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‘The big problem is water’: UK ebike owners plagued by failing motors (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

That is fucking nuts. Four or five motors is insane, and sounds like the manufacturer really cheaped out. My cheap bafeng motor (and entire rear wheel) costs $450. Same torque, and water resistant with an IP rating. $700+ for a motor that has bad bearings and no water resistance and a faulty PCB...

Make your shit more repairable, and don't burn goodwill by churning out motors that fail and turn people off of biking.

Bafeng isn't great on repairs outside of warranty, but at least there are sites that sell replacement motors, planar gears, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Brushless motors should be able to work even when under water. These must be some seriously shitty motors.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was going to blame it on cheap motors from unknown manufacturers, but this is Bosch. They have the most expensive, "premium" motors around.

That's pretty bad if they can't even handle being outdoors... on bikes designed for outdoors.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

From personal experience buying certain car parts, sensors and electronic components... "Bosch", "Premium" and "Quality" are words that shouldn't be in the same sentence, and haven't been for a bunch of years already...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Any gasket will need to be replaced eventually, but these seem to be failing pretty fast if it's gasket related. Seems more like a design flaw.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

From the article:

"He says some of the first-generation motors had experienced problems caused by water, but later models had been enhanced with improved seals and bearings."

I wonder if these owners simply kept getting gen 1 motors, or whether Bosch is just lying. LOL