Which make of electric bike do you own?

[James]

Still no Spartas?

[sparky5]

Its an old LA Free (age unknown) my dealer took it in as a trade in on the new Li ion powered model.
It is my first electric bike and it cost me £450 with a brand new battery so I guess I actualy only paid £200 for it.
I am very inpressed with the performance, it makes some funny noises at times but has not let me down yet.

my dealer has also furnished me with all his "dud" batterys, so far I have the brand new one (unused) and four "suspect" batterys that, after work on (ok I charged them up and then ran them through a series of charge and full discharge cycles) are working well, and one I re-celled using the cells from a defective warranty suade battery (still got 10 cells left to play with looking for another dodgy suede battery).

And one (not very good) built from the best cells from two completely dead lafree batterys.

I thought that my days of cycling were over due to health problems but not so!!

only had it a short while but already considering upgrading to the Kalikoff When funds permit.

Very very pleased.

Cheers, Mark.

[bunbury]

IZIP Tri Cruiser. Only just bought

[Carol]

Our bikes our Shwinn Stream Line, we had the Giant La Free for 5 years and changed them for the Shwinn in September last year. Carol.

[oldosc]

Kalcoff agattu owner
70 years old (me not the bike) bought after reading most of this forum...
read a post by flecc seemed to fit wot I wanted..live in Cornwall where most of the hills I missed when I was young seem to be located..most magical machine (for me) I have upped my game in the last week(is only that long) managed over 120 miles so far, just dun a one in three(called DONKEY LANE) read Fleccs report on this machine, it is more considered than mine and probably more accurate. (crashed twice once due to alcholol, once due to over ambition on the costal path)((after this post not too shure about my waranty prospects.

[readingaloud]

Biketec Flyer T8 premium. They're made here in Switzerland, and they're avaialble in lots of bike shops, though it still took 2 months to get one in my preferred size and trim. This is my first electric bike--I haven't been riding since I got to Switzerland because I'm not up to the hilly terrain, so it's a treat to be back on the road. --Dan

[Ben]

I've just bought the above and started cycling 25 miles round trip. Some of its up hill but not all however the battery runs out around the 25 miles. Is this right as 50 cycles quote 80km

[oldosc]

jUST BOUGHT A SILVERADO
For Jenny(partner) was necessary due to hip giving up, needed step thro light, possible power when not peddling in Emergency.
Tried it out briefly seems to fit the bill, havent mastered the mechanics yet ..there is a switch on the handlebar, i'm going to have to ask Flecc about.
The bike is well made..folds well, is very light and quite nice to pedal without power...has 6 gears. riding position is surprisingly good, have tried some folders (time ago) which were pretty horrendous on a ride of 20 miles or so....have only done 10 miles today as it rained and blew badly.

[flecc]

Originally Posted by Ben

I've just bought the above and started cycling 25 miles round trip. Some of its up hill but not all however the battery runs out around the 25 miles. Is this right as 50 cycles quote 80km

Hello Ben. Make sure you condition the battery by fully charging and then using all or nearly all of the content at least twice. That will enable it to reach full capacity.

Once that's done the minimum range should be about 30 miles in standard mode, depending on the hills in your area and your weight. Most riders will get around 35 miles, and by using the off switch or Eco mode when the going is easy it's possible to get to around 50 miles (80 km). If you use power all the time plus high power mode sometimes during that, you're unlikely to get anything much over 30 miles (48 km).

These sort of figures have been confirmed on the similar Agattu by both A to B magazine and myself during testing.
.

[bode]

Originally Posted by oldosc

jUST BOUGHT A SILVERADO

Where did you buy it? I look forward to hearing how you get on with it, as I am interested in getting one of these myself, and had a test ride recently.