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So over 10 years you spend £1500 on disposable bikes vs. my £550. Don't like your economy at all, especially I expect my bike to last at least next 10 years with minimal maintenance. Having said all that I have seen few half decent bikes on sale around £200. I am glad prices are going down. I...

Perhaps suspension seatpost would help?

Some ebikes have non removable batteries. It is easy to imagine how bike like that can catch a fire.

I hope your window opens wide enough for you to escape in worst case scenario. I take no chances and store batteries in shed and try to charge outside if possible.

I like your cable management. Bottle holder on fork? Interesting... Does it work well in practice? It doesn't get dirty or affect steering?

I didn't mean DIY recell. There are people who can do it at a price.. Shape of battery is not that important. I suggest you check connector coming out of battery base. It is quite easy to buy a battery with matching base. It might work if connector is right.

I guess by cheap we mean £100 disposable bike with one year life time expectancy. In my opinion it is just a false economy. I have never seen a new decent bike at this price point.

It is to complicated. I think I prefer neck pain.

No, it won't help. Rack not only looks terrible, but also it is a really bad design. You want your rack to be as low above mud guard as possible.

If I were you I would try to get new battery or to recell old one. It won't be cheap unfortunately.

Personally I find £500 level as a good compromise between quality and price. I can afford much more expensive bike, but my Cube Attention SLX is all what I need really. I think employers should do much more to encourage cycling. The other day I have seen few expensive bikes (around £2000) left...

Who? I am not sure. I try to maintain a healthy distance from this kind of people, but I have seen many BSOs in skips, in rivers, abandoned in bushes etc.

So after 10 years you send 10 bikes to landfill? I bought a bike 10 years ago. Paid £550 if I remember well. Still looks like new.

May I ask how much did you pay for this bike? There is a lot of wisdom in what Andy wrote. Maybe it would be wise to cut losses and start fresh? After all cycling should be enjoyable.

The more effort you make the longer your battery will last. Key you are referring to is probably key to lock your battery to battery holder. It doesn't work as ignition key. Check your manual. 1 might be mode without assistance or you might need to switch it off by holding power button.

5 week course on how to sleep? Wow... It is Online via Zoom. You just fire up your laptop and go to sleep?

Welcome Merc. I hope you will stay and share your experience. Do you have pictures of your creations?

That is a nasty trick. At that point I would start looking elsewhere if I were you.

It would be stupid to buy a motorbike for all that money and then limit power on it, wouldn't you say?

It is a very bad design with poorly matched components.