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Bike Manufacturers Are Making Bikes Less Repairable (www.ifixit.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not really. It's one of the trek ones. Fuel if I had to guess off memory and looking at pics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They look indeed hard to service. Way too many screws, hidden cables, and propriety parts.

I'm currently looking for a non e-bike as my 2nd runner, and I compared their mountain ebikes with the treks and they look so much cleaner and easier to service.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Happy Cakeday! 🍰🎂

I have a RadPower bike. It seems to be pretty straightforward to repair the normal bike parts. Not sure how I would replace the motor when it goes though.