Michael Kalm
New Member
I tried to post this to a thread that had already been started, but something went wrong. It seems to have disappeared. So I will post it as another new thread.
I have had my Stromer ST1 Elite now for almost three months, and I love it! It's not an exaggeration that it has given me, at age 68, a new lease on life - except for two problems:
I do a lot my riding of my ST1 Elite in the canyons around Salt Lake City. The beginning part of my route is mostly uphill, running down the battery, and I rely on Recup mode on my downhill runs to be able to get home. The only problem is - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. While my LCD display says "Recup 1" there are no arrows lit charging the battery. Moreover, there is no difference in "feel" between Recup mode and non-assisted mode. There are no charging arrows when braking either. When Recup mode is working, the bike goes downhill slower, similar to a car that you throw into a higher gear descending a hill. The difference in recharging is remarkable. Coming down Millcreek Canyon for example, when recup mode is working, the battery starting at 22% charge at the top of the canyon, will be at 40% by the bottom of the canyon. When it's not working, it might only go up 2% to 24% by the time I get to the bottom.
I spoke to my dealer about this. The first thing he said was that it was "normal," that regen is not really supposed to work very much! The second thing he said, was turn the system off, and then back on, that that might make it work. It doesn't.
One more issue, I don't know if it's connected or not. Yesterday, I was riding up Big Cottonwood Canyon. My power dropped to just one bar. I thought I should have at least 15 minutes left. But suddenly, without warning, the system just died - no assist and nothing showing on the LCD panel either. I was at an elevation of 8,162 feet at the time. If I pressed the power button, I would briefly see the word "off" alternating with the word "Stromer" but nothing else. I started riding back down the canyon, and after a mile, tried to turn the power on again. and it did come on. I put it in Recup mode 1 and I did get some regen, having 22% power by the bottom of the canyon. It wasn't enough to get me home, however. I had to walk the last half mile uphill. After I charged the battery, which did take a full charge by the way, I found that the whole system had been reset. Even my Odometer, which should have read about 432 miles, was reset to zero. Also my speed, which had been displayed in miles per hour, was changed to kilometers per hour.
Anyone have any ideas about what's going on here, and how this differs from normal, if it does, and how it might be solved?
Thanks for your help.
I have had my Stromer ST1 Elite now for almost three months, and I love it! It's not an exaggeration that it has given me, at age 68, a new lease on life - except for two problems:
I do a lot my riding of my ST1 Elite in the canyons around Salt Lake City. The beginning part of my route is mostly uphill, running down the battery, and I rely on Recup mode on my downhill runs to be able to get home. The only problem is - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. While my LCD display says "Recup 1" there are no arrows lit charging the battery. Moreover, there is no difference in "feel" between Recup mode and non-assisted mode. There are no charging arrows when braking either. When Recup mode is working, the bike goes downhill slower, similar to a car that you throw into a higher gear descending a hill. The difference in recharging is remarkable. Coming down Millcreek Canyon for example, when recup mode is working, the battery starting at 22% charge at the top of the canyon, will be at 40% by the bottom of the canyon. When it's not working, it might only go up 2% to 24% by the time I get to the bottom.
I spoke to my dealer about this. The first thing he said was that it was "normal," that regen is not really supposed to work very much! The second thing he said, was turn the system off, and then back on, that that might make it work. It doesn't.
One more issue, I don't know if it's connected or not. Yesterday, I was riding up Big Cottonwood Canyon. My power dropped to just one bar. I thought I should have at least 15 minutes left. But suddenly, without warning, the system just died - no assist and nothing showing on the LCD panel either. I was at an elevation of 8,162 feet at the time. If I pressed the power button, I would briefly see the word "off" alternating with the word "Stromer" but nothing else. I started riding back down the canyon, and after a mile, tried to turn the power on again. and it did come on. I put it in Recup mode 1 and I did get some regen, having 22% power by the bottom of the canyon. It wasn't enough to get me home, however. I had to walk the last half mile uphill. After I charged the battery, which did take a full charge by the way, I found that the whole system had been reset. Even my Odometer, which should have read about 432 miles, was reset to zero. Also my speed, which had been displayed in miles per hour, was changed to kilometers per hour.
Anyone have any ideas about what's going on here, and how this differs from normal, if it does, and how it might be solved?
Thanks for your help.
