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What 1500W can do to a bike chain (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/bikewrench@lemmy.world

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This is an Ultegra 11s chain after 1000km of wear from a 1500W mid-drive. Used to ride a Tangent back in 2016. T'was shredding till it went *clunk*.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I replace my ebike chain every 1200km (every 9 to 12 months) even if it doesn't look like that and only uses a 500W motor.

[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago

I have a "1500W" mid-drive and it lasts maybe 6 months, if I don't fuck up and shift under load. I do need to clean it more but... Next ebike is gonna be a belt drive.