I'm new to this business and would appreciate some advice. I'm fitting a ToongSheng conversion setup to one of my bikes, and that seems pretty straightforward - but what battery to buy?
The major choice seems to be between a Hailong or similar in a nice casing (see 1st photo), and an uncased battery (see 2nd). As far as I can see, there's no substantive difference between the two (I wouldn't regard lesser things like connections, etc, as substantive differences), the only one being that the Hailong etc have that nice case but the 'unboxed' ones don't - oh, and the trifling difference that the Hailongs are three times the price.
So why would I pay so much more for a nice case - or, putting it another way, why shouldn't I go for the (much) cheaper option? Is there any significant reason why an unboxed one wouldn't do, especially if I put it in a good, secure bag on my rear rack?
The major choice seems to be between a Hailong or similar in a nice casing (see 1st photo), and an uncased battery (see 2nd). As far as I can see, there's no substantive difference between the two (I wouldn't regard lesser things like connections, etc, as substantive differences), the only one being that the Hailong etc have that nice case but the 'unboxed' ones don't - oh, and the trifling difference that the Hailongs are three times the price.
So why would I pay so much more for a nice case - or, putting it another way, why shouldn't I go for the (much) cheaper option? Is there any significant reason why an unboxed one wouldn't do, especially if I put it in a good, secure bag on my rear rack?