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Many thanks Nealh, Andy, flecc, Wicky and grldtnr for your suggestions, advice and sympathy. The main reason I went for the Pro Connect back in 2017 was that it seemed like the kind of sturdy, well-made e-bike I needed to serve as my primary form of transport to and from work. I'd been out of...

Woosh, Nealh - I'd definitely be interested in that! Even after everything that's happened with the motor, I'm still impressed by the build quality of the Pro Connect frame and I'm happy with the components used (I've only had to change the drivechain as part of ongoing maintenance). It's...

Thanks everyone for your friendly greetings to my slightly grump introductory post! I've had some good suggestions in response to my other post, so I feel a lot more hopeful than before.

Nealh - That's an impressive route! The bike shop owner who recommended the Kalkhoff really had a downer on hub drives. Given the quality of his recommendations I should just forget everything he told me! Just in case you're wondering why I'm considering a folding e-bike for a 2 mile ride (4...

Andy - Well, there's my dad, but he hasn't got the money to do it either, what with having his unemployed son back at home. :D

Nealh - I live in the Surrey Hills so from the very start I set out to get a well-built full-size mid motor bike. Ironically the Kalkhoff suits me perfectly and never had a puncture or any other major problem (aside from the usual running replacement of drivechain components), with only the...

Keterick - Just passing on some potential options from my own thread. Did you buy the bike recently? If you used a credit card then you may be able to approach the credit card company to make a Section 75 claim to recover at least part of the money you spent on the bike. You'll probably need to...

Nealh - Sadly it was a debit card transaction. There's a scheme called Chargeback which I could potentially have used, but it has a 120 day limit for claims. It was definitely worth checking out - I'll pass my findings on to the other poster. Cheers,

Nealh - Now that you mention it, I think I'll have a look into it. I'm not sure how the purchase date affects things, but nothing ventured nothing gained! I see someone else has posted about Impulse problems, so I'll share the results on here as well. Thanks!

Andy - Ironically, if I was still in work then I might give it a go, but I lost my job because the e-bike motor broke! At the moment I'm hoping to find a solution that at least won't leave me out of pocket, but it'd definitely be an enjoyable engineering problem for someone with the resources to...

Andy-Mat - as Nealh said, the Impulse 2.0 is an integral part of the bike. Ironically it was my main source of concern when buying the bike, but at the time I was thinking more along the lines of loose connections and other minor electrical headaches! The main reason I asked about the best way...

Nealh - I've read far too much over the last month about the possible faults in the Impulse 2.0 motor, but from what I can tell the consensus seems to be that in the short-term the bearing struggles with the load from the motor and that can cause creaking and cracking sounds on uphill climbs...

Woosh - from looking at old posts on this forum and others, as well as watching various German YouTube videos from 2015/16/17, it seems to be the same problem that affects almost all Impulse 2.0 motors. I've seen the problem identified as the main bearing not being able to handle the load from...

Nealh - thanks for that! Oddly enough I didn't think of breaking it down myself, for some reason. I think breaking it down and selling the parts might be my best bet - plus my e-bike is the cause of my current unemployment, so it'll be a nice bit of revenge and a good use of my time!

Thanks Raboa. The battery is the main reason I'd hope to be able to sell the bike for spares/repairs, but my concern is that it's not compatible with other e-bike systems. It's a Derby Cycle 37V, 11Ah battery. I didn't keep records, but I'd say it's been charged around/less than 100 times...

I'm hoping someone can give some advice or suggestions regarding the best way to dispose of an electric bike. I'd prefer to be able to sell it for spares/repair, but none of the local e-bike shops are interested because of the make of the motor. Any suggestions would be very welcome! I'm based...

Keterick - I'm in the same position as you. I bought a Kalkhoff Pro Connect i8 with Impulse 2.0 mid motor at the end of 2017. I was advised by the e-bike shop owner that it would be the perfect e-bike for my 12 mile daily round commute through hilly country. I borrowed money from my parents...

Many thanks everyone - I'll try reposting in General Discussions to see if there's any interest. I see someone else has just posted there about replacing an Impulse 2.0 mid motor, which doesn't exactly bode well for me! :D

I put my posts in the General Discussion forum to try to get some suggestions about whether there's any way to dispose of the bike other than taking it to the tip - with the hope that someone might be able to buy it at scrap value. The Impulse 2.0 motor is completely broken (which seems to be...

Hello all, my third post since joining. Just wondering why my posts keep disappearing? Been trying to get some advice on disposing of a bike but my posts keep vanishing...