Hardgrafter wrote:Beware that cheap ebikes can be heavy, and that the highest expense is going to be battery replacement (£400 to £500) in about 5 years. Do not overcharge, and do not over use turbo mode (heats up the battery). Cheaper bikes use cadence sensors (which rely on your pedalling to operate),....
Yes, that's how OH's Nothng works, that kicked off this topic. One has to pedal. Quite difficult, uphill.
I see Hall-effect throttles for sale, but not sure how to wire them in, so I'll leave it and see how it goes.
Yesterday with a rear carrier now in place, OH used it for the first time to go shopping. Just five miles or so.
She found it hard to manouevre with its big wheels... inertia effect... and said that when moving fast she was pedalling like Bugs Bunny - that's not exactly what she said. Well it does have no gears.
But she was not hot and bothered when she returned, as she usually was after pedalling up the hill.
As I said previously, e-bikes seem like the wild west. In five years I doubt the maker will be in business and I'll be amazed if we can buy another battery.
But it was a trial, a toe in the water. So far so good.
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