Rickybails

+1 to swytch battery connector bracket causing cut outs I fitted a swytch kit but it kept cutting out. I got a 2nd battery/controller (used with original bracket) from swytch but cut-outs still happened. I then bought a woosh kit which didn't cut out. Using the woosh battery/controller with the swytch wheel and pas worked fine. So probem must have been with the swytch mounting bracket and attached wired. The woosh kit came with its own wheel motor and I also bought a dileger motor wheel along the way, but the swytch motor was way better than the other 2 - almost silent. Today I use the swytch wheel with the woosh battery/controller. The woosh controller is crude compared to the swytch - it only turns the motor on full or off, there are no levels. The 5 levels only apply different top speed restrictions. The swytch wheel is noticeably more powerful with the woosh controller than the swytch was. The levels on the swytch kit however give you different levels of power assistance to the wheel which is great for extending range. So I do miss that but the cut-outs made it a non-starter. I'll probably go for a grin controller next so I can run with different power levels for better range rather than riding with full 250w power everywhere.

I was about to purchase a speed pedelec so checked the insurance situation. I tried a number of insurance companies but they all refused. I asked a number of bike shops who sell them if they know of customers successfully finding insurance. Only one shop had had any success. They told me the only company insuring speed pedelecs is Bikesure. I had already tried and failed with Bikesure so called them back. They told me the mileage and usage was the issue. I wanted a speed pedelec for commuting and estimated 10k miles per year. So I asked what mileage they would insure - they said more like 3k but not commuting. So if you want a speed pedelec for low mileage recreational riding and not commuting, you might be in luck. It's ridiculous that these bike are capable of replacing car journeys, which we urgently need to do to save the planet, but insurance companies are blocking it. I'd wager that the police stop turning a blind eye to derestricted e-bikes before the insurance companies start insuring s-pedelecs properly.