Orbea Gain

[Southernguns]

We are still having trouble with the app. We connected to the EBN and started recording the activity. My wife then put the phone in her rear jersey pocket. When we stopped after a couple of miles it had disconnected. We connected it again but it just kept happening. When we got home I noticed the activity had continued to record but only the first couple of miles of assistance and power had recorded.

I run the app on my phone using a phone holder on my handlebars as I also use the Komoot app alongside it for mapping rides (and a Mio for recording HR and cadence via bluetooth - it is like the Starship Enterprise and probably adds a kilo to the bike!!). I've never had an issue with the app at all, or any of the other bluetooth devices. I have never tried it in my jersey, but in theory bluetooth should easily reach your back pocket. However, having said that, the human body is known to block bluetooth signals pretty well and cause interference so it might be worth testing it on the handlebars, or on a phone holder strapped to the arm - like runners use. I use an android phone rather than iphone - I don't know if that makes a difference, but it is completely stable on all 3 of my android phones.

 

[Storck]

Hmm ! I have used the app a few times with the phone in my rear jersey pocket with no problems. That shouldn’t be a problem for the BT connection.

Yeah, me too. Always in fear pocket. Never lost connection. Guess it may have something to do with actual phone? I use Galaxy 5. It works well with all the connections I use it for eg. Amazon Music (stream to Echo device)

 

[Southernguns]

If it works in other peoples pockets then it is probably an issue with phone or app. Motorola g5, Lenovo p2 and Pocophone f1. No issues on any. Try reinstalling the app maybe?

 

[Southernguns]

I 'popped' a spoke on my Gain a week ago. I took it to my LBS who I know and trust. The Orbea dealer I purchased from is 80 odd miles from me.
Not being familiar with this bike my LBS wants to know the spoke tension for the wheel.

Interestingly you are not alone:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ehRuhWwZxI
watch from 7:25 ish

 

[robgul]

Interestingly you are not alone:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ehRuhWwZxI
watch from 7:25 ish

Interesting but a bit ponderous with the presentation - he could have done the lot in about 5 minutes max.

Spoke issue is inconclusive - it's pretty rare in normal riding to bust a spoke - he was probably just unlucky.

Rob

 

[Southernguns]

Yeah, it is a bit painful!

 

[Scaleyback]

Interestingly you are not alone:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ehRuhWwZxI
watch from 7:25 ish

Thanks for that, and yes, you almost lose the will to live watching that, bless him ! However I probably couldn’t do any better. The ‘spoke’ problem is interesting, at 70kg and riding on ‘good’ roads I shouldn’t be losing spokes so maybe some inherent design/build problem ?

 

[Southernguns]

The ‘spoke’ problem is interesting, at 70kg and riding on ‘good’ roads I shouldn’t be losing spokes so maybe some inherent design/build problem ?

That same thought had crossed my mind but I have ridden my D30 on four fairly rough gravel rides and a few road rides now and not experienced any issues with the spokes and I thought that sort of riding might have caused them to pop if they were going to. So maybe, like Rob said, you have just been unlucky.

 

[Solom01]

Hi folks, sorry if I'm asking about something that has already been answered. I looked but couldn't find anything. I was wondering about the eBikemotion app. I know, of course, that it uses Bluetooth, but does it also use the phone's GPS? I'm guessing it must for at least the map portion and probably the speed, but I really don't know. What the heck does the RPM display stand for? It certainly can't be cadence - I guess it could be the motor RPM but why would anyone want to know that? I know when I look at the reports the cadence it's showing seem totally nonsensical. Thanks and I apologize if this has been asked already. I wish they would actually put out a decent manual for this app.

 

[Storck]

Hi folks, sorry if I'm asking about something that has already been answered. I looked but couldn't find anything. I was wondering about the eBikemotion app. I know, of course, that it uses Bluetooth, but does it also use the phone's GPS? I'm guessing it must for at least the map portion and probably the speed, but I really don't know. What the heck does the RPM display stand for? It certainly can't be cadence - I guess it could be the motor RPM but why would anyone want to know that? I know when I look at the reports the cadence it's showing seem totally nonsensical. Thanks and I apologize if this has been asked already. I wish they would actually put out a decent manual for this app.

I've noticed? For me at least. The cadence figure while looking way off, is always more or less twice my average cadence recorded by my Mio (Magellan) that sits on the stem!

 

[Solom01]

Thanks, that's helpful I'll just divide by 2... Works for me.

 

[Ckspark]

For anyone who may be interested, I found a very comprehensive user PDF manual for the APP on the ebikemotion web site:
https://www.ebikemotion.com/web/ebikemotion-app/

 

[robgul]

Hmm - I'm getting lost with all this App stuff - I just ride my Gain using the button on the cross-bar (sorry, "down-tube" in new money) to use green - amber - red as I feel the need for speed - am I missing anything of value/use? Navigation and what minimal recording I want is a Garmin 1000.

Rob

 

[Ckspark]

Hmm - I'm getting lost with all this App stuff - I just ride my Gain using the button on the cross-bar (sorry, "down-tube" in new money) to use green - amber - red as I feel the need for speed - am I missing anything of value/use? Navigation and what minimal recording I want is a Garmin 1000.

Rob

The Garmin 1000 is a lot more complex than the ebikemotion app. So the only thing you are missing by not using the app over something like that is accurate charge level%, estimated range and a log of what assistance level setting and motor watts was used at any point during the ride.

 

[Scaleyback]

The Garmin 1000 is a lot more complex than the ebikemotion app. So the only thing you are missing by not using the app over something like that is accurate charge level%, estimated range and a log of what assistance level setting and motor watts was used at any point during the ride.

I don’t use the app when I ride. I don’t need it and that women’s voice (seems impossible to switch off) drives me nuts. I have a Garmin 130 that does everything I need. I just log on with the app after my ride if I want to check the battery state.