Originally Posted by
ephemere
Is most excessive chain wear from mid-drive e-bikes due to shifting (under load while powered)? Or due to increased wattage coming out of the cranks while in a fixed gear? Or both?
Papa Ado?
If the vast majority is due to shifting under powered load, then that means I can prevent excessive chain wear by optimizing shifting technique.
(I'm approaching 300 miles on my first e-bike and will measure chain stretch with a caliper tomorrow. But most of those miles were with the motor off.)
I only got 1200 when I got my new bosch powered bike I was really sick and was in turbo all the time. plus I was not shifting as well as I learned. then ext chain I got 2500 out of it. but I was also using less assist and shifting well.