I did wonder!
That's annoying for you. It does sound bad if it can't handle 250W plus a bit from you. I used to be able to generate that kind of power for 30+ minutes and would have been shocked if my hub had died from my efforts!
Try to get ready for a Cheshire ride later in the summer instead?!
I'll certainly try. The roads up your end of the country are much nicer than the ones here!
As far as I can tell, the pawls in the freehub body are slipping when the chain is under more strain in the higher (faster) gears. Typically, 500+ watts is normal in such circumstances. Going up a hill yesterday I saw 1100w on the display! A new freehub might have worked, but as with any cheapo hub, finding one is next to impossible even on decathlons own site. For some stupid reason, they've laced up 28 spoke wheels on this bike. Who the hell uses 28 spoke wheels for a mountain bike! The French! That's who. Bloody idiots. And try my best I've done, but I cannot find a 28spoke rear disc hub with a 6 bolt mounting for the disc (a new disc or adapter would work too I suppose) with a standard quick release!
This means a new wheelset needs building = £££!
Meh.
On the good news side, I've managed to squeeze my old battery into the frame so I'm back to having 80+ miles of range! Which would've been handy on Saturday.... 😤
