Siobhan
New Member
I had a Raleigh Forge with the following specs (copied from their spec sheet)
Motor: TransX 36v 250w Brushless Quickstop Motor
Battery: TransX 11Ah Compact Battery
Display: TransX PST Display, 3 assist levels with Walk Function
Range: Eco 85+10km Normal 65+10km Climbing 45+5km
There were some problems with the bike so my dealer upgraded me for free to the next bike up in the Raleigh range - the Raleigh Captus.
It has the following specs:
Motor: Bosch Active Line
Battery: Bosch 300wh
Display: Bosch Intuvia display Featuring: Eco, Tour, Sport and Turbo modes. Range, Speed, and Time information Walk button allows 6km/h assist function to allow easy pushing over obstacles etc
Range: up to 148km from Eco mode
It is a much nicer bike in terms of the control panel, being able to adjust assist from the handlebars and a few other things. My problem is that I have a 30 mile round trip commute to work. I used to easily handle that with the Forge - it could do over 45 miles on one charge. The Captus won't get me to and from work on one charge (unless I cycle in eco mode which I think is pointless - it just really compensates for the fact the bike is much heavier). I told my dealer that I want my old bike back but other customers of theirs have also had issues with it so they have stopped selling it and said I can keep the more expensive bike or have my money back. The shop has also given me a second charger for free so I can get to work and back. I really don't want to start searching for a bike again as there aren't many dealers where I live (in the countryside) and I don't believe a word of the specs any more anyway. Also, my budget hasn't changed so I'm still looking at the same value as my original bike, the Captus. So my options, I think, are either to find someone else who sells the Captus and buy my old bike, even though I had issues with it and so, apparently, did lots of others. Or, I can live with the Forge.
I'm looking for advice as I'm torn. I'm also confused why the Captus has such lower mileage with the same spec battery. I did wonder if there was a fault with the Forge but looking at the Bosch battery calculator online (http://www.bosch-ebike.de/en/service/reichweiten_assistent/Reichweiten-Assistent.html) it does show really low mileage once out of Eco mode.
Motor: TransX 36v 250w Brushless Quickstop Motor
Battery: TransX 11Ah Compact Battery
Display: TransX PST Display, 3 assist levels with Walk Function
Range: Eco 85+10km Normal 65+10km Climbing 45+5km
There were some problems with the bike so my dealer upgraded me for free to the next bike up in the Raleigh range - the Raleigh Captus.
It has the following specs:
Motor: Bosch Active Line
Battery: Bosch 300wh
Display: Bosch Intuvia display Featuring: Eco, Tour, Sport and Turbo modes. Range, Speed, and Time information Walk button allows 6km/h assist function to allow easy pushing over obstacles etc
Range: up to 148km from Eco mode
It is a much nicer bike in terms of the control panel, being able to adjust assist from the handlebars and a few other things. My problem is that I have a 30 mile round trip commute to work. I used to easily handle that with the Forge - it could do over 45 miles on one charge. The Captus won't get me to and from work on one charge (unless I cycle in eco mode which I think is pointless - it just really compensates for the fact the bike is much heavier). I told my dealer that I want my old bike back but other customers of theirs have also had issues with it so they have stopped selling it and said I can keep the more expensive bike or have my money back. The shop has also given me a second charger for free so I can get to work and back. I really don't want to start searching for a bike again as there aren't many dealers where I live (in the countryside) and I don't believe a word of the specs any more anyway. Also, my budget hasn't changed so I'm still looking at the same value as my original bike, the Captus. So my options, I think, are either to find someone else who sells the Captus and buy my old bike, even though I had issues with it and so, apparently, did lots of others. Or, I can live with the Forge.
I'm looking for advice as I'm torn. I'm also confused why the Captus has such lower mileage with the same spec battery. I did wonder if there was a fault with the Forge but looking at the Bosch battery calculator online (http://www.bosch-ebike.de/en/service/reichweiten_assistent/Reichweiten-Assistent.html) it does show really low mileage once out of Eco mode.
