Gary77 said:This Bike looks great!
I'm hoping frey bikes will respond to my email soon regarding options and pricing.
Has anyone had one shipped to South Africa?
Marmalade said:..just be aware that any bike with a bafang ultra motor is going to be impossible to repair if the seller decides not to help or closes up shop.
Recently received a reply directly from Bafang customer service that parts are absolutely not available to customers and they suggested I buy a whole new motor. So much for that 2 year warranty!
So, I'm babying my clutch at the moment in the hopes it won't give up in the middle of nowhere. Frey has been trying to get parts but it seems they are having as much luck as I did with Bafang.
edgreenz said:I got a reply from Ivy about PAS problem. She suggested that the throttle being to close to the control buttons could cause electrical interference so I move it about an inch away and that had no effect. I disconnected the brake sensors one at a time and then both and no effect. I made sure all connectors are dry and fully connected, no effect.
I've discovered that the only way to get the PAS working is a quick push on the throttle. Sometimes by reverse pedaling quickly it will come back on line but this is not an option when climbing a hill. As long as I don't come to complete stop most of the time it will continue to provide assistance. If I slow down to much and stop pedaling it cuts out and a jab of throttle is necessary to get it on line again
It seems like it's a problem with the torque sensor. Prior to this problem the PAS would initiate by barely moving the pedal, which sometimes was a little dicey when I am picking my way through a narrow space and needing a little forward motion, the bike would lurch forward. I would keep one hand on the brake to cut the power.
Has anyone had the motor apart to understand how the torque sensor works. Could the contacts be contaminated or could this be a faulty sensor and how hard is it to replace.
I am writing this update of the above post which was based on all the things I did yesterday afternoon.
Today I took the bike out again for a 16 mi ride and it worked like it had before the problems mentioned above. I didn't do anything other than reset the trip mileage before I took off. What ever caused the problem will remain a mystery and I hope it doesn't happen again
Thanks to the folks who offered suggestions for a fix![]()
tomwingen said:Chulen,
I’d appreciate it if you could let me know how it went when you get your "Fat Bike Hunter".
I had high hopes for Frey especially after 45 pages of good reviews, but not one response to my many emails means it’s not a company to deal with.
Cheers,
Tom
tomwingen said:Chulen,
I’d appreciate it if you could let me know how it went when you get your "Fat Bike Hunter".
I had high hopes for Frey especially after 45 pages of good reviews, but not one response to my many emails means it’s not a company to deal with.
Cheers,
Tom
tomwingen said:I’ve been trying to reach Ivy &/or Frey Bike for several months now, especially since they set up their, as yet to be completed web site http://www.frey.bike/. I’ve tried the listed emails sales@Frey.bike & freyebikes@gmail.com and of course, PM’d both FREYebikes & Ivy. Assuming I caught them at a bad time, I tried several times at each.
Finally, I posted here and as you can see, no response.
Since my questions are very basic, normally the type that are listed on a company web page, I don’t see the difficulty.
The "Fat Bike Hunter" looks, from the pictures, to be very interesting for my use.
BUT… If I can’t contact anyone about “Specifications - Pricing & Availability” then I have to keep looking. That’s why I am very interested in hearing about the bike Chulen gets and what his review is.
FREYebikes said:Hello,
Can you tell your email address? it seems I replied all emails and messages I got.
Regards,
Ivy