Bought in 2012 for £1375 Cannonade Quick 5 medium size unisex, in good condition, lightweight for an electric bike. Now reduced to £ 450 ono ( can't see how to edit original advert ). A very nice bike.
Cannondale with Cytronex for sale
- Thread starter Melvyn Jones
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The bare bikes are now £360 so £90 for the electric kit complete with bottle battery has to be a good bargain for someone.
Melvyn, I reckon your bike is a gift at that price, given that it's condition is as you describe.
Unfortunately, the people who contribute to this forum have never shown much interest in the Cytronex system, even though that company fits its kits to a range of lightweight bikes from several manufacturers.
There's a number of reasons for that reluctance but one that has been mentioned several times previously is lack of range from the small battery. Sadly (for them), some correspondents seem stuck on numbers so if a machine doesn't have 50miles+ in its advertising blurb, then it's of no use.
Given that a large percentage (I'm guessing), never ride more than a handful of miles at a time and 15-20 is possibly their absolute limit, the limited range is perfectly adequate for them. Moreover, as the bike is so light, riding without any power assistance is perfectly possible for periods so the battery is good for quite a bit more than many might think.
Another huge plus for the Cytronex range is that their weight permits carriage on standard tailgate or roof carriers, (battery removed). Equally, manhandling the bikes up stairs is no more difficult than with many regular, unpowered machines. Some people who have spent north of £2000 for German EAPCs have then discovered that they require a towbar and expensive, dedicated, electric bike carrier in order to transport their bike.
That Cytronex bikes are not throttle equipped also puts off those people who simply don't want to pedal. So, who rides them then? Perhaps unsurprisingly, quite a number of owners are those maligned in this forum as 'MAMILS' or 'roadies', usually older and grateful for a little help on the hills. Cytronex produce several fairly high-end road bikes which, even with their kit attached, are as light as c13Kgs. Again, some short-haul commuters and messengers use them, the quick re-charge time being perfect for such use. I'd guess that there is lots of life left in your battery as those NiMh bottle types seem to go on for a long time with many recharges, albeit the available mileage diminishes gradually after 3-4 years, probably sooner with heavy use.
I hope you find a buyer for your Quick 5 but perhaps you need to advertise it elsewhere, given the narrow-minded field of opinion in this forum. I'd certainly have it at that price if I didn't already possess a Cytronex-equipped Cannondale model.
Tom
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What both contributors above have written is very good, particularly oldtom. I bought the bike primarily for my wife who likes cycling but hates hills and strong headwinds, so that we could enjoy cycling together. We also wanted to pedal most of the time for the exercise and use the assistance on hills and headwinds. the cycle is also light enough to be loaded at chest height on our camper van. As Tom says we didn't want to do more than 15-20 miles per trip so it was perfect for us and I've only run out of power on one occasion.
My second ebike was one of these (second hand) and I have to say it was excellent and paved the way for me doing light conversions of small wheeled portable bikes like the Brompton. I am very much of the thought that you should only carry the battery size/weight needed for your journey, essential in my case for foldup/portable bikes.
Jerry
Jerry
Hi Jules, we managed to sell the bike for £450 on Gumtree to a very nice person who I know has a bargain. In the mean time we have bought 2 new electric pedelec bikes Raleigh Captus from a local dealer to us and which have a Braun motor. We are on holiday in France and have been cycling about 15 miles a day and are really delighted with the bikes, it's been a joy to ride them. We do miss the Cannondale with Citronex but the adaptability of the new ones has won us over.
Glad to hear you've still got the ebike bug. We live near to Nice so if you're passing nearby and fancy a pitstop you would be welcome.
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