Has ANYONE bought a BionX kit?

[flecc]

US prices are very often much lower for a variety of goods. No really satisfactory explanation is ever offered for this, other than the rather weak "size of the market" one.

I remember in the earlier days of CDs when they commonly cost around £14 here and about half that in the USA.

The other discrepancy can be warranties. I remember at one time Sony having the usual one year for the UK on all items but from two to five years depending on item in the USA.

The phenomenon generally known as Rip Off Britain.
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[Cyclezee]

I've already spoken with NYCewheels and unfortunately they don't ship to the U.K. and understandably as there are warranty/suppport implications for both buyer and seller. At those prices in UK terms I would be very interested in the PL 250.
Regards vectra

The PL-350 kit I owned was supplied to the original purchaser in the UK by NYCE Wheels, the original receipt was for $2092 . My guess is that now there is a UK distributor, they are not allowed to sell here.

J hn

 

[Tex]

Here is a Bionx hack thread on endless sphere.

 

[Tex]

Here is a Bionx hack thread on endless sphere.

Woops. Link here: Endless-sphere.com • View topic - BionX hack: non-proprietary battery!

 

[HarryB]

Bionx kits built after May 2009 use a different battery with can-bus so this hack would not work. Maybe there is a more up to date thread?

 

[Tex]

Bionx kits built after May 2009 use a different battery with can-bus so this hack would not work. Maybe there is a more up to date thread?

True. But really was showing it could be hacked.

 

[HarryB]

At the risk of labouring a point there is a big difference between replacing the battery on a pre Can-bus system and post Can-bus. You could only replace the cells using the original BMS but how it all interacts with the other bits of the system is anyones guess. Hopefully it might work but not something for your average tinkerer.

Controller area network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Nick]

To clarify my point about 30 months: I did not notice any drop in battery performance in those first 30 months. The battery is still very useable now, at about 40 months I think it is, but does not last as long.

 

[Tex]

To clarify my point about 30 months: I did not notice any drop in battery performance in those first 30 months. The battery is still very useable now, at about 40 months I think it is, but does not last as long.

Nick: how many miles?

 

[Tex]

At the risk of labouring a point there is a big difference between replacing the battery on a pre Can-bus system and post Can-bus. You could only replace the cells using the original BMS but how it all interacts with the other bits of the system is anyones guess. Hopefully it might work but not something for your average tinkerer.

Controller area network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HarryB. I see your point now. Cheers.

 

[Nick]

5-6000 miles I think. I managed to reset the mileage once without beig 100% sure what it was before

Mainly full assist for that time.

 

[Tex]

5-6000 miles I think. I managed to reset the mileage once without beig 100% sure what it was before

Mainly full assist for that time.

geez - that's nearing on 10,000K in my language! well done