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@Ravi Kempaiah has any of this come to pass? I saw you back online here in the Zen forum, and I wanted to check. It would be nice to have another source for parts, especially a battery for my Juiced RipCurrent S (v2). Having said that, I am aware that Lectric has bought the company’s...

Got it, spoke... Glad you have the slack you need to do the splicing. Tallyho.

@spokewrench forgive me but I’m having trouble envisioning where that cable is on the bike. It’s so close-up that I don’t know what I’m looking at. For the record, I see two damaged spots on the cable. The obvious cut, but also on the left of the picture looks badly pinched and (likely)...

Today I rode with some friends (see pic). These guys do very well on their unassisted bikes though I try not to embarrass them. :D No, seriously, they do great. Anyway, cheers! A little over 80 miles for the week over four riding days. Just some beautiful weather. Life is good.

Hi Jeremy, I’ve spent about an hour reading several documents on the web about the various lithium ion battery technologies. They all explain why it’s best to avoid 100% charges, but I can’t find anything that supports the claim that “time spent” at full charge is relevant to the amount of...

Definitely no harm done, Jeremy, but you’ll get longer life if you stay around 80%. I’m not a chem E, but I don’t recall that “time spent” at 100% is a relevant factor. If I recall correctly in my research of the technology it is simply the act of charging to 100% that shortens the life of...

pinwheel extender.

Oh, my first piece of advice for you… One important thing that you can do to prolong the life of your battery is to observe the 80-20 rule of thumb. Namely, try not to charge past 80%, and don’t drain below 20%. This is due to the way the lithium-ion batteries work. Once in a while, charge...

Oy. You’re talking about that plank at the end of the bridge, right? What do you think? Is that to keep the cows off it? Well, 53 pounds is a haul, Charge, but I’m glad you were able to manage it. That’s significantly (20 pounds) less than my RipCurrent. I’m not quite sure how I’d have...

My son is moving to Brooklyn soon. I may have to give him a bike just to get him started! :D

@Stefan Mikes

Nonsense. Your opinion, novice or not, is certainly important. Like I said earlier, that Gazelle seems like a lot of bike for the money! Good luck. Oh, as for the value of the LBS… If you hang out around here long enough, or if you’re forced into it like I was (my direct-order bike company...

Thanks, guys! Learn something new every day.

Hey, @Chargeride how much does your HaiBike weigh? It’d be a bit of a struggle for me to toss Fättie over a fence. Great pix, by the way!! Lovely ride. Oh, and yeah, unfortunately the way some people ride, it’s true that e-bikes have developed a rep and scare some pedestrians. Usually it’s...

Hehehe, Yako… There’s very little hub motor love expressed here, especially by the folks who own fancy bikes and are looking for light weight. But, there is a minority of us that adore our hub drives… In my case, I think it’s a perfect match for my heavy fatty. And, as far as noise is...

Now that’s a recipe for deterioration. Yikes.

Oh, one other thing… The G062 classification is kind of a family of motors, not specific enough to actually order a part. You need to know exactly what Bafang motor you’re replacing, and the details are usually stamped into the metal casing of the motor. Like below:

You can find G062 motors, some even brand new, if you search around on amazon or eBay. I have a Juiced RipCurrent S with one of these motors, and I bought a spare online which I keep for the day (if it ever comes) when my motor croaks. That may never come. The motor is fantastic in my...

Interesting, 6… Well, I think you just ran into an annoying ranger. My bike has a honkin’ battery on the down tube as well. There’s no mistaking it for an unassisted bike. Then again, I don’t ride it hard unless I’m in a place where there are no pedestrians. There is a DCR (protects the...

Interesting. I guess it doesn’t really matter. Maybe draining the smaller battery first helps preserve the main batt. by reducing charge cycles. [edit: By the way, nice ride, @stompandgo ! ]