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    Fit for purpose

    I purchased a Kalkhoff in August 2018. I have ridden about 10,000 miles on it. It is hard to say exactly how far I have ridden it since the display unit has failed and been replaced 3 times - and this has been the start of my problems. I've had 3 battery fails, one motor fail, two control...
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    Fed up with my Kalkhoff - definitely getting Bosch system next time - but thinking Ribble - please talk me out of it!

    I have a Kalkhoff which I've had for under three years but it has let me down so many times it is going back under 'sale of goods', 'not fit for purpose'. I'm on my third battery, second motor, third display unit (which needs replacing again) second control switch (which now doesn't work at...
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    Now on my fourth major problem. 1 Battery failure, 1 display failure, 1 control switch failure and one weird one where the motor was cutting on and off irrespective of whether I was pedalling
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    Kalkhoff unreliability

    Hello, just joining. Perhaps should have joined 2 years ago and asked for advice. Dodgy ankle, bad back, asthmatic, so an e-bike should be the answer. Purchased a Kalkhoff two years ago and love it. Regularly do 40-60 miles including big hills. BUT - it is so unreliable! Currently getting...