Hi all - first of all, thanks for letting me join the forum - as a newbie I'm looking forward to getting my e-bike up and running and perhaps on the way, some improvements.
This is a shameless cry for help. I've just bought a Freego Hawk from Halfords, who were having a clear out of their workshop. This was the most complete of a number of e-bikes they were selling (Carrera, Pendleton etc.), all were missing parts, but the Hawk looks fine. This probably sounds suspect, but I assure you it is not stolen and I have a receipt! I paid £125 for it and there's no key, no charger and it's as dead as a proverbial. There's no history with the bike, so it was either left there my a member of staff, brought in for repair and never collected or used as a loan cycle (unlikley)
Where do I start? I assume the battery is no longer any good - it's clearly been sitting in their warehouse for some time, judging by the amount of dust and dirt on it. I can by a new lock but I'm not sure how to get the old one out of the battery without breaking something. Lastly, should I buy a charger first? Or by a new battery with charger and keys from (where? eBay) - can I just put a generic battery in it? It has a 36v 10.4ah Samsung fitted and the number on the case is FRSHYSBSXSMO52 (is this the serial no of the ebike or the battery?)
Sorry about the long post
Jeremy (Norwich)
This is a shameless cry for help. I've just bought a Freego Hawk from Halfords, who were having a clear out of their workshop. This was the most complete of a number of e-bikes they were selling (Carrera, Pendleton etc.), all were missing parts, but the Hawk looks fine. This probably sounds suspect, but I assure you it is not stolen and I have a receipt! I paid £125 for it and there's no key, no charger and it's as dead as a proverbial. There's no history with the bike, so it was either left there my a member of staff, brought in for repair and never collected or used as a loan cycle (unlikley)
Where do I start? I assume the battery is no longer any good - it's clearly been sitting in their warehouse for some time, judging by the amount of dust and dirt on it. I can by a new lock but I'm not sure how to get the old one out of the battery without breaking something. Lastly, should I buy a charger first? Or by a new battery with charger and keys from (where? eBay) - can I just put a generic battery in it? It has a 36v 10.4ah Samsung fitted and the number on the case is FRSHYSBSXSMO52 (is this the serial no of the ebike or the battery?)
Sorry about the long post
Jeremy (Norwich)
