hexland
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I have owned my Outlaw SS 3.5 since 2014 -- It only gets used a couple of times a week for about 15 miles each trip (mostly road travel, but a few bike/horse trails -- nothing seriously off road - this is a sooped-up commuter bike for me).
It got put into storage over the winter, since I changed jobs further away and I dug it out this week and found that the battery has finally died - it indicates that it's charging, the indicator on the top shows a full charge - but I get about 2 seconds of acceleration from the bike before it goes dead.
I contacted Prodeco to find out how much for a replacement, and they have deprecated that model of battery and are working on a new drop-in replacement but can't give me an ETA.
So.. I'm left with
1. Have the battery rebuilt with new cells
2. Convert the bike to a new battery (preferably a new form factor - the back rack takes a real beating with vibration, and I've had problems in the past with the battery case cracking and flying off the back when I hit a bad bump
I've never had to do much more than standard bike maintenance, so battery tech and stuff is completely new to me - I'm still reading/learning.
What other options do I have? What kind of difficulty are some of these DIY solutions?
Thanks!
It got put into storage over the winter, since I changed jobs further away and I dug it out this week and found that the battery has finally died - it indicates that it's charging, the indicator on the top shows a full charge - but I get about 2 seconds of acceleration from the bike before it goes dead.
I contacted Prodeco to find out how much for a replacement, and they have deprecated that model of battery and are working on a new drop-in replacement but can't give me an ETA.
So.. I'm left with
1. Have the battery rebuilt with new cells
2. Convert the bike to a new battery (preferably a new form factor - the back rack takes a real beating with vibration, and I've had problems in the past with the battery case cracking and flying off the back when I hit a bad bump
I've never had to do much more than standard bike maintenance, so battery tech and stuff is completely new to me - I'm still reading/learning.
What other options do I have? What kind of difficulty are some of these DIY solutions?
Thanks!