still no match for the way CD motors are protected against mud and water.
There's been some Bafang BBSxxs that caught fire because water got into the unit. The controller's mosfets sit right at the bottom, so when salty water gets in in the winter, it shorts the battery directly to ground. One guy just happened to be in his garage, when smoke started coming out of his bike with a crackling noise.still no match for the way CD motors are protected against mud and water.
d8veh, I read your post several times to visualize in my head what you are saying then went to do it today and after undoing it all I sorted the gears easy and didn't need youtube. Many thanksThere's various youtube vids on how to do it. Watch at least three because they often miss important things.
Basically, put in top gear; adjust the end-stop screw; adjust the cable clamp until the cable just takes up the tension( cable tension adjuster/s screwed right in); press the changer to go down one gear; adjust the cable tension until that one gear changes properly; pull it all the way to bottom gear and adjust the end-stop; check the position of the upper jockey wheel that should just have a bit of clearance from the first gear; adjust it with the screw behind the axle; check that all the gears change properly; make fine adjustments to the cable tension if they don't.
Andy, d8veh has put everything you need to know about rear gear adjustment in post #49I do need to learn how to adjust the gears properly, I know they wont be right now as I have had to redo the cable as they managed to make a complete hash of that
Don't even think about a £30 Aldi stand, I've had one and they break.Got it thanks....I need to get hold of a decent bike stand I think as trying to do it upside down is a PITA
That is made by a lot of companies who put their name on it. The stand is OK and I now use it to put a PA speaker on however the vice is useless.The Lidl Crivit model is in stores for 24.99.
I use my new one yesterday and feels heavy duty and now realise they make tinkering a lot easier. Remove the battery to make weight a bit easier
My Cyclotricity Stealth was around that weight and it destroyed the Lidl stand. I was forever taping the vice clamps up and at one point I'd attached metal strips but it finally snapped and I nearly hurt my back catching the bike.My bike weighs a tonne...although its supposed to weigh 23kg, it feels like a lot more. The cheap ones just dont look like they would take the weight
cheating, you have the front wheel on the groundView attachment 18463
mine is a cheap lidl stand tho it has a screw than a clamp and can still take the waight of me bike even with the batt![]()
cheating, you have your front wheel on the groundView attachment 18463
mine is a cheap lidl stand tho it has a screw than a clamp and can still take the waight of me bike even with the batt![]()