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the feedback I got from 50 cycles was that C005 was just the software version and was nothing to worry about. I also got the pedal message in a separate issue. 50c advised that if you are moving when you start up the bike then it may say that message. In my situation I was not moving and they said that it was then something to do with the back pedal sensor which my bike did not have and the only way to resolve was to replace the motor. They sent me a new motor but did have to pay my local bike shop to fit it for me.

ok thanks for that.

Good stuff, so no issues with battery or motor then?

Thanks soundwave, have you ever needed any warranty support in that time?

thanks for clarifying that Martin, can you let me know what the situation is with telling is a badass dongle has been used on a bike as you will have first hand experience from servicing.

Oh right, I didn't know about the warranty transfer, would be good to know if that is the case.

Thanks for that. I am not worried about it causing problems with the bike it is more if I ever needed some warranty support that they can identify that one has been used and as such the warranty is invalidated.

I am looking at purchasing a bike that uses the 2015 bosch performance motor. The seller has mentioned that he has used a badass dongle on the bike. From looking at their website they say that the dongle can lead to the warranty being invalidated so was wondering if anyone has any experience if the service centre can actually tell that a dongle has been used as I wouldn't want to buy a bike that didn't have any form of warranty. I spoke to my local bike shop when I was looking at buying a new one and they were saying that they can tell but not sure if he was just saying that to put me off every using one. I have similarly seen threads from the guys at e-bikeshop saying that they cannot tell so was looking for peoples thoughts. I appreciate the dongle systems that involve you doing some rewiring with the motor but form what I believe the badass dongle just sits over the speed sensor so you are never messing about with the original system.

I am looking to upgrade the gear shifter which means replacing the gear cable, just wondering how this works given the shift assist Kalkhoff mentions. Is the cable just a single line of cable that I can feed through the housing or is there something else going on? When I needed to get the brake cable housing replaced by my local bike shop I am sure he said something about how the gear cable is connected in two parts but just wondering if anyone else has hands on knowledge of how this works and what I am getting myself into.

I bough a Pro Connect Impulse 9 from the guys at 50 cycles about 2 months ago and have had no issues with the bike but this afternoon when I was getting ready to head back from work the bike all of a sudden just turned itself off, the battery had 3/4 charge left so it wasn't the battery dying. I just turned it on and then the screen flashed but then would not turn back on so I had a slow trek back home. When I got home I plugged in the charger and the bike came back to life, has this happened to anyone else? Now when I turn the bike off it says the message 'bye' as it usually does but then I notice very quickly an error code or something that reads a bit like 'C005' I don't think it did this before as I would have noticed it so just wondering if anyone knows what this means?