Recent content by Michael Price

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    Free public battery charging scheme

    Main problem is the speed of charging If it takes several hours then it is not much use to most people If it is quick then it goes against the charging advise given by the manufacturers and would need for those people to agree that it was OK The manuals all say never to use any charger except...
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    cyclotricity stealth 1000w will not de-restrict

    Somewhere above I saw that the OP has contacted the manufacturer and they said to replace all the bits he had replaced with the original ones But I cannot see anywhere that he says what these bits are not that might be a list of irrelevant parts for the purpose of this thread but it might not...
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    Ebike battery renewal

    There is one on Amazon that seems to be right...
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    Battery Fires

    That actually happened to my with not with an ebike battery but one for her vape thing many years ago the one she had wore out and she got a new one - different make and stuff but the charger connection was the same some time later they got mixed up - she had just assumed they were the same...
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    Dead Bike

    I had this on mine I assumed the battery was totally dead WHen you say that you put it away for winter - I am assuming that you are in the Northern Hemisphere so it has been store for several months??? If so then what percent age charge were they when they were stored and has anything been...
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    Injuries With Electric vs Conventional Scooters and Bicycles

    it is in the USA - so medical insurance may play a part??
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    DFT consultation on increase of 250W limit to 500W

    as here https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/feb/29/ministers-to-consult-on-doubling-the-legal-wattage-of-electric-bike-motors just to summarise consultation only increase of 250W to 500W Throttle allowed motor cutoff remains at 15 mph (ish) ANyone know any more??
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    PLEASE HELP (CARRERA CROSSFIRE 2 FAULT)

    If the bike is less than a year old then take it back and tell them that it is faulty - they have had sufficient opportunities to repair it and you want your money back Put this in writing Any comments about not riding on the road as just laughable! If they claim to not have a record of...
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    ebike problem

    If it happens again - try timing the amount of time that it stays on If it is the same every time then it points to something deliberate - if it is randomish - just around the same sort of thing - then I would suspect something triggering an overheating condition?
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    Riding ebike in the rain

    Been out on mine in the rain several time - not deliberately but certainly got soaked Actually several different ebikes - all have been just fine
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    Carrera CrossCity-e charger problem

    Thank you - you don;t seem to have a UK shop/workshop - is this correct? If not then I will look for someone who does - but thanks for replying
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    Carrera CrossCity-e charger problem

    Yes - this is why I tend to take it out once a month or so (I normally ride my non-folding bigger bike with a Bosch system) Then charge it again once I have ridden it down to only 1 or 2 LEDs left on but this time it doesn't seem to have worked
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    Carrera CrossCity-e charger problem

    Thanks - I have contected the company that recelled it but - just in case they do not want to help - is there a useful site/video about how to fix it myself I have always avoided stuff like this because, in spite of spending most of my life fixing computers, I never been good at small fiddly...
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    Carrera CrossCity-e charger problem

    Just checked everything out a bit more thoroughly After a few hours on 'charge' I have reconnected the battery back to the bike The charge display still shows only 1 led exactly the same as when I got back from yesterdays ride I have taken the battery out again and checked the voltage When the...