thanks for info,the chap in shop was very open and said there was a lot of problems with big one, and think he said the things roughly what you have said, although it went over my head with technical stuff and he could have been talking about rice pudding for all i took in, the folder is shown in brochure i have and he was saying "any time now" was delivery comeing, this was a 2007 brochure too,although it sounds the perfect bike for me i am so wary as there is no one to ask about performance ect,there may be a years warrenty ect but i dont want to be getting stranded all the time even if i could take it back for refund,yes i did want it to take on train though as thats what part of my present journey entails now,my synergie is superb in comfort, as rear supension is "fun" only description for it as you bounce along in rythem if your peddling away, although i now are having serious worries about battery, done only 240 miles and now this week find that although the first leg of journey is 2 miles and second is 6 and a half, yesterday and today i had to ride pedal assist after 5 and a half miles as first light of power dipped, and the rest i know soon go....the 3 months i have had it have been just about ok as summer and no wind, but now with a breeze in face i have to peddal assist as the speed drops to 10mph,only 12 with pedal assist as 20" wheels and poor 6 speed gearing mean you cant go faster unless you want to look a fool and kill yourself at the same time,a gradient has the same effect, these affects where from the start with the bike, now the lasting power is gone within 6 miles its worse, i have e-mailed the firm in scotland to explain and the reply was "call in and talk to our engineer" either she didnt realise that Hull wasnt round the corner from scotlant or i face a difficult job ahead getting this sorted.it folds in 2 lever turns,its only 20kg so easy to lift in cars, fold up in spaces on trains and once i get a non see through bag i can pop on a bus with it as though its a suitcase,in fact its perfect EXCEPT for battery and gearing.lol....even if i get a new replacement battery im in same boat, think i will sell it as i only paid £349 for it and next week they where selling it for £399, which is the price
www.sustaincycles sell it for anyway, its called an "edison" by them,really odd as on their website they talk about their designer ect ect, yet they are supplied by the firm in scotland i got mine from...hard to now who to believe isnt it, i see powerbyke advertise a 36 volt lithium, but they cost £350 which although they are a third of the weight hardly seem a fair price, after all thats as much as i paid in total for my folder, which these batteries dont fit i should say,i can see the only serious solution would be my g/f asking me to move in with her, would save me loads of problems with this...lol...
