futurecat

Good stuff. Yep the battery bars, seem like a more reliable indicator. Very happy with it all so far. Very expensive compared to a normal pedal bike... but I guess we are "early adopters" of a new technology (even though Pedelecs themselves have been around for ages) and as such have to pay a premium. I am feeling fitter and stronger after a week of cycling to and from work. Certainly sleeping like a log too. Thanks for all the advice.

Thanks again for the speedy reply. So the dongle arrived yesterday! Fitting was not as straightforward as I thought as the dongle kept hitting the spokes on my rear wheel. In the end I had to unbolt the Bosch sensor, remove a plastic grommit / spacer behind it and re-attach. This finally provided enough space to fit the dongle. It has made a huge difference to my journey time. What was a 55 min journey I can now do in 45 mins. Yes I did order a wired bike computer (I read your previous posts). Works fine. Slightly dissapointed that I have this huge shiny Bosch HMI Display which is a bit useless now. Even the range is not accurate. It is telling me I have 12 miles range left on a full battery? Also once this morning it came up with the "Remove foot from pedal" message and I had to turn the whole thing on / off again. Anyone had any similar experiences?

So I finally ordered and received a new haibike bosch bike... hurray! Its an entry level cross bike, and cos it is end of season it was it was an affordable price. Initial thoughts. - The seat which shipped with it was terrible. Quickly and easily rectified, much to my relief. - The 16.5 mph limit is a hinderance and actually causes you become equally tired as on a normal pedal bike. I have have taken your advice and ordered the bad ass dongle. Will let you know how I get on. - Also ordered a cheap sigma speedometer and a cycle rack to help. - I love the sound of the electric motor whirring. Its beautiful! Kills the hills near where I live. - I had test ridden the SMART ebike, and I thought it was terrible. The ride of the Haibike is much much nicer. I got a haibike cos I liked the quality of the frame finish, but in order to save a few pounds I ended up with a Bosch Classic+ instead of the newer active line battery and motor. Appreciate the Active line is slightly smaller and neater (certainly the battery is a lot prettier). But looking at the bosch website, the output / specs of both the Classic + and Active line seem near identical. Both <4kg and max torque of 50nm and 250w. The performance line does allow a higher output, but that wasnt in my budget range. I have read somewhere about how the newer active line senses 1000 times a minute instead of 200 ... but come'on really!? Would I ever have noticed a difference?. Even the battery specs are the same, except I have to take mine off the frame to charge. Doesn anyone know if in the years to come I was to upgrade my battery to an Active line, would it be compatible with a Classic + motor? The controls seem much the same on both.

Thanks the quick reply Rob! Much appreciated

Hi I have been reading these posts with interest. Please could somebody answer a few questions. 1) The dongle... when you use it does it always cause the speedo to be 1/3 of the actual speed, even if you are below the normal 16mph limit? 2) Does anybody know if the bosch motor was examined by bosch e.g. during a fault that required a return during the warranty period, could they tell if the dongle had been used? Is there anything within the motor housing that stores previous trip data that could suggest that someone has used a dongle and therefore make the warranty void? Hope you can help!