As some of you know I closed Cyclezee over a year ago and retired from the business and now pursue other interests.

 

Since I am no longer involved with electric bikes I have asked admin to remove me from the forum, I don't know how long that will take.

 

My business ties with eZee ended when I closed the business but I am still good friends with Wai Won Ching the CEO. eZee have not appointed a new UK importer, but if you have any enquiries regarding eZee products please contact ezeebike@gmail.com

 

The other main companies that I dealt with, Ansmann and Heinzmann both have UK representation.

 

With regard to eZee spares I do still have a number of parts to dispose of but no batteries or chargers, for those please contact eZee directly. The best alternative to new batteries is to get your old one re celled and I can only recommend Jimmy at BGA Reworking https://www.bga-reworking.co.uk

 

I will keep the email address cyclezee@gmail.com until the end of 2018.

 

Thank you all for your support over the years and especially Flecc.

 

Best regards,

Another long term member of the community leaves to pastures new

 

Farewell and very best wishes for the future.

Thank you for your kind comment.

 

I've updated the home page of my Torq Talk website to reflect the change and reference to your post for information.

 

All the very best for your current activities.

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Interesting no new importer has been appointed.

 

I suspect no one fancies it due to the clunky look of the bikes.

 

That may be a victory of style over substance, given that Ezee bikes are reckoned to be sturdy and reliable.

 

But selling a bike with 20-year-old styling would not be easy in the UK.

 

http://ezeebike.com/bikes-and-options/

Good luck to you. All the very best!

Bob

Interesting no new importer has been appointed.

 

I suspect no one fancies it due to the clunky look of the bikes.

 

That may be a victory of style over substance, given that Ezee bikes are reckoned to be sturdy and reliable.

 

But selling a bike with 20-year-old styling would not be easy in the UK.

 

http://ezeebike.com/bikes-and-options/

Sorry to hear your going, but it isn't easy selling in this market climate.

Alack ,I never did chase up that interesting Longabike ,a Delta recumbent electric trike with tilting back wheels , likely not to at all now!

 

Bon voyage.

I suspect no one fancies it due to the clunky look of the bikes.

it's not the clunky look - it's the business model.

Importers like Woosh need to customise the bikes, Ezee is not a factory, it's a brand.

Sorry to hear your going, but it isn't easy selling in this market climate.

Alack ,I never did chase up that interesting Longabike ,a Delta recumbent electric trike with tilting back wheels , likely not to at all now!

 

Bon voyage.

You can read all about Wai Won Ching's latest epic adventure on a Longabike here https://www.facebook.com/eZee2ride/

it's not the clunky look - it's the business model.

Importers like Woosh need to customise the bikes, Ezee is not a factory, it's a brand.

:confused:Eh? eZee is a brand with a factory

My new workplaces

Interesting. Is there any connection with your original medical career? Though I can't imagine pitstop speed maxillofacial fitting!

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Hi, hope you enjoy your new ventures.

Noticed the bike in the picture. Are you still ebiking for pleasure?

Interesting. Is there any connection with your original medical career? Though I can't imagine pitstop speed maxillofacial fitting!

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Ha ha Tony, all 3 jobs, Red Cross, National Trust and Silverstone are voluntary and quite varied, the Silverstone one is marshaling which covers a ranger of jobs but not medical. In theory the medical crews are at the scene of any incident within 90 seconds.....it takes me that long to cross the gravel trap:rolleyes:

Hi , hope you enjoy your new ventures.

Noticed the bike in the picture. Are you still ebiking for pleasure?

Hi Kenny, I love the variety and ride to the Red Cross on my eZee bike, for Stowe Gardens and Silverstone I use an electric car.

Cyclezee is definitely history, but since starting this thread I have learned that eZee will very soon have new representation in the UK;)

Oh do tell:)

Oh do tell:)

Well now at last there is an new eZee importer;) Greentech eBikes https://greentechebikes.com

The parts prices seem to be an absolute bargain....if they are correct:eek:

Well now at last there is an new eZee importer;) Greentech eBikes https://greentechebikes.com

The parts prices seem to be an absolute bargain....if they are correct:eek:

 

Thanks for the information of the new Ezee agent, great news after a long break.

 

All the best, take care and enjoy your new life.

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Thanks for the information of the new Ezee agent , great news after a long break.

 

All the best, take care and enjoy your new life.

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Thank you Tony, life is quite varied, one day I'm at the Red Cross working with people who have nothing but the clothes on their backs and next with those who have £750,000 to splash out on a McLaren Senna.

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Nice, but I'm another electric driver like you and prefer my new 2018 Nissan Leaf. A better fit in Sainsburys car park.

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Nice, but I'm another electric driver like you and prefer my new 2018 Nissan Leaf. A better fit in Sainsburys car park.

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I have tried several electric cars over the last year including the original Leaf and the Mk2, both great cars but it's shame about the 'rapidgate' issue with the Mk2.

My wife and I have a used Zoe 22 Kw each. I also have a semi dirty diesel Citroen DS 5H hybrid which I intend sell soon. My next car will either be a Leaf or Zoe 40i for the extra range. I have to say I am so impressed with the Zoe, they are great for 90% of our journeys.

We also have a Myenergi Zappi at home where 90% of charging takes place and most of that came from our solar panels during the summer.

If money was no object it would be the Jaguar iPace, Teslas are just too wide for the UK.

A couple of times I have given lifts in my Zoe to marshals at Silverstone who are petrol heads to a man.....or woman, but they were quite surprised how quiet and nippy the Zoe is.

Earlier this year my driveway had 3.5 electric cars:rolleyes:

I have tried several electric cars over the last year including the original Leaf and the Mk2, both great cars but it's shame about the 'rapidgate' issue with the Mk2.

If money was no object it would be the Jaguar iPace,

 

Yes the Jaguar looks like a good proposition.

 

I'm not concerned about "Rapidgate" since I haven't signed up to any charge network. Living on the southern edge of London I can go anywhere from Hastings to the east or Littlehampton to the west and all the country between and come back on a single charge. I can go there and back to much of Kent, all of London, Surrey, East Sussex, most of West Sussex and chunks of Hampshire and Berkshire.

 

At 82 I'm not interested in very long journeys or protracted driving, South East traffic conditions limit how many miles in each hour anyway. Never using Eco I've done two range tests, in the one using the performance to the full as much as I could in this area, my mileage and the little charge that was left amounted to 146 miles.

 

Having got used to the Leaf remaining charge gauge I did an all out test with normal relaxed driving, again never using Eco. At 162 miles I had roughly 3% left and the car was pleading with me to urgently charge! But that 3% was plenty enough for me to zoom up my 14% hill and into my garage with still some left. At some 4.5 hours driving that was more than enough for me.

 

I've got the 40 kWh battery of course, but I've heard next years model will have 63 kWh. That would be almost 260 miles maximum in my hands, but I don't need it.

 

I love the new Leaf, in the first seven weeks I equalled the whole of my last year's car mileage!

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Yes the Jaguar looks like a good proposition.

 

I'm not concerned about "Rapidgate" since I haven't signed up to any charge network. Living on the southern edge of London I can go anywhere from Hastings to the east or Littlehampton to the west and all the country between and come back on a single charge. I can go there and back to much of Kent, all of London, Surrey, East Sussex, most of West Sussex and chunks of Hampshire and Berkshire.

 

At 82 I'm not interested in very long journeys or protracted driving, South East traffic conditions limit how many miles in each hour anyway. Never using Eco I've done two range tests, in the one using the performance to the full as much as I could in this area, my mileage and the little charge that was left amounted to 146 miles.

 

Having got used to the Leaf remaining charge gauge I did an all out test with normal relaxed driving, again never using Eco. At 162 miles I had roughly 3% left and the car was pleading with me to urgently charge! But that 3% was plenty enough for me to zoom up my 14% hill and into my garage with still some left. At some 4.5 hours driving that was more than enough for me.

 

I've got the 40 kWh battery of course, but I've heard next years model will have 63 kWh. That would be almost 260 miles maximum in my hands, but I don't need it.

 

I love the new Leaf, in the first seven weeks I equalled the whole of my last year's car mileage!

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I can see rapidgate is not an issue for you, but if I was travelling a long distance e.g. to Scotland I reckon I could do the journey quicker in my 22 kWh Zoe. I would of course have to charge more frequently, but I could rapid charge at 43 kWh where as if starting in a fully charged Mk2 Leaf due the passive battery cooling the 2nd charge would be much slower.

Below is an image I took in the Leaf Mk2 rapid charging at 50 kWh pump late one summer evening, unfortunately the battery temp does not show up in the image, but it was quite hot so only charging at 26 kWh.

but I've heard next years model will have 63 kWh.

that would be ideal for me to commute between Paris and Southend.

I can see rapidgate is not an issue for you, but if I was travelling a long distance e.g. to Scotland I reckon I could do the journey quicker in my 22 kWh Zoe. I would of course have to charge more frequently, but I could rapid charge at 43 kWh where as if starting in a fully charged Mk2 Leaf due the passive battery cooling the 2nd charge would be much slower.

 

I think there is a hidden intentional agenda behind this rapid charge issue and the optional battery rental prices show it. Nissan have listed the things that shorten battery life the most and rapid charging figures highly of course.

 

When renting the battery which few Leaf customers do, the cost for the lowest mileage users appears to just cover the battery cost over the 8 year warranty period. But for the highest mileage users the battery rental over the 8 years is more than half again the battery cost.

 

To me that means Nissan expect a high failure rate to reach 8 years and consequent warranty replacements, so for those who buy outright with battery, the warranty claims could prove very expensive for Nissan. Of course it's the high mileage users who use rapid charging the most, so limiting those charges in both charge rate and numbers will cut that unwelcome warranty expense.

 

Once again underlining that battery technology still has a long way to go before being fully what's needed.

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