![]() I'd probably be pissed off if they started the whole conversation right here in the forum. If I was the owner of an electric bike company, and one of my customers had a problem with his/her bike. Motiv and I have a trusting relationship to maintain. Only if that problem was not addressed properly would I think about posting it here. I know if I had a problem with my Motiv Shadow, I would email or call Motiv and speak to Cameron or another employee. I am starting to have misgivings about us slapping the manufacturers in the face with these initial problems in a most public way. If the problems are fixed, then report that here too. If after a reasonable amount of time, you have not been satisfied, then "air" the problems at this forum. I would first exhaust all of the normal channels provided by Currie Technologies to try and fix these issues/defects. Their were some discrepancies I wouldn't have signed off on. ![]() I don't trust that the quality control checklist provided with bike was completed thoroughly or properly. From everything I've read, it sounds like Currie is good with support so hopefully it will get sorted out. Amazon has their A to Z guarantee so in theory I can get a refund from them if I can't get satisfaction from Currie. The 800 number had a recording saying they were experiencing technical difficulties and could take my call, so I haven't been able to talk to anyone, yet. I also had attempted to contact Currie at least three times since I got the bike. The brakes were supposedly checked and signed off on the quality control checklist that accompanied the bike. When he reseated the tire on the rear rim, he noticed the rear brake was dragging on the rotor. I ran into the local bike shop owner who urged me to demand a replacement bike if the motor is in deed defective, given the age of the bike (less than 2 weeks old as of this writing) and the fact that Currie knew about the defect and sent it out anyway or if the motor is from the corrected stock, they may still have a problem that hasn't been determined or corrected yet. That certainly doesn't help things either. But I do have that wobble or thump in back wheel. At any rate, holding the handlebar is fine until you get to about 30. I found articles about "Death Wobble", but not "Speed Wobble". Awesome!Ĭlick to expand.I'm somewhat new to a lot of the terminology. Best of all I don't have to wear myself out on big nasty hills anymore, just pedal comfortably over them. It get's a lot of looks, turns heads, and it get's a lot of attention at work. On a positive ending note, It's still the most fun I've had on bike, ever. New bikes, hand-me-downs, dump fixer-uppers, and hacks. I've had many traditional bikes since I was old enough to ride. If there was such a problem, it would have been found by reviewers and would have scored heavily against the bike. I find the bike shop's assessment of a design flaw to not be correct. It took a couple of rides to find the rear wobble. It should be noted that the death wobble was noticed from day one. The electronics, battery and motor had no liquid on them that was apparent. I pulled over and checked to see if anything was wet, as the road was damp but not soaked. I was not touching any brakes when this happed. Yesterday (Saturday August 2, 2014) traveling close to 30 mph, touching the brakes to keep it under that and avoid wobble, the rear hub suddenly locked up and dragged for about 10 or 15 feet and released. I have a suspicion that this rear wobble may be contributing to the front wobble.ģ. They proceeded to fix that, but it didn't solve the wobble. What they did find was that the tire wasn't mounted on the rim correctly. Again the shop could not find an out of balance wheel. If you lift the rear wheel off the ground and trigger the throttle you can feel the a shimmy in the back end. The rear wheel seems to have some kind of thump or wobble of it's own. I haven't seen anything anywhere about this issue on this bike.Ģ. A local bike shop thinks it's a design problem. Several people thinks it's an out of balance wheel. Go over that and it begins to become unstable. When the bike coasts up to 30 mph it's fine. I've owned the bike for just about two weeks now and have a couple of issues cropping up.ġ. Better than I expected, especially on a couple of the hills I have to climb. It's being used as a commuter for a 22 mile round trip.
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