Professional Help

Bike Shops and vendors willing to assist with Wave bike assembly and advice

* Sells eBikes accessories and are avid eBike riders and happy to answer questions.

### Review of Wave support by Electric and Folding Bikes Northwest (Seattle, WA)

 After calling ALL the eBike shops in Seattle ("We only work on what we sell") and many bike shops in North Seattle ("We don't work on any powered or PAS bikes"), I spoke with EFBNW.

 David DJ Johnson,
owner, answered the phone. After a few moments of chat about
crowdsourced items, DJ told me he would be more than happy to help with
bike assembly, and safety review, at regular shop rates. I asked what he
 thought it would take to assemble and he quickly replied, about an hour
 unless there was a problem. (He was supportive to crowd funded tech.
The shop 'bought' a Copenhagen Wheel which has yet to ship after 2+
years).

 I dropped the bike as the shop opened at 11am. DJ
reviewed the contents of the box and electrical. He told me that he
would try to assemble it same day so we could discuss the bike.

About 3:30 I received a voicemail that the bike was assembled but he had
 concerns about the fork being bent. The front wheel was a little off
true but is able to be ridden.

 I returned about 5pm and spent the
 next 90 minutes (the shop closed at 6pm) with DJ comparing our Wave
bikes to others, offering tips, insight and suggestions.

 As it was past closing, DJ and his head mechanic were going to review the fork the following day and get back to me.

 DJ's suggestions and thoughts on the Wave:

Suggestions:

 \*Put road appropriate tires on the region. Some would be good fits for
most of the country but the tires on bike are not well suited for
exclusive or primarily road riding. ($25-55 installed per tire)
\*Get a mirror for the road to be safe (less than $20)
\*Replace the kickstand ($20-25)
\*Replace rear light with a wired unit to match the front light. (More
to come after this is done regarding wiring and voltage to match front
light) (~$40+)
\*Upgrade the front disc brake (~$100)
\*(liked many of the suggestions expressed here to remove rattle noises)

Thoughts on the Wave:

 \*The build and welds were "cheap", the finish is just ok.
 \*The frame was clearly made/modified with eBike in mind but the design
is marginal, with a little refinement could have been a much better
frame.
 \*Poorly packaged for shipping
 \*Why did they put a wired light on the front but battery operated on the rear? Odd
 \*Tires as shipped are a poor choice for road and not tires for wet road
 riding in the NW (read: the north half of the country...)
 \*Very cheap front disk brake. While functional, suggest it be replaced before bike is in daily/heavy riding
 \*fenders - too short to truly keep the rider dry from spray OR the
battery free from road debris - raised concern about keeping road water
and gunk from battery area of bike
 \*Seat post - that's not a quick release. That's just... weird. It works but why did they do that?
 \*The rear wheel was designed to support a rear disc brake. The poor
combination (or lack of planning) of wheel with this frame makes that
impossible. Again, a little refinement in frame design or choice would
have been a better fit and not cost any more.