Unfortunately not on all bikes. My Canyon has the ridiculous design of needing to remove BB to get at Di2 battery. Yes really!
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Unfortunately not on all bikes. My Canyon has the ridiculous design of needing to remove BB to get at Di2 battery. Yes really!
Regular.Cyclist
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I noted your post about the unusual setup you have but my advice was to the OP.
Have they, in your Canyon, left the cable so short that you cannot extract the seat post and, instead, have to access the junction box to unplug from there instead?
Junction box on my bike is under stem so can disconnect there but it's not possible to access battery or cables to it via seatpost as the battery is held in place at bottom of down tube. So, it incredibly does need BB removed, or at least the cup so need to remove cranks, press out, and press back in with required tools. *In my earlier post I said seatpost but battery is in down tube.
If you are interested(doubt it if you don't have this bike) here's the video I followed when I changed the battery earlier this year.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U0QbTSWCKs&t=46s&ab_channel=TheCyclingMan
Regular.Cyclist
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Thanks. I don’t have that particular bike but do get called on to help others so it’s still useful information in case it crops up elsewhere.
Dogtrousers
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Just by the by - and I have NO experience of this - reading around on the bettershifting site it seems that some seat post holders can be quite unwilling to let go of the battery. https://bettershifting.com/remove-a-stuck-di2-battery-from-a-seatpost/
This thread seems to be lacking the proper amount of CC luddite posts, so I should point out that I had none of these problems when I took my bike equipped with downtube friction shifters on a ferry. So neh!
This thread seems to be lacking the proper amount of CC luddite posts, so I should point out that I had none of these problems when I took my bike equipped with downtube friction shifters on a ferry. So neh!
Yep and as I've already stated, for a week I wouldn't bother. I've gone over to Mallorca 3 times a year last few years for a week and always hired.
My point is cost wise if you go for longer it works out cheaper to take own bike depending upon circumstances. I also know cyclists who go for only 5 days but take their own bikes as they prefer to. They have good quality, hard bike boxes so chances of damage is pretty low.
If you've ever been over there you'll see a lot of bike boxes at airport so cyclists taking own bikes is very common.
It's entirely up to the individual.
I've both rented and taken my own bike to Mallorca in the past. Cost wise there isn't much in it, £70 for baggage fees with Jet2, £30 for the transfer and £60 to rent a hard shell bike box if you don't have one. My bike is insured for travel as well so whilst it is a risk I should be covered if the worst happens.
I just prefer to ride my own bike out there on the epic rides Sa Calobra, Cap Formentor,etc. I also know its set up accurately and if I crash/damage/lose it I haven't got issues with the bike shop over there. I could be wrong but bike rental prices also appear to be creeping up in Mallorca.
I just prefer to ride my own bike out there on the epic rides Sa Calobra, Cap Formentor,etc. I also know its set up accurately and if I crash/damage/lose it I haven't got issues with the bike shop over there. I could be wrong but bike rental prices also appear to be creeping up in Mallorca.
