motorbikemike45
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I just tried to start a vender review for e-bikekit.com but I couldn't. Why are there no reviews of electric bike kits, parts, batteries, or complete e-bikes suppliers?
I had a sticky thumb throttle on my e-bike. It would often stick very near off. I wouldn't even notice as I came to a stop, but then if I released the brakes it would growl and very slowly try to idle away from a complete stop. Anoying, but no biggie. But then on very rare occations it would stick at about half throttle. While the brakes will overcome the motor and I could still stop, the stopping distances were much longer and it could be a very dangerous situation. I quickly learned to pull my thumb off the throttle lever quickly, letting it slam shut instead of easing it off.
Today I called e-bikekit.com and asked for help from the service dept. They offered to imediately replace the throttle, but I asked if there wasn't some other remedy, like could I safely lube it with silicone spray. The gentleman there said I could and offered some other ideas, such as checking to be sure the buffer is in place, the throttle isn't jammed against anything else, and if I had overtightened the set screw holding it to the handlebar. The buffer does have a tendency to fall and roll away under things during installation, but it was in place properly. There was also adequate space between the throttle and the brake. When I checked the throttle set screw, it was as tight as I could make it. Aha! there was the cause of the tightness. I backed it out a little, lubed it with some silicone spray and now all is copacetic.
Since I have built 4 gas powered bikes, I tend to tighten everything super tight to prevent them coming loose with vibration, but e bikes don't vibrate much, so I will have to break this habbit.
Kudos to e-bikekit.com for excellent customer service. I will mention to them to include a warning about overtightening the throttle setscrew during installation. It need not be any tighter than enough to hold it in place and not turn during operation.
I had a sticky thumb throttle on my e-bike. It would often stick very near off. I wouldn't even notice as I came to a stop, but then if I released the brakes it would growl and very slowly try to idle away from a complete stop. Anoying, but no biggie. But then on very rare occations it would stick at about half throttle. While the brakes will overcome the motor and I could still stop, the stopping distances were much longer and it could be a very dangerous situation. I quickly learned to pull my thumb off the throttle lever quickly, letting it slam shut instead of easing it off.
Today I called e-bikekit.com and asked for help from the service dept. They offered to imediately replace the throttle, but I asked if there wasn't some other remedy, like could I safely lube it with silicone spray. The gentleman there said I could and offered some other ideas, such as checking to be sure the buffer is in place, the throttle isn't jammed against anything else, and if I had overtightened the set screw holding it to the handlebar. The buffer does have a tendency to fall and roll away under things during installation, but it was in place properly. There was also adequate space between the throttle and the brake. When I checked the throttle set screw, it was as tight as I could make it. Aha! there was the cause of the tightness. I backed it out a little, lubed it with some silicone spray and now all is copacetic.
Since I have built 4 gas powered bikes, I tend to tighten everything super tight to prevent them coming loose with vibration, but e bikes don't vibrate much, so I will have to break this habbit.
Kudos to e-bikekit.com for excellent customer service. I will mention to them to include a warning about overtightening the throttle setscrew during installation. It need not be any tighter than enough to hold it in place and not turn during operation.
