Zephyr Boy

Hello,

I noticed lately that when I accelerate on my bike, the front electric hub (brushless) that it sometimes pulls my bike to the left and at times, pulls it to the right. I thought my e-hub was coming loose at the axle, but when I pulled on it (moving it a little to the left and right) it's a rock solid connection on the fork. But when I grabbed the tires and moved it back and forth, there was a lot of play there.

I eliminated the brakes as an issue. However, it's been about 10 months since I trued the front hub during my bike maintenance check up at my local bike shop. I must admit, I have driven my ebike a lot since then on the ill kept streets of Los Angeles.

Is it possible that the loose tire connection (loose spokes) to my front e-hub can cause the pulling to the sides sensation when I hit the acceleration, or could the brushless internals of my e-hub be doing it (like some sort of phase signal issue)?
Thanks.

chvid

Torque arms on your bike?

Zephyr Boy

No torque arm. Steel front forks - tested with a magnet before I bought it.

Sangesf

Tighten them spoke now(and true the wheel in the process)

Zephyr Boy

I un-bolted the front tire, took it to a local bike shop, they re-tighten the spokes (some truing) for 10 dollars plus a 3 dollar tip. Problem solved.
Thanks for your tips

edcastrovalley

Awesome. It sounded like it was well worth the money.