Wingreen

Still not sorted. No big deal probably, but it does look bad

Dont know if admin can sort this but it seems that duplicate posts are happening all the time when it comes to the Classifieds section. I hve tried contacting admin but no joy.

My apologies but the bike has been sold. I will try and delete the ad.

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Ah. OK. Many thanks. I have tried someone on eBay (still waiting for a reply). Agreed, if it becomes insurmountable I might well go for the new mounting etc option. Thanks

Many thanks - I did follow the link but couldnt see any information on where to source a replacement. I did see the pic of the battery but that looks like a "Frog" type of battery. The one I am after is a slim rectangular shape.

Long story but.........my friend died a few weeks ago and I've been tasked with selling on his Hopper Urban folding electric bike. I have a friend who wants to buy it but.........it hasnt been used for a few years and, try as we might, we cant find the battery! It was bought from Tesco years ago and so I'm a bit lost as to which bettery to buy to replace the missing one. It wasnt one of the "Frog" type - but I remember it was black and quite a slim rectangular shape that slid into the casing above the rear wheel. Fortunately I managed to find the key. Any experts out there have any idea which spec battery I should buy, and where to get it from.

Many thanks. I take your point but, although I usually only do about 20 miles, I do the occasional longer ride (with some steep hills) and I dont want to be in the situation where the battery runs out of power a few miles from home/car. I'm happy to pay for a replecement (after all "you cant take it with you!") - 7 years/4000 miles on this one seems a fair return for my money. However the "re-celling" option sounds interesting.

I have a Samsung 36v 15AH lithium battery. Purchased in August 2015. Its done just over 4000 miles and, being only used for leisure purposes (approximately 20 miles each time), its probably been charged 200 times. Recently I've noticed that the "power indicator" is dropping much more often on steeper parts of my ride - although it still reverts back to full when back on the flat. I'm thinking that (due to age and number of charges) its probably time to replace this battery but would be interested in any expert comments. Also, can these batteries be "reconditioned"? Plus, if I replace the battery, what options have I got for the old battery, given that it still does the job (albeit with probably less potential ride distance). Or do I just dispose of it? (safely?)

If we don't use the cycle lanes that ARE any good (safe and well paved) then I guess we can't expect to get (m)any more. It's certainly a hot topic.

Ah...OK. Looks like I'm in a minority of one! Anyway, I thought it was worth raising the issue. Lets see what Chris Boardman comes up with (I'm not holding my breath).

Totally agree where the surface is poor - but where the surface is pristine, that wouldnt be a reason (although, admittedly, there may be other factors)

OK - I concede that its a lot more complicated than I had set out - and undoubtedly you both raise valid issues. However, one point raised I'd have to disagree with - at least in relation to many cycle lanes/paths that have recently been constructed: the surface on these are tarmaced and often in better condition than the road itself. They run in parallel, just a few inches away from the main road, but (some) cyclists just wont use them. Anyway, its clearly something that is going to generate debate. One problem, of course, is that when they are not used (admittedly, possibly for good reason), the "public" are going to see them as a waste of money, leading to pressure on decision makers to cut back funding, leading to fewer cycle paths - to the detriment of all those other (fairweather/casual) cyclists.

Not sure if this sort of thing has been raised before....but here goes: Why, oh, why do some cyclists insist on not using cycle lanes. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen a cyclist on the road, going up a hill, with a queue of cars waiting to overtake when, RIGHT NEXT to the cyclist, is a cycle lane! To be fair, I've never seen an electric bike doing that - in most cases its a cyclist (or group of cyclists) in all the (Lycra?) gear. I can only guess that they see it as a "matter of principle" or, in some way, see cycling on a cycle lane as beneath them. Fine - each to their own BUT - the problem is that it is giving all cyclists a bad name and is undermining moves to get more cycle lanes into the transport network. Just a thought!