Hi there everyone, this is my first post though i have browsed for a while.
i do a 20 mile commute in the north east on the C2C route. The first part of the journey is through woodlands so its absolutely lovely, just in winter its a bit relentless-especially on the way home, dark,uphill and into the prevailing wind.
Last October i decided to get an electric bike on the bike to work scheme for the winter months. We have to buy through Halfords so i ended up with a Carrera crossfire(we have a £1000 upper limit and that was £999). Reasonably impressed though to be honest i still prefer the ride of my team Boardman 29er which i ride the rest of the year (going to get back on it full time at Easter and i ride it when icy as the tyres are much wider).When i say full time , i might treat myself once a week to an assisted ride in.
After cycling on the crossfire for 6 weeks up to Christmas the brakes starting being very noisy and then the front one failed (they are hydraulic disc brakes). When i took it to get seen to, they said the problem was that the brake pads had completely worn out after 6 weeks and this was due to the weight of the bike and it was quite normal for electric bikes(they calculated i had done just over 700 miles). Is this everyone's experience? The thing is, my journey is off road on cycle paths so i hardly have to use the brakes much, i was just surprised how long they didn't last- new brake pads every 700 miles!
Secondly today, the path was pretty muddy and quite early on i noticed power loss intermittently for the whole journey in. The display still lit up, i wasn't getting assistance when i should have. Is this common and do fellow riders have any suggestions for in-ride repairs? i was thinking cloths and WD40 or something.
Are there weak spots where the electrics are likely to short (or at least be a bit dodgy)in the mud and wet? Is the mud and wet likely to be the cause or is this co-incidence? i don't believe it to be so because at work i found a cloth and wiped the bike down and it seemed better,on the way back.
Thanks in advance for any responses
i do a 20 mile commute in the north east on the C2C route. The first part of the journey is through woodlands so its absolutely lovely, just in winter its a bit relentless-especially on the way home, dark,uphill and into the prevailing wind.
Last October i decided to get an electric bike on the bike to work scheme for the winter months. We have to buy through Halfords so i ended up with a Carrera crossfire(we have a £1000 upper limit and that was £999). Reasonably impressed though to be honest i still prefer the ride of my team Boardman 29er which i ride the rest of the year (going to get back on it full time at Easter and i ride it when icy as the tyres are much wider).When i say full time , i might treat myself once a week to an assisted ride in.
After cycling on the crossfire for 6 weeks up to Christmas the brakes starting being very noisy and then the front one failed (they are hydraulic disc brakes). When i took it to get seen to, they said the problem was that the brake pads had completely worn out after 6 weeks and this was due to the weight of the bike and it was quite normal for electric bikes(they calculated i had done just over 700 miles). Is this everyone's experience? The thing is, my journey is off road on cycle paths so i hardly have to use the brakes much, i was just surprised how long they didn't last- new brake pads every 700 miles!
Secondly today, the path was pretty muddy and quite early on i noticed power loss intermittently for the whole journey in. The display still lit up, i wasn't getting assistance when i should have. Is this common and do fellow riders have any suggestions for in-ride repairs? i was thinking cloths and WD40 or something.
Are there weak spots where the electrics are likely to short (or at least be a bit dodgy)in the mud and wet? Is the mud and wet likely to be the cause or is this co-incidence? i don't believe it to be so because at work i found a cloth and wiped the bike down and it seemed better,on the way back.
Thanks in advance for any responses
