Flecc, thanks for the advice. Now it's getting really cold, I will start taking the battery off and leave it in my utility room, which will be cold but not below freezing.
As for the theft risk - I have never assumed the lack of a battery to be a real deterrent. That would assume a level of knowledge and observation for the average thief that would be beyond my experience. They are more likely to nick it anyway, and only afterwards discover that it is not terribly useful without the £250 battery - at which time I would expect said bike to be dumped. I once had a big Volvo S80 car that was stolen using the postbox fishing rod to keys trick, that was recovered undamaged three days later - the police told me it was likely a 'steal to order' where they hadn't noticed that the car was manual and not automatic!
I would much to prefer to charge my battery at both ends of the commute - but that means another £75 for a spare charger. At that price I would not want to risk the wear and tear on my one charger from carting it around. What's the cost benefit of the second charger approach? If a new battery is £250, how much extra life will I get with an each end charge on a 7 mile commute (gently uphill/downhill most of the way, depending on direction) for my £75 investment? I am presuming not enough to recover the cost of the charger against my first battery?
David.
