£245 Argos Folder Improvements - complete story

[saneagle]

Most people don't want to beat up old men, but no way am I handing over my bikes to anyone while I am still able to stand up and hang onto them.

I feel like those people in the States do about their guns - they say, 'You can take it out of my cold dead hand'.

That Argos of mine isn't even powerful enough to get to 15.6 mph on the flat. It never reaches that speed unless I really work on the pedals. I reckon it puts out no more than about 200 watts tops - whatever stupidity is on the label. Saneagle gave his opinion on how weak it is. It didn't suit him at all until he changed the controller.

The reason that I couldn't see the 345kw or whatever it is on my bike when you first mentioned it is because the few times I rode the bike was down very rocky paths, and one of the rocks must have jumped up and chipped my paint exactly on the spot where that marking is. There are a few other chips around there too. If I go there again, I'll put a mudguard extension on it to stop that happening again.

 

[Ghost1951]

The reason that I couldn't see the 345kw or whatever it is on my bike when you first mentioned it is because the few times I rode the bike was down very rocky paths, and one of the rocks must have jumped up and chipped my paint exactly on the spot where that marking is. There are a few other chips around there too. If I go there again, I'll put a mudguard extension on it to stop that happening again.

ha ha ha ha - that might just qualify as 'conspiracy' to evade e-bike regulations and nanny state interference.

:}

 

[Bonzo Banana]

That weight limit of 135kg seems good. I assume the front bit would say 'Total' so includes the weight of the ebike itself or is it just rider and luggage etc? I've forgotten how heavy this ebike is but I know its weighty which normally means strong and its steel which generally take more abuse and overloading.

 

[Ghost1951]

That weight limit of 135kg seems good. I assume the front bit would say 'Total' so includes the weight of the ebike itself or is it just rider and luggage etc? I've forgotten how heavy this ebike is but I know its weighty which normally means strong and its steel which generally take more abuse and overloading.

As I recall, the bike weighed about 28 kilos when I picked it up and stood on a scale and then subtracted my own weight. It ain't no lightweight. Then again, with a motor, that doesn't matter too much - to me at least.