Taking first steps with a conversion, having been very impressed with my loan scheme Ridgeback X2 with low end Shimano e5000 system.
I do hills and trailer towing, so I like range rather than speed and power, so for me it is mid-drive and a choice between Bafang and TSDZ2. I can't imagine not having a torque sensor, so that really makes up my mind. If the Bafangs had a torque sensor, I would have gone that way as reliability sounds anecdotally better. I'm hoping that my focus on low power / long range should mean I don't have too many problems.
But...that blue gear! It sounds like it is a good idea to have a spare in stock, and in the toolkit for long expeditions. So finally, here's the question!
When I look at pictures, there are two very different images, one with a full rubber seal ball bearing, and the other with a narrow all metal bearing end. Am I seeing the two different sides of the same thing, or are there two versions? Or to ask in another way, do these all come from the same source, or are there genuine and non-genuine versions?
I do hills and trailer towing, so I like range rather than speed and power, so for me it is mid-drive and a choice between Bafang and TSDZ2. I can't imagine not having a torque sensor, so that really makes up my mind. If the Bafangs had a torque sensor, I would have gone that way as reliability sounds anecdotally better. I'm hoping that my focus on low power / long range should mean I don't have too many problems.
But...that blue gear! It sounds like it is a good idea to have a spare in stock, and in the toolkit for long expeditions. So finally, here's the question!
When I look at pictures, there are two very different images, one with a full rubber seal ball bearing, and the other with a narrow all metal bearing end. Am I seeing the two different sides of the same thing, or are there two versions? Or to ask in another way, do these all come from the same source, or are there genuine and non-genuine versions?
