France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lockdown ends

Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by abyssin on Friday May 01, 2020 @01:20PM (#23044326)

I doubt your story. Disc brake pads do wear out, especially if you ride very hard. The same is true for chain and cassette.

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by wutwutwutwut on Friday May 01, 2020 @02:12PM (#23044865)

Everything wears out of course, but I've had mine for 7 years going back and forth to work every day and never replaced my breaks or chain or cassette. Maybe you experience a quality issue if it's a frequent issue?

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by abyssin on Friday May 01, 2020 @02:36PM (#23045126)

If the motor is in the hub, then I can believe wear on the chain and cassette is minimal. And if you use brakes very sparingly, they could also last for a long time. I'm interested in the brand of your pads, I need those! I have to change mine every 1000 kilometres.

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by wutwutwutwut on Saturday May 02, 2020 @01:34AM (#23049535)

> If the motor is in the hub,

Is this referring to motor as in an electrical bike? I am not using that.

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by abyssin on Saturday May 02, 2020 @02:00AM (#23049669)

Sorry, I mixed up with a different comment indeed. On electric bikes with the motor in the wheel hub, the transmission sustains little effort.

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