What is the point to these?

[Ajax]

electric bicycle bike scooter 36v 250w | eBay

 

[smudger1956]

They are for people who like getting stopped by the Police for riding without a crash helmet, ( because to them it looks like a scooter) and also getting stopped for no number plates (........Because it looks like a scooter...)
And to raise unnecessary questions within the vehicle agencies about the validity of electric 'bikes'.....

 

[mike killay]

Well, according to ebay, he only has 2 to sell.
Seeing that they have lead acid batteries, they may be remnant stock from years ago.
They are totally obsolete.

 

[Synthman]

Nice bike with plenty of storage. Doesn't actually say what batteries it has though.

Also on mine I've never been stopped by the police for those reasons, and I encounter police on every single journey I make on the bike.

 

[hech]

electric bicycle bike scooter 36v 250w | eBay

What is the point to these?

"They have lights,stop lights, indicators, horn, suspension front and rear, brake switch cut outs to make motor stop incase of any failure of throttle, battery charger. It has a steering lock."
Even eddios fancy pants bike doesn't have all that!
It probably runs on 48volts and has a much more powerful motor than, well yours, probably. Whats more it gets apprentice hairdressers from A to B all over the country, 365 days of the year!
( Respect Synthman, i'll fly as your wingman any day.)

 

[Synthman]

Most of those bikes even have a security alarm as well. A lot of features for a very reasonable price! The carrying capacity is amazing, especially without the rear box. Can strap down large items at the back, and smaller ones at the front between the rider's legs. Can even squeeze a passenger on the seat too. I wish the Chinese would bring out a crank drive version with a throttle.

I missed the porn content though?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I'm tempted to get one.Should go quite well with a 48v 20aH Ping battery in that cavernous space.

How's your new battery doing Synthman?

 

[Scimitar]

electric bicycle bike scooter 36v 250w | eBay

The point is, as I see it; is to buy one, really juice it up and go shopping with it. A nice 72V battery and 1kW motor will do that nicely.

 

[funkylyn]

I am getting more tempted after every post......

( as for the elusive porn content.....you're a spoilsport Hech lol )

Lynda

 

[GaRRy]

The point is, as I see it; is to buy one, really juice it up and go shopping with it. A nice 72V battery and 1kW motor will do that nicely.

But then its no longer a pedelec but a unlicensed / untaxed / uninsured / unregistered motor vehicle.

Not forgetting would need a license and a helmet.

Mind you if they could produce the above for say £1000 and road legal I could be tempted.

 

[Synthman]

I'm tempted to get one.Should go quite well with a 48v 20aH Ping battery in that cavernous space.

How's your new battery doing Synthman?

It powers the bike quite well, though I've only done about 100 miles on it. I do think the LVC is set a bit too high though, it shuts down at 34v and the battery meter on the bike gives very little warning, it shuts down when 3 out of 4 LEDs are still lit. It does give me 16 miles range (throttle only) which was much better than the Phylion it replaced.

The bike is another matter. The hub brakes are useless. I took it to a loal bike shop and they said the pads on the front are completely worn and they can't do anything, and that the rear has rust on the cable.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

These people have a lot of parts for chinese scooters. The brake shoes will be a standard size, so you need to measure the inside diameter of the drum and their width - probably 88mm x 20mm. Look down the list for your ones.
China Parts Ltd Pads & Shoes | China Parts UK

 

[Synthman]

I don't know if my local bike shop were winding me up. When I took the bike in, as I handed it over I noticed a massive spider emerge from near the throttle. The guy saw it and somehow made it vanish. But it took them less than 10 seconds to determine the brake shoes were worn, they only squeezed the levers! They told me to try the Electric Transport Shop, which I did today. And my biggest fear was confirmed, they are too busy to work on it for the next few weeks.

If I knew what I was doing, I would be taking those brakes apart right now to measure for new brake shoes. But I don't believe they are actually worn.

The rust at the rear brake was nothing. It is just on the nut that secures the cable to the drum brake (it actually says 'Servo brake 98' on the side). There's no way that the brake shoes are worn because they do stop the wheel rapidly, too well in fact. it just doesn't work when I pull the brake lever.

As for the front brake, I turned the nut near the wheel and it stopped working completely. I then gave it another turn and it suddenly gave a reasonable amount of braking force. Another theory I have is that the barrel adjusters have become damaged (probably by me using excessive force to adjust) and no longer tension the cable at all.

I actually know nothing about bicycles, this is the first one I've actually owned, though I did use abandoned bikes for a short while. Those all had faults with brakes/chains and tyres and they were eventually dumped again.