Replacement Carrera Vulcan Battery

[corvay]

Hi guys, I'm new to ebikes and recovering from a knee injury so figured an ebike is a good way to ease into cycling by commuting when the weather is nice.

A local guy is selling a Carrera Vulcan which I'm considering for my 25 mile commute but he says the battery only has 2 bars out of 4 health but charges fine. I figure that may be enough to get me most if not half the way to work (12 miles) on full/medium assist where I can charge. Then at some point maybe later in the year I can buy a replacement battery.

Looking at the specs it looks like the Carrera Vulcan uses a Joytech 36v 11.5Ah rated at 417Wh (JCEB360-11.5). There are quite a few similar spec batteries on Amazon but no idea if these are compatible or even fit. Anyone able to help?

If it's only going to be 2-300 for a new battery and I can get by with the battery for this year then that would work. Little nervous about buying a new bike and having it stolen or just deciding I don't enjoy it. A used bike seems good while I work out how much I am going to use it.

 

[D C]

I figure that may be enough to get me most if not half the way to work (12 miles) on full/medium assist where I can charge

Sorry to say that's highly unlikely, it's best if you consider that the cost of the bike will be what you pay for it plus the immediate cost of a replacement battery.
Dave.

 

[Nealh]

The battery is not fine if it is only 50% healthy, to put it mildly is f***ed.
As soon as you hit a hill and ask for higher current and load from the battery is will sag and cut out. The Battery is worth nothing so you need to factor in the price of a new battery or re-cell in the asking price.

 

[corvay]

Ah thanks, that makes sense I guess that’s why he is selling it, he was a bit cagey when I queried him. I contacted Halfords and it’s 500 quid for a new battery which is what I expected, but as Halfords are selling last years bike for 999 currently it would be better to buy new.

Any recommendations on buying a good used mountain/cross bike for off road commuting? Want something that is a good base for replacing parts and ideally once I take the battery off isnt going to tempt toerags if I leave it locked at a station. The Halfords bikes looked ideal but 500 quid every couple of years for A new battery sounds a bit steep.

 

[Nealh]

Oxygen S cross.

 

[Woosh]

warwick is selling his Bosch - Ortler for £600.
it has 7-speed hub gear, so no problem with derailleur, a typical weak point for CD bikes..

https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/classifieds/ortler-wien-7-speed-igh-ebike.91/

 

[D C]

warwick is selling his Bosch - Ortler for £600

Special price for forum members including spare wheels
https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/ortler-wien-7-speed-igh-ebike.36724/#post-542507

 

[sjpt]

it’s 500 quid for a new battery which is what I expected, You might be able to get the current battery recelled for (???) around £300. Still might not be worth you while unless the bike is going very cheap.

 

[corvay]

Thanks wasn’t that cheap so looked around and ordered an Ancheer, seems to fit what I’m looking for and easy enough to swap out parts. Did consider a Whoosh kit and may yet do that if I enjoy riding.

The Bosch looked really good, but would have been a 4 hour round trip.