Older commuter

Yose battery and service were excellent. The website failed to allow delivery to UK at first so spoke online to a member of staff and they resolved this very quickly and all sorted within 48 hours. I would recommend these batteries if any one else has an issue. Thanks to those who pointed them out to me here. A very happy commuter, especially after a couple of days on the old manual bike that was very hard work to ride now.

For me the bike was a gift when I was told I could no longer drive from my brother who wasn’t using it. So I did very well.

I think the word properly in your reply is key. I fiddled tested and it worked. I am sure I missed a step or more. I will follow your advice and try to do it properly this weekend when I have some time off. Thanks

Very useful to read about the fine detail of the batteries, thank you. Also that the batteries are occasionally stocked by Halfords. I think price will win for me though.

This was very useful thanks. The cable is still very loose and I have to tighten it quite often now. I find a good spot where the gears change well, but it isn’t tight and slowly loosens. This doesn’t feel as if I have set it correctly. Should I be tightening much more and there will be a point where I find the gears stop slipping? If that makes sense. maybe there is an other point where I can lock this off?

Fantastic, I will be checking it out after my ride this morning and a little work.

I have not always found Halfords great for servicing and advice. Although they can also surprise me with some staff being excellent. This time the call centre, in South Africa, said yes they stock the battery at £279. I was delighted and made the journey to a store where the order had t be placed. the store people couldn’t find the battery on their computer and eventually said no they don’t have it and the nearest they had was between £500 and £600 pounds but they doubted it was the correct battery. So this time Halford was a bust.

Looks like a good match with the battery in terms of Technical spec. does it fit in the existing battery mount on the bike? the gear fix has work with a little more adjustment needed as it seems to have slipped a little on the ride in the heavy rain today.

Great replies so far. I will try the gear adjustment mentioned and feedback success. Interesting to hear about re-wiring to new controller and battery. I guess that will bring new tech and battery quality. While I may be able to do this myself in a weekend, I can’t gamble as it is my only way to get to work. Maybe an e bike mechanic might exist. Servicing has been by a bike shop so far with me doing some repairs to battery mount and wiring more my thing. great to get replies, please keep advice coming, I will go and have a fiddle with the gears later. Thanks

I am looking for advice about my e bike. I have a couple of questions. I commute daily on my bike and have switched from my old bike to an bike as age have slowed me down. Ihave an old Carrera crossfire1 and the battery is not lasting long anymore and probably needs to be replaced. I have struggled to find a reliable source yet. Any advice gratefully received. Also the gear change down is slipping. When I go up it is fine. Any suggestions for videos or servicing to adjust this. I was happy servicing my old bike but this bike was a gift and the gears and disc brakes are new to me. many thanks, I am quite handy with most things just seeking advice fromthose who have been riding these bikes for longer than me.