quite a scaredey cat - I won't be putting myself in any danger. Riding my bike down the A41 with juggernauts flying past is far more scary than anything my bike can throw up!
 

PC2017

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delightful sights, sounds and smells of state-created junkies having their bowels drained (also constantly)
Aah precious memories.

Getting a private room won't help, they leave doors open.
I have a hack for that, although not my finest hour, ones bowls can do funny things when in a coma, excluding the truly horrifying experience for the young attractive nurse on duty that night, I am sure she got transferred to another ward after that. However I did get a private room and a shut(locked) door. For a good time after that I was label as a biohazard. :oops:
 
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Ian C

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If I was worried it might then I wouldn't try it. It's more likely that some idiot in a car will knock me off my bike tbh.
 

Gliggsy

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Well I'll give you my opinion for what it's worth, after having worked with metal for the best part of 50 years I would be astounded if this putty works any better than chewing gum! I haven't read its sales pitch but I'm guessing it's a stretch of the imagination, so much so that we would wonder why don't they replace everything made of metal with this wonderful putty! Just build a bike from magic putty! Honestly fella, do yourself a favour, if you want to repair it then take it to a professional tig welder and have them build it up
 

guerney

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if you want to repair it then take it to a professional tig welder and have them build it up
How strong would that resulting repair would be?
 

guerney

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You're replacing metal on a like for like basis and I would say 100%, the chewing gum method I don't think I'd award it 1 %in all fairness
Very interesting. I suppose if I'd broken a £1,000 frame like the OP has, I'd try it for sure... but I think a 1500W hub motor will wreck that as fast. Using Bubbleyum for that is madness! :eek:
 
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