the 'there's no such thing as a stupid question' bike maintenance thread

cletus

If it were me, I'd be looking to see if there are position/timing sensors located on or near that lead screw. I'd want to clean them down, as well as the stepper motor itself. Can of contact cleaner (sometimes called switch cleaner) is your friend here.

Bluejohn1

So if I just use Elites free ride mode in their app, I pedal fine and adjust the resistance for each step. As soon as I close the app the problem returns and the resistance ramps up top max until I stop pedaling.

I've tried having the app open and connected by bluetooth and then connectings by ant to Rouvy. While it will connect in Rouvy, no power is recorded. I'll just tide myself over in the Elite app until I get a replacement.

Can get the Avanti for €470 or the Justo 2 for 800 from Mantel or not go with Elite again….

So had another go at trying to see what the issue is. Uninstalled/resintalled both apps, added the trainer again and calibrated. Now its works fine 🤔

JMcL

I've something similar in the older Elite Direto. Using it in ERG mode over BT and starting off in Trainerroad is often like trying to go from a standing start in the big ring well up the cassette on a 10% slope (minus of course the accompanying sideways fall of shame). It ramps down over about 10 revolutions of the cranks to something more reasonable. It's in the annoying but not show-stopper category for me

Thargor

The disk brakes on my mothers ebike are gone incredibly spongy, is there any quick fix I can do to tighten them up? Dont know anything about them and Youtube tutorials all seem to be for different looking ones to these:

cletus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123796654#Comment_123796654

First thing I'd try is the barrel adjuster, take some slack out of the cable

Fighting Tao

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123796654#Comment_123796654

As Cletus said, try the barrel adjuster first. If that doesn’t work then you can move the inside brake or closer to the disc. To do this you’ll need a 5mm (I think) Allen key. Go to the drive side, and look through the spokes at the calliper. You should see the hole for the allen key. Give it a little turn clockwise.

Thargor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123796743#Comment_123796743

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123797276#Comment_123797276

Yes that was common advice when I was researching but I dont see anywhere to put an allen key and the barrel adjusters just spin and do nothing. Ill take more detailed pics in the morning, thanks though.

I knew I was going to get landed with a load of crap when the rest of my siblings bought this thing for her without asking me first, straight from the factory the tyres punctured every time she rode it, the spoke dimples were literally sharp enough to pop the tube, they ignored the 50+ Amazon reviews stating this and just left me to deal with it (4 sets of rim tape that took me 2 hours per wheel to get on and had to lift it with the loader on my fathers tractor to work on it). Ive had to fix the brake sensors on the handlebars aswell since they fell apart after a few rides.

cletus

@Thargor

If the barrel adjuster is just spinning;

loosen off the retaining bolt for the cable,

unscrew the barrel adjuster fully,

Check that the outer sleeve turns independently of the inner barrel,

Lubricate if necessary

Replace it back on the caliper, and wind it out maybe half a turn

Re-tension the cable

Check if to can adjust with the barrel

Regarding the caliper, take a few more photos from different angles, there should be some way to move the piston in.

Other things to check;

Does the cable actually activate the brake? Can you see it moving towards the disc? If there's as many issues as you say, perhaps the mechanism is no longer functioning.

Is there still some meat left on the pads themselves?

slideshow bob

I have a barrel adjuster that I have to lift before i turn it. It's a bit awkward but it functions. Yours might need the same technique.

ofthelord

Hi - has anyone here installed a Brand X Ascend dropper post recently that might be able to help me? I got one deliveryed yesterday but it came with no installation instructions in the box and all of the videos I can find on youtube seem to be for a different connection point where the cable connects to the seatpost. And i cannot find any instruction document online that matches the one i have received.

See below couple of pics, I'm just not sure how I am meant to connect the cable to the metal hook and then the hook to the metal pulley on the post… Any guidance much appreciated. Thanks

this.lad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123796600#Comment_123796600

I had a similar issue with my elite suito. Emailed elite, they sent me a new control board, popped it in, job done.

Their support was excellent.