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I have an Ezee Quando II folding bike which I bought new in June 2007. I rode it pretty much every day for 18 months, then I had a baby so didn't ride it again while I was on maternity leave. Unfortunately, it didn't occur to me to charge the battery during that time, so it is definitely not right any more! I have been riding it again for about 7 months now, but the battery has to be charged every day for me to manage my 6-mile round trip to work and back (huge hill, so probably you'd get a couple more miles on flatter ground, as long as you aren't too heavy!). Because of the small wheels, I was not able to get a bike seat for the baby and am not comfortable pulling a trailer, so have just bought a Kalkhoff with normal sized wheels so I can have a rear mounted seat. I have no idea what the bike should be worth but have looked at Flecc's pricing system and think as follows: £850 purchase price Less £400 which is the cost of buying a new battery = £450 Less 50% depreciation because it's 2.5 years old = £225. It also needs a new bolt in the folding mechanism, and the plastic chain cover is cracked and missing a screw, so I reckon it's worth around the £180 mark? Any offers? I'm in Bristol, couldn't deliver to anyone as I don't have a car, so collect-only. Cheers 0117 377 9507

I'll probably get a new ezee battery then! Don't like the sound of having to do half the work! Thanks to everyone for all the information, I feel much more well informed now

sooo - should I buy a Kalkhoff then? Are they batteries on the Kalkhoffs going to last much longer? The chap at 50Cycles told me they were a whole big improvement on the Ezee ones but I don't know if that is in terms of life between charges or overall length of life. I am also in a bit of a fix with mine because I didn't think about the small wheels when I got it (as was not planning babies at that point) and it seems that this means I can't get a bike seat to go on the back of it. I could get a trailer but would have storage issues with that I think. But that's a whole 'nother posting.....

Serial number - and how long do they last anyway Hello all - thanks for your posts. I feel like a right eejit for not charging it up but there you go. The serial number is JGJDJC100020, any feedback on that would be helpful. I'm intrigued by your comment on whether it would have died soon anyway - at £400 each if they only have a life of two years then this is going to cost me a fair bit. I had expected it to have a much longer life than that, based on what I was told when I bought it. Cheers

Hello I have an Ezee Quando that I got in July 2007. I rode it every day to work and back (about 6 miles, with a couple of big hills) and it would last 4 days if I really pushed it, so about 24 hilly-ish miles. I recently had a baby and therefore didn't ride the bike for about 7 months (late pregnancy till went back to work - apparently babies are not suitable for putting in pannier bags till at least 6 months ; - )) Now have started riding it again and the battery is not lasting any time at all. I can make it to work and back once, if lucky (6 miles). For those familiar with the Ezee bikes, they have green, amber and red lights on the display. It used to be on green for a long time, then would flick to amber (and possibly red) if put under a heavy load, but then back to green. Once battery was getting low, it would be just amber-red, then red only, which meant I had about 1-2 miles left. Now it is just straight from green to amber-red. It doesn't always respond from standstill, and it cuts out briefly going up hills, so I have to stop and let it recover for 30 seconds. Then it goes straight back to green, as if fully charged. After about 6 miles it dies completely (all lights go out) but if I turn it off and on again it sometimes recovers. I didn't charge it at all for the 7 months I was doing baby stuff. Has this permanently damaged it? Can it be fixed? Cyclepoint's website says they are £400, which I am loathe to spend if the bike itself is not warrantied etc. 50Cycles no longer sell the Ezee bikes as they say Kalkhoffs are much better. I find that hard to believe as this one used to whip up pretty horrid hills. So, any advice? Can it be fixed? Should I fork out for a new one or should I upgrade to a Kalkhoff? Any advice welcome