Greenedge CS2 problems

[trex]

the two contacts on those round bottle batteries are sping loaded and the springs tend to rust if rained on. Another frequent issue with those round bottles, when you ride over a bump, the battery tends to jolt causing sparks. I usually put a blob of grease over those contacts.

 

[Andy Bluenoes]

the two contacts on those round bottle batteries are sping loaded and the springs tend to rust if rained on. Another frequent issue with those round bottles, when you ride over a bump, the battery tends to jolt causing sparks. I usually put a blob of grease over those contacts.

Thats exactly what was happening to mine after just a few weeks, I would call that a design flaw more than anything else.

 

[trex]

I would call that a design flaw more than anything else.

Designs are improved all the time, it's just progress.
It's not a design flaw, it's a weak design. A bit of grease will sort it for years.

 

[Andy Bluenoes]

A design flaw is a physical problem with something that is either directly rooted in its design itself or the transition from a two-dimensional design to a three-dimensional object.

 

[trex]

I am not sure about the semantics but for me, greasing anything that moves or anything that will suffer from humidity is a good, sensible precaution, regardless of the warranty status.

 

[RobF]

C2W scheme.

Surely you dont believe that a mountain bike should fall apart riding down a few towpaths do you?

The C2W scheme doesn't recommend bikes, it finances them.

It was designed with push bikes in mind, and there's no doubt you can get an excellent quality, durable push bike for £750, let alone £1k.

Commuting is the hardest use for a bicycle, and it's asking a lot of a £1k ebike to stand up to it.

Hopefully you will do better with your new Cyclotricity, but I regard it as similar quality to the Greenedge.

Problems with cheaper ebikes are often electrical, as you are discovering.

 

[Andy Bluenoes]

The C2W scheme doesn't recommend bikes, it finances them.

It was designed with push bikes in mind, and there's no doubt you can get an excellent quality, durable push bike for £750, let alone £1k.

Commuting is the hardest use for a bicycle, and it's asking a lot of a £1k ebike to stand up to it.

Hopefully you will do better with your new Cyclotricity, but I regard it as similar quality to the Greenedge.

Problems with cheaper ebikes are often electrical, as you are discovering.

There is a long boring story behind the recomendation...but to cut a long story short, my initial purchase was a coyote connect...which was a complete disaster. It spent more time back at Halfrauds than on the road.

Eventually, that was replaced with the higher value CS2....at C2W expense and recommendation as it is a "mountain bike"

After my first commute on the Cyclotricity, I am pleased with it. It feels better suited to the tracks I use...maybe better suspension? But, yes, it has been a sharp learning curve.

Hopefully the CS2 will be more suited to the Mrs shorter journeys that she will be taking, and the Tricity willl work for me, as I paid cash for that one!