RedSkywalker

I didn't manage to get the bike out at all today because of the rainstorms but the forecast for tomorrow is looking better so hopefully I'll try it out then

Balance definately is the issue but I find if I can peddle that really helps me to keep my balance - don't know why, but it does!

50 inch wheels?

Have now looked at lcd and manual - wheel size is in inches and can be adjusted by 0.1 increments from 1 to 50

No, because I reset it to 20" thinking I was doing the right thing but now I know better

yes there is - in fact the meter was set for 26" wheels when I got it instead of 20" so I will see how large I can set it for! Also I have found that there is a disc just inside where the pedal goes through the frame and it has 12 magnets with a reader that blinks as they pass round it.

Peter the idea of changing the front chain wheel might just be the answer! It had never occurred to me but it makes complete sense and means I could pedal at a slow, smooth pace which would let me keep my balance but with the bike travelling at a much slower speed! I will definately look into that tomorrow. Many thanks to all who replied.

I did try to gently increase speed but it's about 5 or 6 mph and that is just too fast for the poor old girl. I keep wondering if I select 24 volts from the controller will I do any damage? I think it would be really hard to find a 24 volt battery to fit this specific bike

There is an option via the controller to select different voltages ie 24v / 36v or 48

This is the link to the Amazon listing for the bike: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084FJW4M5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

No the speed is not restricted and when I tried it using first the hand throttle and then later by pedal it easily topped over 20 mph. There is no magnet on a spoke but you can change the number of magnets through the control unit and ( have found 46 seems to give pretty much the correct speed in mph).

Hi all, I have a couple of dogs that (like me) are now getting on a bit. I can no longer walk any real distance so I treated myself to an eBike which has pretty amazing performance - but that's the problem! I really want to be able to just quietly cycle along at pretty much average walking pace so that the dogs can keep up easily but the bike is just too fast! It is a 48 volt with 500 watt motor and although I have tried restricting the speed via the controller (you can set from 5 to 25 kph) but that didn't work. I can slow the bike down with the hand throttle but that results in me losing balance because it's so slow. So now I have one last idea but I don't know enough about the electric motors to know if this will cause damage - I can choose what voltage to operate the bike at from 12, 24, 36 or 48 - my thinking is if I reduce the voltage that will reduce the power and hence the speed of the bike, yes? So if I do that then just pedal slowly I might get what I want SO, what do you guys think?

So now I have retired I have lots more time to spend on the beach with my 2 Springers BUT age is catching up so what I would like is an electric bike that is good on beaches (mainly soft sand). I'm not worried about speed at all because the dogs will have to keep up but I'm not a "techy" type, so something simple to maintain would be a big plus. Had a look on Youtube and there are some machines the Americans call Fat Boys which look really good and have really wide tyres for sandy beaches - don't think they sell them over here though. Any advice would be very much appreciated - cheers.

Not really - I use old style plimsoles on the boat which give a good grip but obviously they get soaked but the socks keep my feet dry. When it gets cold I put a pair of light loop fleece socks under them and that keeps me warm as toast and bone dry.

I have a pair of goretek socks that I use for sailing as well - they are a fairly tight fit and they keep your feet dry no matter what