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@Baboonking - Thanks for this. I looked at the Bosch adaptor, but it would be difficult to modify as the adaptor is female and I need a male pin layout for the connection on the Trek. The Meanwell is an option, will keep it in mind. Cheers

@danielrlee - Handy tips, thanks. I guess the key advantage of the Grin Satiator is being to "charge and forget" to 80% which is handy for me as many rides are spur of the moment after work. I'm not downplaying the quality of the Bosch hardware though, that's one reason I bought the bike !!

Not necessarily that high, but I'd hope to get a bit more life out of the battery as they're a rather expensive item out here (in NZ) due to shipping costs associated with Li-ion batteries. Seems cheaper to get the optimizer and run the one battery longer (and in better health) than buy a...

@Ross Lovin' it !! It has rejuvenated my interest in cycling and opened up new ways to spend money of gadgets, gizmos and gear :)

I'm looking at one of these...http://www.ebikes.ca/product-info/cycle-satiator.html Thoughts anyone ?

...I'm after one for the battery plug and lead. I'd really like to get a battery optimizer setup to maximize the life of my (expensive) Bosch 500Wh battery, but the proprietary plug has me stumped. Let me know if you know where I can get one. Cheers Julian

Hi Just joined the forum as a resource for useful stuff and items of interest. Have just bought myself a Trek Powerfly 5 FS to replace and aging Giant NRS-1 (non-elec, full suspension MTB) as I suffered a relapse of an old lower back injury about 6 months ago that has left me with long term...