Hi,
A brief introduction and question. Being of a certain age...over 60.....my wife wanted an electric bike to ease her ride around town.
After hiring for half a day we were hooked so spent 3 months looking for one on Ebay. Finally found a Claud Butler Glide 1 in York, which was immaculate and seemed just fine when we tried it, so we shelled out £350 and brought it home.
The bike does have a problem though and I'd like some advice on the steps to go through to isolate this. The bike sets off normally, but seems to give maximum power whatever the throttle setting. I'd have expected a minimum of assistance which you could wind up once you hit a hill, but it just sets off full tilt and you hardly need any effort.
It also stops intermittantly, which I initially thought was maybe when it reached 15mph, but it can happen at any speed. It then doesn't restart until the battery is reset by switching off and back on.
Any suggestions most welcome.
John
A brief introduction and question. Being of a certain age...over 60.....my wife wanted an electric bike to ease her ride around town.
After hiring for half a day we were hooked so spent 3 months looking for one on Ebay. Finally found a Claud Butler Glide 1 in York, which was immaculate and seemed just fine when we tried it, so we shelled out £350 and brought it home.
The bike does have a problem though and I'd like some advice on the steps to go through to isolate this. The bike sets off normally, but seems to give maximum power whatever the throttle setting. I'd have expected a minimum of assistance which you could wind up once you hit a hill, but it just sets off full tilt and you hardly need any effort.
It also stops intermittantly, which I initially thought was maybe when it reached 15mph, but it can happen at any speed. It then doesn't restart until the battery is reset by switching off and back on.
Any suggestions most welcome.
John