Bought a Giant instead of cheapo Chinese thinking getting quality but sadly not the case, always followed the care instructions, battery always stored inside as weather gets colder etc.
New replacement is £600 which is total rip off... Get a battery for house solar for that. Question, does anybody know of or heard of workaround???
Thanks for reading
Ken","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51416615","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Pandamansays"},"datePublished":"2023-11-12T11:54:06.000Z","text":"When I researched electric bikes, I concluded that 500 miles over 3 years is not nearly enough mileage to support a healthy battery. They need to be used regularly or the battery will suffer and the life of an electric bike battery is only around 5 years anyway."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51417355","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"wayners"},"datePublished":"2023-11-12T13:27:45.000Z","text":"Fuse inside the battery that can blow. Mine blew a couple of weeks ago as I plugged in charger. My fault. Was easy to replace as a standard car fuse..
You can also test batteries and chargers so take it to e bike shop or local bike shop for advice.
One of the problems with bought electric bikes is the lack of parts and ability to repair them, so I stick to kits and fit myself.
Plenty of parts and batteries.
If you want a built bike look up woosh bikes based in UK.. Great customer service and parts available.
I've done 600 miles in 4 months with my current kit costing £380"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51415518","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark_Hickman"},"datePublished":"2023-11-12T09:33:20.000Z","text":"Im pretty sure a solar battery is like 2k to ridiculous amounts if you want a big one, although i agree 600 for a bike battery is a robbery as are the house batteries.
I wonder if you could dismantle it and rebuild it yourself testing parts, have you searched youtube ?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51416428","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AMaky"},"datePublished":"2023-11-12T11:30:05.000Z","text":"I take it you didn't research replacement parts and maintenance costs before buying?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51416107","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Humanoid_H"},"datePublished":"2023-11-12T10:47:48.000Z","text":"Sometimes batteries can be 'reset' by draining completely and then recharging. If you have a way of removing and fully draining the battery, and then giving it a long charge, It might hold its charge again after. If you're lucky."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51936998","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"MaverickUK2016"},"datePublished":"2024-01-08T16:14:55.000Z","text":"The battery cells usually last well if used properly. The issue usually is the small circuit board within the battery casing which the power supply plugs into. I guess pullingit in and out causes movement and so........ mine had a dody joint which I resoldered and all was good again. So its well worth trying to fund a DIY \"expert\" who can check circuits. Its really not rocket science and a multimeter is king...but we have so little faith in ourselves these days."}],"commentCount":12,"interactionStatistic":7,"articleSection":"Misc"}