Looking to buy

[NRG]

The early battery problems are more or less a thing of the past. Certainly the batteries supplied today seem to be much better than a few years ago. Don't just single out Alien take a look at the eZee battery failures and others (Flecc could probably give chapter and verse on this) it affected many suppliers with the early Lithium types. These suppliers worked hard though to address the issues...

Plan on a new battery between 2 and 3 years regardless, Lithium will degrade even if not used, although I note there where some posts a while back about a Ping battery still retaining near full capacity after 3 years...but typically capacity will have dropped substantially by that time and the battery will be due for replacement.

 

[Hymer1942]

Hi NRG, did not meen to single out Alien, its just that in my short time on here I have seen 2 failures. I am learning all the time. I shall not be using my bike for comuting as I am retired. It will spend a lot of its time on the back of my Motorhome in France Spain etc. And will be used to explore rather than comute. Barrie

 

[NRG]

Hi Barrie, still plan on a 2~3 year replacement time frame though then it will be less of a shock!

 

[banbury frank]

Hi

WARNING some 2 year warranty on battery's are a SCAM

Look at the small print

A warranty that only replaces or repairs the battery If the capacity drops below 50% is no good if you bought a long range battery say to get to work and it will only go half that distance It could happen in the first year then to do the Job you bought the bike for you are forced to buy a new battery although you have a 2 year WARRANTY ???????????

so the Availability of a new battery in 1 year and the cost is a part off the buying process

Frank

 

[flecc]

Bear in mind Barrie that many bikes are pedelecs which have no independently acting throttle. The Kalkhoff you mention is like that, the power controlled by the pedal action only. Don't be misled by the optional throttle for them, it only operates at low speeds.

On many of those with throttles, they only act while the bike is being pedalled.

So to ride without pedalling, make sure your chosen model works like that, only a minority do now.

 

[Hymer1942]

Hi Flecc, I am taking all in, and on my short list is the Oxygen bikes, but unfortunately no close dealer, and also not a lot of info about them on the forum, so have email Oxygen asking the relevant questions. But up to now seems to tick most boxes. Barrie

 

[steveindenmark]

Don`t forget the Tonaro bikes:

Our Products

Here is an idea of what they can do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-fKUg3Hn_Y&feature=related

Steve

 

[Hymer1942]

Hi Steve, only 10 amp battery and a tad heavy. Barrie

 

[JuicyBike]

Hi Barrie
There is a review of the Juicy Sport in this issue of Electric Bike Magazine, which may be helpful to you.
All our throttles work independently of pedalling up to the legal limit of 15.5 mph and all have pedal assist as well.
We have very few 16AH in stock, having sold almost all of our May delivery very quickly.
Where are you and how soon can we get you a try out?

 

[Hymer1942]

HI Bob, thats the problem I live at Fleetwood and everyone is so far away, but I have now got a short list, but I am getting there. Regards Barrie

 

[JuicyBike]

You could visit Fulwood Cycles in Preston who stock ours and other brands.

 

[james@justebikes.co.uk]

Barrie some one posted "try ten buy one" on this thread. They are quite right. If you choose well it will last a lifetime - get it wrong and you'll be posting to the nice folk here for evermore trying to back-pedal. If you can, do try an EU designed and manufactured product before making a decision. Even if you budget doesn't run to that level of quality (and you have zero intention of buying) at least you'll have something to judge the Chinese products against. All our e-bikes cost lots so wont be right for you right now, but it cost nothing to come and try them all.

Rgds,
James

I might be that our e-bikes are beyond your budget for now

 

[Hymer1942]

hi james and thank you for your advice, I simply could not justify £2000 plus for the use I am going to get from the bike at the moment. On my shortlist is the Oxygen Bike and I would not know where it was made
but I now assume China. And are you saying its pure quality of the components that is the difference??.
As I have said before big seems to be the way to go for me, say 36 V, 16/18Amp etc and I want one that
if I want will go on thottle only, there is not a lot of change from £1400 for the Oxygen Bike, but at 70 I only want to buy once!!
Regards Barrie

 

[DBCohen]

Hi Flecc, I am taking all in, and on my short list is the Oxygen bikes, but unfortunately no close dealer, and also not a lot of info about them on the forum, so have email Oxygen asking the relevant questions. But up to now seems to tick most boxes. Barrie

Barry, recently took delivery of an Oxygen Emate City and I like it very much - a much nicer bike than my previous eZee Cadence.

It does have a pushbutton control on the handlebars to change it from throttle only to pedelec mode - so you can use the throttle mode to get up to speed from a standstill, and then switch to assist mode for pedalling.

 

[Cyclezee]

Barry, recently took delivery of an Oxygen Emate City and I like it very much - a much nicer bike than my previous eZee Cadence.

It does have a pushbutton control on the handlebars to change it from throttle only to pedelec mode - so you can use the throttle mode to get up to speed from a standstill, and then switch to assist mode for pedalling.

Hi David,

You can do the same with all current generation eZee bikes expect that you press a rocker switch rather than button.

Cheers,

 

[Hymer1942]

Hi David thanks for the info, look forward to seeing your review when you have had it a while. Barrie