The brake fluid flush worked like a charm and wasn't too difficult. Much easier than on my motorcycles. Now I'm just waiting for the ice on the streets to melt so I can get to riding. That should happen sometime in March. AlanDB, how does your wife like the trike? I was thinking of getting one for my wife but she rode a motorized one years ago and tipped it over when turning too sharp. Now she feels that trikes are too unstable for her. Has your wife had any issues with hers?
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Welcome to the forum! I really believe that once you get into a routine of riding your ebike and that you consistently stay with it, that you will be able to UP that 10 year life expectancy to 15 plus years. At a minimum, your cardiac system is going to thank you for getting that ebike!
My wife loves her Evelo Compass trike and has a little over 1000 miles on it now. She has never had a fall with it, but like all upright trikes it has a fairly high center of gravity. So she learned early on to slow down when turning. It tops out at about 15 or 16 mph which is plenty fast for a trike. I purchased a second battery to improve the range (the Compass came prewired for 2 batteries). We seldom go on rides longer than 25 or 30 miles, so range hasn't been an issue with the 2 batteries, even when she does frequent use of the throttle. My only criticism of the Compass is that it uses cadence rather torque sensing for the assist. With a mid drive motor, I think they should have engineered torque sensing into the controller. Also, the rear fenders are flimsy and cheap looking, but they do work for controlling splatter.
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