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Orbea Katu an Winora Radius Tour are cheaper alternatives.

I have 2 of them and I'm fairly happy with them. I had a connection issue with one of the bags and they sent me a new one that works fine. Fitting the PAS sensor on one of the bikes was not easy but I managed to do it with some Suguru. The motor is a little loud but surprisingly powerful for its size. It has a little bit of drag, but I often use the bike without the battery pack without problems. The connection of the battery pack is clever, but I think it needs improvement: the battery pack is heavy and the connecting pins are a bit too fragile. I think that some sort of a clicking harness would be a better solution, even if it would require a step more when attaching the battery. Overall for a 1.0 product I think it's fine. If they managed to solve their quality control issues and improve it a little bit it could become a really great product.

Swytch support solved my problem. It was caused by a loose pin connector on the power pack. They sent me a new bag, I transferred all the content (battery, display etc) to that and now everything works perfectly. They were a little slow at getting a first answer, but then everything proceeded quick and smooth.

Update: I think I might have found where my problem originates from.The power pack doesn't fit the harness properly, thus it's able to move around a tiny bit. This movement might be the cause of the connection problem I'm experiencing. I did a quick test with a couple of shimmers to prevent the power pack to move around and it seems to work. I'm currently in contact with Swytch support and I hope I can solve this. Worse case scenario I'm going to create the shims using Suguru.

Well...I got a reply, but they suggested to fit a torque arm, even if I told them that I tried that and told them about the battery swap test...now I'm waiting for a second reply

Also I just noticed that my battery pack has a sticker that shows 32km/h on it. Could that be a problem? Maybe the controller does not fit my 25kmh motor or something like that?

I tried that too and my result is the opposite. The problem immediately showed on my wife's bike, while mine was perfect. Maybe it's all about some faulty connections. Mine might be inside the pack, maybe others' might be on the harness itself?

I tried fitting one of the washers inside and fitting the torque arm. At first everything seemed ok, but after a few km it started again. As soon as it stops raining I will try and swap the battery and the harness with the working kit and see what happens.

Washers inboard do you mean fitting the torque washers inside the fork? Or fitting one more? I will double check all the connections and try to make a video. Thank you for your help

I have 2 Swytch kits and one of them is giving me trouble. The motor makes a loud clunky noise and stutters. I tested it with the bike on a stand and it works perfectly, at every power level, but as soon as I try it on the road the problem shows. Since the motor is fine when on the stand I guess it's some kind of fitting problem, not en electronic/electric one. Could it be that the motor axle is a little bit too thin than my fork's opening? Maybe a torque arm could help? Also the fork is a little wider than the motor itself and it gets closer to the motor only after I tighten the bolts. Maybe this could cause some issues too.

At level 5 my wife rides at 10mph with no leg power at all. She has to put some effort only if she wants to have faster than that.

That's not my experience. My wife did 20+ miles using a little less than 40% of the battery. It was flat roads and level 5/6. So 50 miles is definitely possible on those conditions. Of course I never expected to get 50 miles at full power and full speed.

Me and my wife went for a test ride of her newly converted bike. We wanted to try it on the fairly steep hill that brings us to our future home. The test went very well indeed! We managed to climb at relatively high speed (around 15km/h) pretty much all the way up. When we were on the steepest bit of the road she had to use the motor at full power, you could definitely hear the motor struggle and she had to help with her legs a bit, but still managed to climb without a sweat. I'm not sure the tiny motor could cope with much more than that but considering it's size it would be unfair. Overall I'm very happy about the purchase, especially considering the price. On the other hand, I couldn't fit my other kit on my old road bike. Every single piece required modifications and just too much work, so I gave up. Fortunately my needs had changed in the meantime, so instead of a lightweight ebike I will need a cheap stealthy one. So I will get a used old bike and fit the kit on that.

I also got two kits. I managed to fit the first one on my wife's bike quite easily. We had the chance to try it only for a few miles, but first impressions are mostly good. The other one is for my old road bike and I'm still struggling fitting the PAS magnets on to the hollowtech BB.

Ergonomic grips really make a difference