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I thought I posted an update - it was such a simple fix for the shifter. I found it online - all I needed to do was unscrew the handlebar clamp on the shifter a little. Turns out, if you tighten that clamp too much it binds up the thumb shifter. I had it really cranked on there... if tight it...

FIXED! I purchased a new DNP 8-speed freewheel and a Shimano 8-speed shifter. This has completely fixed the issue. The odd thing is I figured the 8-speed freewheel would be shorter over all. But the 8-speed DNP and the 9-speend Sunrace were pretty much the same height - the 8-speed was 1 or 2...

I'm running a 500w nominal 750w peak rear hub motor on my DIY bike. Currently, I have a torque washer on each side of the bike. I'm adding one torque arm next week. Do I still need to use the torque washers on both sides? Should I run a torque washer on the side of the bike without the...

A couple of details to add to this, The derailleur is a Shimano Alivio long cage mtb RD. When setting the H limit it is as far “out” as it can go. Any further and the limit screw list off its adjustment surface.Turning clockwise the chain begins moving in and running noisily. Turning counter...

I pulled the crank today and checked out my front gears - 32T and 44T - I never use the 32T ring. I thought I might remove it but it holds on a plastic chain guard and so I left it alone. I had been thinking of going up to a 48 or even 50T chain ring. But I found out that my crankset is a OEM...

@TommyCat... you're talking about the B Screw? Adjust it to move the DR wheel closer to the bottom of the freewheel? I'm not sure I'm following your 1,2,3, 4... etc. UPDATE: I get it now by following your links to the previous discussion. @amberwolf I did -- totally by coincidence -- remove 2...

Actually, i expected it to be "generic" or DNP but it says Sunrace on the end cap. I didn't notice the Sunrace on it when I installed it and I thought it might be a problem with the freewheel. So, I bought a replacement Sunrace on Amazon. The two looked quite a bit different. The one from...

Thanks, I’ll give that a try. The kit actually has two of those washers that I did not use in the build. I’ll report back.

I have a Specialized Crosstrail hybrid that I built with a Dillenger Premium OffRoad rear hub drive kit. The bike came with a 2x9 groupset and this included a 9-sp cassette. The kit wheel required a freewheel so I ordered one of those from Dillenger, too. The derailleur and all else is...

I ran 8 guitar forums for 20 years. We started with Matt’s BBS, switched to phpbb, then vbulletin 3X for a dozen or more years and finally XF. I know phpbb has improved over the years but XF is vastly better and customizable. Be prepared for 10% to 15% to hate it and as many as 5% actually...

At the same time I asked this question here I sent an email to Blix Support. It took them a little bit of time to get back to me BUT to my great surprise they provided written instructions to increase the speed. I never figured they'd offer these nuggets of info:

Reporting back... Wow, better than anticipated. First, holding the + and - down together for 3 sec. does go into programming mode. However, that's the only part of the linked instruction that relate to the Blix Vika +. But I lucked into more speed. There are only a few choices once in advanced...

Thanks so much @Drunkskunk. That's exactly what I was hoping to find. Now it's out to the garage to try it out.

I have a Blix Vika + ebike. It has a 48v 14 aH battery and a 500w rear hub motor. The pedal assist goes from 1 to 5 but the motor stops assisting at 18.1 MPH. Is there any info out there on getting into the advanced settings mode on the display to bump this up a bit. I'd love to get it to 25...