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Bike Manufacturers Are Making Bikes Less Repairable (www.ifixit.com)

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[–] vxx 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Does your friend have a cheap e-bike?

[–] teft 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not really. It's one of the trek ones. Fuel if I had to guess off memory and looking at pics.

[–] vxx 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

They look indeed hard to service. Way too many screws, hidden cables, and propriety parts.

I'm currently looking for a non e-bike as my 2nd runner, and I compared their mountain ebikes with the treks and they look so much cleaner and easier to service.

[–] AngryCommieKender 1 points 1 month ago

Happy Cakeday! 🍰🎂

I have a RadPower bike. It seems to be pretty straightforward to repair the normal bike parts. Not sure how I would replace the motor when it goes though.

[–] cubism_pitta 1 points 1 month ago

Cheap E-Bikes seem more easy if you are willing to get into the wiring. A lot of them use very similar parts in terms of Hub Motor, Controller, Battery