I find it hard to believe there's no power cut off on the brake levers. Maybe something has got disconnected?
Old question but someone might find it relevant.Quick question David.
We've had the Bike on charge since this morning and the light is still blue. It mentions in the manual it should change from Red to Green when it's charged but each time we charge it, it's always blue?
Hi Greb,The only time i felt we needed brake cut-off sensors on our Wayfarer is negotiating through those metal hoop barriers you get at the ends of footpath/alley ways, where you go left, right, left to get through them, the motor can kick in with half a turn of the pedals just when you don't want it to lol.
In those instances it would make sense to just turn the assist OFF, then back ON when your through them.
Other than that, we've not needed them any other time.
Yes, that's all correct.Old question but someone might find it relevant.
The blue light is on the battery itself, to show the battery is switched on.
The red/green light the manual refers to is on the charger not the battery, red is charging, green is fully charged.
Brake cut outs are all but redundant now. There are hardly any bikes that have them fitted. We haven’t fitted them to any of our bikes since 2016 and have not had any issues with the 10’s of thousands of bikes we have put on the road on that time. This is as far as I can remember the only mention of them. They used to be necessary when there were only 5 or 6 signals per turn of the pedals on a cadence bike but now with 32 and more coupled to better controllers, nearly all bikes (including Wayfarers) cut out within the EN15194 regs. Safety is paramount. All said, if anyone is uncomfortable with the operation of any of our bikes we can normally fit cut outs, but they are not necessary.Disappointed to learn that Wisper eBikes don't include brake cut-offs. It's unusual and surprisingly off-brand! I'd even go as far as to say that a negligence lawsuit may be only a matter of time.
Don't you need another lock to lock your D-lock to your bike in case somebody nicks it?In keeping with my original review and updates on our bikes(we have 2 Wayfarers), i made a rear mount today at work to carry my D-lock on the bike.
Bonus security feature is that it also stops anyone trying to have my panniers away!
I stand corrected, and thanks for your reply David. I was under the impression that pretty much all ebikes had motor cut-out switches on the brakes. I have two ebikes (Rad and ADO) and they both have brake cut-outs so I kind of assumed...Brake cut outs are all but redundant now. There are hardly any bikes that have them fitted. We haven’t fitted them to any of our bikes since 2016 and have not had any issues with the 10’s of thousands of bikes we have put on the road on that time. This is as far as I can remember the only mention of them. They used to be necessary when there were only 5 or 6 signals per turn of the pedals on a cadence bike but now with 32 and more coupled to better controllers, nearly all bikes (including Wayfarers) cut out within the EN15194 regs. Safety is paramount. All said, if anyone is uncomfortable with the operation of any of our bikes we can normally fit cut outs, but they are not necessary.
All the best, David
EU manufactured pedelecs don't normally have brake cutouts so that's far from unusual. Brake cutouts usually only appear on e-bikes with throttles, mainly Oriental sourced.Disappointed to learn that Wisper eBikes don't include brake cut-offs. It's unusual and surprisingly off-brand! I'd even go as far as to say that a negligence lawsuit may be only a matter of time.
You only need brake cut-offs on bikes with crappy controllers that run on after you stop pedalling; however, some people see them as being useful as a quick way to cut power on any ebike. Like a throttle is useful as a means of getting instant maximum power, brake cut-offs give you instant zero power. There are some niche circumstances where that's useful.I stand corrected, and thanks for your reply David. I was under the impression that pretty much all ebikes had motor cut-out switches on the brakes. I have two ebikes (Rad and ADO) and they both have brake cut-outs so I kind of assumed...
I guess the reasoning for leaving them off is simply that, if you are squeezing the brake lever to activate the switch to cut the motor, then the brake is going to stop the bike pretty sharpish anyway! Point taken