I must say that while I am now more than happy riding my Woosh CD Sport, having upgraded the brakes,fitted mudguards and replaced the handle bars. I am not so happy with the battery life though, I reckon I am only getting about 15 - 18 miles out of a charge, No I dont use the motor on high settings, mostly on number 2 assist and middle range, only raise motor assist to 4 - 5 with higher gear for inclines. As the bike is very similar to the standard Woosh CD, would a rack and Standard CD battery fit with no wiring mods, would it just be a matter of removing bottle battery, fitting new rack and battery and plugging cables to existing ones. The battery on the CD seems to have more life than the bottle one.
Woosh Battery
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The controller's integral with the battery, so, if you want a different battery, you need a new controller too.
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If you're only getting 15 miles range, you must be pedalling too slowly in too high a gear. This is where crank motors lose all their efficiency. You get more torque by letting the motor slow right down, which gives the impression that you're getting more help; however, if you use a lower gear to get the crank speed up, you get less torque but more power and, most important of all, higher efficiency, i.e greater distance without having to pedal harder.
Bike bought used, so not much point in talking to Hatti, I like the bike and will just have to get used to charging the battery more often.Hi....have you bought this bike new ? or even if you haven't,
....talk to Hatti at Woosh bikes...she's very helpful.
What's to lose ?
You could be right about the way I ride it, I shall try using the gears differently, oh and re the gears is there a method in adjusting them, sometimes changing can be a bit hit and miss, usually changing up, the chain can be a bit reluctant to move to a bigger cog, you have to select the gear then lightly press the gear changer again to move the chain enough. This is nothing to do with harsh changes when the crank is under pressure, say like chsnging going up a hill, ive mastered that, its during normal flat riding.If you're only getting 15 miles range, you must be pedalling too slowly in too high a gear. This is where crank motors lose all their efficiency. You get more torque by letting the motor slow right down, which gives the impression that you're getting more help; however, if you use a lower gear to get the crank speed up, you get less torque but more power and, most important of all, higher efficiency, i.e greater distance without having to pedal harder
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I used to get 14 to 17 miles using it on 5 in hilly country. It will easily use 20 wh/per mile and more if ridden fast, and the harder you pedal the more power it uses. Which might seem paradoxical but just goes to show how this sort of CD eats battery.
Plenty of videos on youtube showing how to adjust rear mechs.
Plenty of videos on youtube showing how to adjust rear mechs.
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To improve your gears, engage top gear. Where the cable goes into the rear derailleur, there's a cable adjuster. Standing behind the bike looking forward, rotate it anti-clockwise about one turn to get a bit more pull on the cable. You should feel it getting a bit tighter. If it gets looser, you're turning it the wrong way.
Looked at a few videos on You Tube, and gears working fine now, plus altered the way I ride it, and battery life looks like it maybe a little better. Having a few doubts on Woosh compoments though..I have a feeling something is amis in the pedel area. Will open new thread for help.To improve your gears, engage top gear. Where the cable goes into the rear derailleur, there's a cable adjuster. Standing behind the bike looking forward, rotate it anti-clockwise about one turn to get a bit more pull on the cable. You should feel it getting a bit tighter. If it gets looser, you're turning it the wrong way.