Jaegee
New Member
Hi guys, I just got my RadWagon today. I was able to put it together with not too much trouble. I did need to call when installing the front wheel because I'm not used to disc brakes and the wheel wasn't moving freely, a quick adjustment and I was good to go.
Some random questions that I'm sure you all have seen.
1) Just because I'm a bit irritated, the accessories I got just came with the caboose, my alumnium rack and 2 seat pads were missing. UPS said it shipped 2 packages, which they did. So perhaps RadPower forgot to include them in the package with the caboose? :-/ I emailed them and will call tomorrow.
Okay real questions.
1) The battery took about 3 hours to charge from empty, this seemed pretty good. When I installed the battery back to the bike I couldn't quite get the rubber plug to go fully into the charging port on the battery. This seems super simple, but did anyone else experience this? The more I try the more warped the rubber nub is getting, so I just stopped. It doesn't affect much, but would like to eventually get it in there easily.
2) I hear some metal grinding very faintly when riding. does this go away over time or should I take it to a shop and have them do some alignments?
3) When I put it on PAS 5 and get it up to speed the battery meter on the LCD screen goes to 3 bars. When I stop pedaling and coast it goes back to 5 (or 6 whatever is full) bars. When I am stopped it's at 5 bars. I assume I still have full battery, but why would it do this? I assumed the battery will go down gradually throughout the ride to tell me my actual power level.
4) how do I turn on the light?
5) I'm 6'1'' and got the bike seat at the highest it says it should be set to. It isn't bad at all, but another 1/2 inch or so would be wonderful, anyone do this on theirs? run into any concerns?
6) over some bumps my wife said the kickstand went down and then back up, is this natural or is there a way to tighten it more so it doesn't move unless I force it to open?
Other than those small things I love the first 5ish miles I was going around my neighborhood. Can't wait to stick the kids on and get to riding around town. My intent is to go to a one car family and use the bike around town. I live in a city where the max speed limit is 25mph, so the bike seems like a great way to do all my normal routines around town.
Happy trails...
Some random questions that I'm sure you all have seen.
1) Just because I'm a bit irritated, the accessories I got just came with the caboose, my alumnium rack and 2 seat pads were missing. UPS said it shipped 2 packages, which they did. So perhaps RadPower forgot to include them in the package with the caboose? :-/ I emailed them and will call tomorrow.
Okay real questions.
1) The battery took about 3 hours to charge from empty, this seemed pretty good. When I installed the battery back to the bike I couldn't quite get the rubber plug to go fully into the charging port on the battery. This seems super simple, but did anyone else experience this? The more I try the more warped the rubber nub is getting, so I just stopped. It doesn't affect much, but would like to eventually get it in there easily.
2) I hear some metal grinding very faintly when riding. does this go away over time or should I take it to a shop and have them do some alignments?
3) When I put it on PAS 5 and get it up to speed the battery meter on the LCD screen goes to 3 bars. When I stop pedaling and coast it goes back to 5 (or 6 whatever is full) bars. When I am stopped it's at 5 bars. I assume I still have full battery, but why would it do this? I assumed the battery will go down gradually throughout the ride to tell me my actual power level.
4) how do I turn on the light?
5) I'm 6'1'' and got the bike seat at the highest it says it should be set to. It isn't bad at all, but another 1/2 inch or so would be wonderful, anyone do this on theirs? run into any concerns?
6) over some bumps my wife said the kickstand went down and then back up, is this natural or is there a way to tighten it more so it doesn't move unless I force it to open?
Other than those small things I love the first 5ish miles I was going around my neighborhood. Can't wait to stick the kids on and get to riding around town. My intent is to go to a one car family and use the bike around town. I live in a city where the max speed limit is 25mph, so the bike seems like a great way to do all my normal routines around town.
Happy trails...