E-Bikes

[puppykickr]

i got one of these things a couple of years ago.

at a cost of ~$1500 i feel that the battery is now about done for.

i have traveled about 1500 miles so that is about $1 per mile, which makes this the most expensive vehicle i have ever drove

a new battery is about $700

is this the common experience with these things?
because for me, it seems that this is just more of "You will own nothing, and you will be happy"

in my opinion, this is an expensive toy, not a viable means of transportation

 

[olbriar]

i got one of these things a couple of years ago.

at a cost of ~$1500 i feel that the battery is now about done for.

i have traveled about 1500 miles so that is about $1 per mile, which makes this the most expensive vehicle i have ever drove

a new battery is about $700

is this the common experience with these things?
because for me, it seems that this is just more of "You will own nothing, and you will be happy"

in my opinion, this is an expensive toy, not a viable means of transportation

I am sorry you are having battery problems. My first e-bike was purchased in May of 2019. I sold it to a good buddy so I could buy the new and improved bike by the same company. The original bike had 1,024 miles on it when I sold it and is still serving my friend well. The upgrade bike is closing in on 22,000 miles and most were logged using the original battery. I don't think your short battery life is typical but I can only base that on my own personal experience. I do not get the distance a charge provided when the battery and the other's I've accumulated were new but even the original battery will still give me close to 40 miles of aggressive riding per charge. My good luck with my batteries may be due to my riding style. I do not ride a given distance, I most often ride until I have drained a battery... sometimes two and sometimes three batteries. I never drain a battery below 15% remaining capacity and a rarely stop riding before I have the battery drained below 20% remaining. I charge my batteries after every use. It might well be a sweet spot for the batteries.

 

[olbriar]

It was a nice afternoon and there were a lot of people out enjoying the weather. I think all of the doggies got their masters off the couch for a walk today. There were a lot of bike riders out as well. Most of the traffic was in town but there were a few riders and walkers on the Sidewalk. I have a feeling the sidewalk will be very busy this spring. The hot of summer will thin out the crowd but it will be busy until then... or at least I hope so. It's fun seeing the people and I don't mind sharing the walk with them. It breaks up the ride and far more interesting than looking at the fields and the trash in the ditch.
I got in a decent ride this afternoon. I logged 33 miles and had my oldest battery pretty much drained. I went back to riding the RCS which just doesn't get as good of mileage as the Aquila. But hey, it's more fun to ride and my hands don't go to sleep.
I'm looking forward to riding tomorrow. It is supposed to be ten degrees warmer tomorrow placing the high in the low seventies. With the warm comes the much hated wind, however. It is predicted to be in the 20mph range at riding time with gusts in the thirties. Oh well.. Many Kansas counties are under a high wind warning for tomorrow into Tuesday. I don't know how bad the wind has to be to warrant a warning. 20mph seems bad to a bike rider.

 

[ozonetrooper]

I got the switch changed out, had to glob a ball of silicone on the back of it to reseal it from the water, will be reassembling the thing today.

The rectangle is where I had to reseal it, and the arrow is the new switch :