Battery upgrade advice sought

[peterjd]

Rode it to work on Friday, was brilliant. Didn't quite have the guts to test the battery range properly (and was mainly using higher levels of assist) so I played it safe and took my charger in to work.

I'm considering leaving a separate charger at work. I actually have a spare unit that I bought earlier with the right connections and spec, but it's an eBay cheapy similar to the one below - and I'm wondering whether it might be better in the long run to pick up something better. Is there much in it between these £10 jobs and the £25 ish ones Yose supply? Or anything better still? I've had one of the cheap ones fail before (mains socket solder joint failure) so am a little wary of them...

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Thanks for this thread - I was vaguely looking for an additional battery so have ordered a Yose from Ebay. Got the 10.4Ah one - hopefully a bit lighter. Smooth transaction and good price - hope that the battery performs as well.

 

[electricorange]

Plucked up the courage to try it on a round trip commute without charging - it does the business - so thanks all for the advice.

On the way there I used "speed" all the way, on the way back I panicked and thought i was about to run out of charge so set it to "tour" for most of the last leg. In the end there was charge left to spare so I used "turbo" for the final (steep) climb, and arrived back with plenty of charge left.

I've found the 16 mile journey takes about an hour, which is a significant improvement over a non-assisted ride, but still very tiring! Much nicer than driving but I'll have to work on my fitness...