A large box with 12" rip from lid down the top of the box was delivered today.
The TNT Courier driver had a bit of an accident and the other bike he was delivering was completly out of the box!
Initial impressions, very well built bike with the handle bars laden with controls and gauges: The bike seems too good just for commuting back and forward to work, I didn't realise that the bike had a computer (and other unidentified items) as standard.
First things first, battery and charger removed and battery put on to charge.
Second, the instructions and technical bits.
The RST suspension forks appear to need a lot of attention/maintenance! Perhaps this is a good reason not to have suspension forks (even on a push-bike)? Is it just the RST suspension forks that are so demanding? Flecc, what do you think?
The other documents seem in accordance with expectation, nothing that some practical (actual trying out won't sort out). It could take a while before I get ito the swing of things though.
The all important certificate indicates that the bike is vehicle catagory A according to EC Directive. The unladen weight 22.5Kg (I checked the weight against my Raleigh P4000 out of curiosity and it was exactly the same without the battery). The technically permissible maximum laden weight is 120Kg. The maximum (assist) speed is 20 Km/h with its Panasonic 0.25KW unit.
It will be interesting to see how the bike performs in practice.
I have just completed rough adjustment of handlebars and installed the pedals.
Too late for anything else other than check whats been hapening on-line while waiting for the battery to finish charging.
I have never tried an e-bike before so have a lot to learn. Hopefully I will pick things up pretty quickly. Without even considering the e-bike aspect, the Kalkhoff bike is a lot different from what I am used to with the P4000.
Hopefully forum members will give some tips/advice?
The only thing missing (I think) is instructions on membership of Kalkhoff/50-cycles forum?
The TNT Courier driver had a bit of an accident and the other bike he was delivering was completly out of the box!
Initial impressions, very well built bike with the handle bars laden with controls and gauges: The bike seems too good just for commuting back and forward to work, I didn't realise that the bike had a computer (and other unidentified items) as standard.
First things first, battery and charger removed and battery put on to charge.
Second, the instructions and technical bits.
The RST suspension forks appear to need a lot of attention/maintenance! Perhaps this is a good reason not to have suspension forks (even on a push-bike)? Is it just the RST suspension forks that are so demanding? Flecc, what do you think?
The other documents seem in accordance with expectation, nothing that some practical (actual trying out won't sort out). It could take a while before I get ito the swing of things though.
The all important certificate indicates that the bike is vehicle catagory A according to EC Directive. The unladen weight 22.5Kg (I checked the weight against my Raleigh P4000 out of curiosity and it was exactly the same without the battery). The technically permissible maximum laden weight is 120Kg. The maximum (assist) speed is 20 Km/h with its Panasonic 0.25KW unit.
It will be interesting to see how the bike performs in practice.
I have just completed rough adjustment of handlebars and installed the pedals.
Too late for anything else other than check whats been hapening on-line while waiting for the battery to finish charging.
I have never tried an e-bike before so have a lot to learn. Hopefully I will pick things up pretty quickly. Without even considering the e-bike aspect, the Kalkhoff bike is a lot different from what I am used to with the P4000.
Hopefully forum members will give some tips/advice?
The only thing missing (I think) is instructions on membership of Kalkhoff/50-cycles forum?