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Rad Power Bikes Chat => Service & Repair => Topic started by: fin_rad on January 18, 2021, 03:16:32 AM

Title: Bafang hub motor in winter conditions
Post by: fin_rad on January 18, 2021, 03:16:32 AM
Experienced probably a frozen gears issue while ago, not 100% sure what caused it though. Then yesterday after riding my RadRhino on deep snow and back at home, noticed there were melted snow around the hub motor:
(https://img.aijaa.com/m/00722/14930927.jpg) (https://aijaa.com/DBfGHp)

There were some melted snow around the controller too:
(https://img.aijaa.com/m/00559/14930926.jpg) (https://aijaa.com/18K6GS)

Is this because my motor is the 750W (more power => more heat?) version or do the 250W motors have similar heating, so that snow will melt in about -5 C ? This is the first time I have been ridden in deep snow with ebike.

It will be interesting to start the bike next time and see how the gears etc. work... :)