Viking verses woosh?

[nifanwee]

Hi Ive had a Viking ego 24 for 3 months and the wiring has come out of the controller and all power gone. tesco say they will full refund. But what now? I was thinking i'd go for something a bit lighter with less weight on the back. Has anyone got/had a woosh zephyr? thats about my limit for price . i got the viking instead of the £400 hopper as they'd ran out still for £400 but i dont know whether its best to just fix it or try something else. Any advice would be fab thanks! or a recommendation of a folding elcetric bike for less than £600? thanks

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Are they going to refund you and let you keep the bike?

 

[nifanwee]

no they're supposed to be taking it but i dont know if im shooting myself in the foot. its the first ebike ive had and i love it but its bloody heavy when it breaks down! do vikings have a bad name for breaking down?

 

[nifanwee]

Hi I just read theres a Hatti from Woosh on here? Can you help me Hatti?

 

[Woosh]

Nifanwee

You may have had problems because the bike is based on a hub motor like our Zephyr. These don't perform well if the rider is heavy (no suggestions, just stating), or the area is very hilly or both. Sounds like you may live in Wales, where we tend to sell mainly crank based models to solve this issue?
If you input your postcode into our predictor, the tool will suggest which model may suit.

Hatti

 

[Deleted member 4366]

To answer your question about the wiring coming out. Over the years we have seen a few bikes where connectors are not in properly. Normally, it's just a case of having to reconnect. How do you know that that's what's wrong with your bike? If you can get your money back, and don't mind spending a bit more, a Woosh bike would be better.

 

[Cyclezee]

If you can get your money back, and don't mind spending a bit more, a Woosh bike would be better.

Ditto to that.

Also you will get far better support from Woosh, an established e-bike specialist than Tesco, a grocer.

 

[nifanwee]

lol! im 11 stone and live in cambridge! but good guess! but yeah that what i was pondering whether to go to a specialist make, avocet havent organised collection yet and i hope i dont have to have an argument! if its not put together well to start with what else could go wrong!

 

[Cyclezee]

lol! im 11 stone and live in cambridge! but good guess!

Yeah right nifanwee, and Hatti is Eric Sykes sister