June 7, 201411 yr Last bike I'll have for sale for a while, just clearing down my backlog, all cleaned up, pedals, seat and rack replaced, battery charged and tested with a brand new charger now and new mudguards. (new charger on last picture on rack, hell I'll even throw in the bungee cords!) Its a 3Eelectric Urban as per their spec but upgraded to the high capacity battery (18Ah). Throttle and pedal assist, rear 8fun motor, and 7 speed shimano SIS push button gears. Spec as below: Frame 6061 Aluminium Alloy Wheels 26" Tyres KENDA 26" x 1.75" Rims Double Wall Alloy Chain Wheel 42 Teeth Chain KMC Stainless Steel Handle BarZoom Adjustable Saddle Plush Gears 7 Speed Shimano 14-16-18-20-22-24-28 Teeth Bike Stand Adjustable Bike Stand Battery Lithium-Ion 36V 18Ah From LISHEN, 360Wh Capacity Motor 8fun 250W High Torque Brushless Hub Motor Charging Time 4-6 Hours For a quick sale I've reduced it to £375, very good condition, a few storage marks but practically as new. Welcome to test, worth it for the wheel, controller and the very large battery. Collection from Bradford, West Yorkshire.
June 9, 201411 yr Author We'll I'm 5' 11 and the height is good for me, you're only up the road from me if you want to come and have a look. PM me if you want to. ps I'll measure the frame tonight. EDIT from the brochure Frame is listed as 18” (430mm) 6061Aluminium Alloy
June 10, 201411 yr Now sold, Mark should have lots of fun! What a fantastic buy. And my reason for this is because we all know that it has come from a honest and trustworthy person. Good Grab Mark you've beaten loads of people to it have FUN!! MS.
June 10, 201411 yr Author Spoke too soon, looks like he may have a fault, hopefully I'll sort it tomorrow. Power goes off after a while of riding but battery still showing all lights, so could be a connection. Just frustrating as I tested this bike thoroughly.
June 11, 201411 yr Author Looks like its a battery issue, didn't present itself until under a heavy load, so just dismantling now. BMS or duff cell. Gave Mark a full refund but he's still interested if I can repair it.
June 12, 201411 yr Makes me a sad panda , was going great and such a nice ride, just wanted to say that when it's sorted will be a damn good bike.
June 12, 201411 yr Author I've been looking at the battery today, looks like the cells weren't balanced and one cell was quite a way out. So the slow job of manually balancing the pack has started!
June 14, 201411 yr Still not got a bike but am looking at buying an arriba new, having to save up for it though so will be 6 weeks or so, but keep me updated as still interested.
June 15, 201411 yr Author only 2 more cells to go then Ill do some discharge testing, it looks like two of the cells weren't being charged by the BMS, so always stayed low when all the others were fully charged. Hopefully should recover ok.
June 16, 201411 yr Author All the cells charged up to 4.2v solidly, going to do some miles on the bike tonight and discharge the battery before letting this bike go!
June 17, 201411 yr Author All good in da hood! Did a couple of miles on it last night, off charger voltage 42v, 41.7v when I returned, checked all the cells, all in balance. So going to see Mark this week to re-do the deal at a reduced price considering I've had to open and fix the battery. Plus ordered a better charger (Sans) as the one I'd ordered from ebay (think a few of you may have recommended them) shut off far too early. Just to compare, this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CE-approved-electric-bike-lithium-battery-charger-36v-2-0A-or-24v-2-0A-UK-Plug-/131111562281?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&var=&hash=item1e86dbac29 shuts off after 2 hours of charging. And after checking some of the cells were slightly lower than the rest. 3 hours on my Sans charger for a full charge and all cells were up at 4.2v solidly across the board.
June 20, 201411 yr Author New charger came today so shouldn't be long. Just discharge testing, for an 18aH battery should be a long test!! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/21/u2ehaza3.jpg
June 24, 201411 yr Author Well dropped off the repaired bike with Mark. Fingers crossed I've sorted it. Hope he gets the ebike bug, I feel he may need something with a bit more torque at a later date judging by the hill he lives on! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/25/5e5ype5u.jpg
June 25, 201411 yr WELL YOU SEE THE HILL IN THE DISTANCE BEHIND ME, THE ONE ON THE LEFT.......that is where i work, and THAT is why i decided on a ebike, although to be fair a couple of short but very steep ones (60 - 75%) I'm going to push it up.
June 25, 201411 yr ... a couple of short but very steep ones (60 - 75%) I'm going to push it up. Mmmm - that would be very steep. I recommend these: http://acmeclimbing.com/images/products/detail/startgearpkglg.jpg ...and a rope.
June 26, 201411 yr Anyone selling a winch? You can 'ave mine. Oh, sorry, thought you said wench:confused:
June 29, 201411 yr Bearings gone first ride out, my fault as i didn't check front wheel properly. All fixed now and going great guns.
July 2, 201411 yr Author Sorry to hear that Mark, was it an easy fix, I gather we're talking hub bearings?
July 2, 201411 yr Yeah Paul, it was the front hub bearings, took it to my local bike shop and he fitted a new axle, cones and bearings for twelve pounds so I'm happy with that. Running well so far, finally made it there and back without incident.
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