Recent content by Paul E.

It's a 2015 model but I bought it 2014 and the battery is about 6 months past the one year warranty, but I'll contact them anyway to see what they say. Thanks for all the info.

Does anyone know if you could use those cells to rebuild something like a Currie iZip battery? Is it likely that all the control electronics, display and the charger would handle the new higher capacity cells to at least charge it full, maybe even display the status correctly?

I have the same thing with a 2015 Dash battery: 4 bars after the charger light was green.

It sucks and I can't imagine any rational reason other than a workaround for the stupid legislation. The manufacturing cost savings are probably about $1.25.

I am sure the front wheel would fall flat on the ground as soon as you turn the handlebars.

I'm very skeptical. They say that the rigidity of normal helmets means a small knock passes the energy straight to your skull: so what if it does? What about a big knock? I'd rather have the energy pass to my whole skull than just a small part of it. When it comes to skulls, it's better to shake...

Anybody considering buying this should first watch a few of those episodes of Mr. Bean where the Reliant Robin appears.

...of the type his company will be selling in 2016 and for banning any other kind (from bike paths at least).

I'm not worried that my bike would suddenly be illegal where I live. I'm more annoyed by how this kind of stuff always ends up affecting what kind of bikes are going to be available to buy anywhere, as can be seen in Currie's 2016 iZip lineup that mostly now has a "boost button" instead of throttle.

My bike is limited to 20 mph on throttle. I'm mad at Mr. Pizzi for pushing it to be some kind of "class 2" now that is banned somewhere or extra regulated and taxed and licensed somehow just because it has a throttle, unlike based on the federal law NOW.

A little throttle anecdote... recently the bike path I take on my commute was flooded in places after heavy rain just so that it was passable but if I had to pedal through, I would have soaked my feet in muddy water. Instead, I used the throttle of my Dash to crawl through holding my feet up and...

Their web page is attempting to present their stuff-everything-inside-the-frame design as the only alternative to hub motor and rear rack battery. Straw man arguments are not a good sign.

http://electricbikereview.com/community/threads/tool-for-adjusting-that-rear-brake-pad-on-an-izip-dash.1280/

Umm, no: iZips all had a throttle. They didn't add a button throttle, they replaced a throttle with a button. A "boost button" sounds like something that gives a temporary boost of max power instead of regulating the power like a throttle does and it might be still allowed even under a legal...

The 2016 catalog: https://sites.google.com/a/currietech.com/help/izip/16-izip-e3-dash/marketing-support/catalogs