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The one in the link should work fine with the Suntour system used in the original Crossfire-e - it's 36V and uses the Phylion SF-06 case. I have not used this particular battery with a Crossfire-e, but have used one that was supplied with my Greenway bike with the Crossfire-e with no issues.

Looks great. My 81 year old father is looking for a Step Thru frame ebike with Centre Drive to replace his current Giant Hub drive. This looks like it would be a great option for him. Do you have an idea of the likely weight of the bike - I assume it will be less "top heavy" than a bike with a pannier mounted battery? Both are important considerations for the "more mature" who have less strength and balance. I commute 26 miles each way on a Max Drive bike through the summer so know that the drive train is more than capable of good things!

I have no experience with the 530, but used to own the 520 which was an excellent piece of kit. My understanding is that the 530 is like the 520 but with a few more bells and whistles (Bluetooth sensor capability and base maps preloaded for routable courses). I sold mine and changed to a Garmin Edge Explore as my eyesight is not so good - this has a bigger screen which is better for using the (somewhat poor) Route Guidance on the garmin system. I don't think you will really go wrong with any of the Garmin devices - it's a question of deciding your budget, which features you need and plumping for the device that meets your needs. I may go to an Edge 530 (or 1030) at some point (along with my recently acquired bifocal sunglasses - excellent!) as I also ride unassisted bikes and it has a few features that I would like around rider recover times and measuring power through a power meter. My son swears by his Wahoo Element - but this is a no-go for me as I have a Garmin Varia Radar rear light (best cycyling gadget if cycling on the road out of town centres). DCRainmaker has excellent reviews of all the Garmin devices online - they are worth a look. Whichever you get - please make sure you switch your ride to Ebike on Strava after upload!

I still have my Greenway Maxdrive bike. One of the original MaxDrive bikes if that's any use. I'll send you a PM.

My commute is 26 to 29 miles each way depending on the route I take and crosses the Mendip hills, 2200 feet of climbing. On a (really) good day I can do it in about 1 hour 35 minutes minutes on my Greenway Maxdrive bike - normally takes 1hr 45 minutes.. I have only done it about 5 times over the summer though as it is properly hard work to do it in that sort of time! (Club cyclist here, Mid 40s, overweight). So I would say it is probably just about doable, but I do charge my battery at work. I really wouldn't want to do it every day though.

Now sold to Adam

I'll send you a PM with more details.

Hi Adam. Replacement batteries are around £190 including a new charger and the like from sellers on ebay. This is basically a "generic" Chinese set up, which means you can buy a standard battery and plug it in - spend more and get more capacity. I know what you are saying with "Bath Miles!". Range will depend in part on your weight and how much effort you are prepared to put in. I used to commute on this when I lived and was working in Bristol - I would get 2 days of commuting which is total mileage of 28miles, but that is flat miles, not Bath miles! I am happy for you to come and give it a proper try if you want - happy for you to do a 20 mile route for a couple of hours if you leave some collateral to see if you get on with it.

I'm looking for £260.

Up for sale is my Kudos Tornado. I bought this 2nd hand about 18 months ago. It had a fault with the controller, so I changed the controller and display for an S09P and S-LCD3. The Controller is currently set to 11amps maximum, but can be configured tor 22amps. Likewise, although the battery is 36V, my understanding is that the controller / display are dual 36/48v capable. The bike has the original Bafang SWX motor which provides plenty of power to get you up the hills. The bike has probably done around 2000 miles in total and is still on the original battery which is probably good for about 25 miles now. The first owner had used it off road in the woods - consequently the farme has a lot of chips on it - this is not a "show bike". The brake pads are also low and one of the brake cables is frayed. I am looking for a price which I feel is fair - this would make a good first ebike or wet weather commuter (which is what I used it for in order to keep my Mid-Drive bike dry). The bike is located around 10 miles south of Bath in the West Country. I work in Pill which is just off the M5 so am happy to show the bike there too.

Same here. I bent the pins on my max drive bike as a result of using a cable like this without taking enough care. End result was a new controller was required (my fault!). I subsequently ordered a cable direct from China with the correct connector and have had no more issues. Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

I've finally got around to trying the Phyllion SF-06 cased battery from my Greenway on my partner's Crossfire-e. It seems to work fine (at least in the short term). It's only a 10.4ah battery but as a spare "get you home" battery it did the job nicely when the original got down below 10% yesterday. This battery only has slots for 2 prongs wired up rather than the 6 on the Carrera battery - the only difference we noticed was that the battery "% remaining" option was missing from the display - not sure if this is because the additional prongs are used to provide this info. (oh - and no cutouts on either battery!).

I used the exact same phrase "What's not to like?" over here: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/bmw-active-hybrid-e-bike-2017-2018.30384/#post-422382 It turns out quite a lot apparently. :-) I have ridden a Specialized Vado and was very impressed with it - so if this is similar ride experience for 50% of the cost I would think it's worth shortlisting at least.

And it's £1695 if you buy from one of the BMW dealers that list them on ebay.

Brose motor. 90nm toque. 504wh battery nicely integrated. Intergated lights, mudguards. What's not to like?