new to e-bikes advise on purchase

[jackhandy]

Sorry, I didn't make that very clear...

I was fitting S/Sam+ (with greenguard) but the punctures were in the Bontrager races I replaced after only 4 months as the back one was, as am I, bald as a bird's bum.

I was just surprised to find 4 'oles in the front one, which goes to show how useful Slime can be.

 

[John F]

Assuming you don't fall into the upgrading cycle, you've weighed it up more or less correctly.

A new battery is likely to be your biggest single expense.

Life depends on the number of full charge cycles more than age, although that does play a part.

You will be doing about 3,000 miles a year, which will be about 100 full charge cycles.

Makers routinely say a battery will do 500 cycles before it loses significant capacity, so your three-year estimate is on the conservative side.

The mileage will have an impact on normal wear and tear bike bits, but a proper cleaning and maintenance regime will extend their life.

Inappropriate tyres won't last long, but again there's not much expense.

Lots of commuters run Schwalbe Marathon Pluses.

They are about £25 each and seem capable of many thousands of miles.

Question re battery. What do you mean by "full charge cycle"? In other words, if I "top up" the battery after just a few miles, rather than letting it get pretty low, go I get > 500 charges?

 

[RobF]

Sorry, I didn't make that very clear...

I was fitting S/Sam+ (with greenguard) but the punctures were in the Bontrager races I replaced after only 4 months as the back one was, as am I, bald as a bird's bum.

I was just surprised to find 4 'oles in the front one, which goes to show how useful Slime can be.

Glad the slime worked.

 

[RobF]

Question re battery. What do you mean by "full charge cycle"? In other words, if I "top up" the battery after just a few miles, rather than letting it get pretty low, go I get > 500 charges?

Yes.

So if you deplete the battery by 20 per cent, then recharge, you would do that five times to complete one full charge cycle.

The battery - and bike - performs better with a full battery, so charging after every ride is a good idea.

In your case, charging once a day - after two commuting journeys - would be fine.

Running the battery flat now and again will do it no harm, but don't do it as a habit.

 

[John F]

Yes.

So if you deplete the battery by 20 per cent, then recharge, you would do that five times to complete one full charge cycle.

The battery - and bike - performs better with a full battery, so charging after every ride is a good idea.

In your case, charging once a day - after two commuting journeys - would be fine.

Running the battery flat now and again will do it no harm, but don't do it as a habit.

Cheers, that's what I thought.

 

[peerjay56]

…bald as a bird's bum.
I was just surprised to find 4 'oles in the front one...

Wow, 4 holes in a bird's front bum - scary