Chain suck on an ebike comes quicker than expected

Barries' ebike which is a Giant with a Yamaha motor has developed chain suck after about 800 miles. This is far quicker than you'd expect from a conventional bike but if you consider the more powerful forces on the drive chain with the electrical assistance it's not really surprising. I personally think that you should change your chain much more frequently on an ebike as well as keeping lubrication at a high level, I'm not a great believer in ebike specific chains and tend to buy the cheapest chains on the market as weight reduction doesn't really matter on an ebike

Sunday mornings bike ride had to be cut short due to frequent stops with his bike developing chain suck and we discovered that to try and avoid it the answer was to pedal with less power on the pedals in a higher power mode.

A picture from last weekend when chain suck was not an issue as Barrie demonstrated his skills on a steepish drop at Beecraigs.

Earlier in the week I was out with Dougie on a Pentlands trip when the temperature remained at zero or below the who;e of the ride, the air was crystal clear however and the views tremendous!

The bridge to nowhere which spans the River Esk in the grounds of Penicuik House which provides a great photo but leaves you scratching your head as to its purpose.

A week which started off cold and frosty but dry and changed into milder temperatures but wet with it....think I prefer cold and dry!

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