Killa’s Garage – Sharing bicycle-related services, training, and advice in an up-close, hands-on, inclusive, non-commercial atmo
Sharing bicycle-related services, training, and advice in an up-close, hands-on, inclusive, non-commercial atmosphere.
I love my SRAM eTap wireless electronic derailleurs! I installed my first set on my old Tarmac over two years ago and liked it so much I installed a second set on my Thesis gravel bike . The other day the tab broke off one of my eTap batteries. An informal poll of my riding buddies identified three other eTap users in possession of batteries with broken tabs. These batteries aren’t cheap, and I am, so I began plotting a repair. Searching on the internet led me to lots of lamenting, one guy who fabricated a
Commentary on the internet suggested that SRAM would replace broken batteries under warranty, sometimes immediately, sometimes with a wait, and sometimes subject to the user’s relationship with their local bike shop. And if you bought it off the internet, walking into your LBS and asking for a warranty replacement seems kinda cheesy. Besides, I don’t want a new battery that might suffer the same fate. I want something better, and I don’t know if SRAM identified a specific problem with a batch of batteries o
Killa’s Garage – Sharing bicycle-related services, training, and advice in an up-close, hands-on, inclusive, non-commercial atmo