Recent content by enargins

Yeah, that's probably what happened. Tire is 2.3"; tube was up to 2.15". Figured it wasn't a big difference. And used another of the same tube successfully before. But wasn't lucky this time.

So, I put a brand new tube into my tire. Filled it up to about 20 psi. Checked the rim all around. Bead was securely in the rim on both sides. White stripe around tire was even to the rim all around. So then I continued to fill it with my electric pump. My tires (Schwalbe Marathon Plus) have a...

Thanks for the info! Appreciate it! I am told that overtightening the spokes causes cracks in the rim. And, indeed, that's what I did. I had some loose spokes, and one broke. So when I replaced the spoke, I seriously overtightened the spokes (like an idiot) so that they wouldn't come loose...

My 2018 RadCity has some hairline cracks in the rear rim which stem from some of the spoke holes (each crack is about 1/2 inch long). I'm told that Rad rims aren't the highest quality, and that getting a heftier replacement rim would be a good idea. Any recommendations for rims? The tire itself...

Bike is fairly new, hardly used. No way the contacts are rusted. Thanks for the thought, though.

They sell those batteries new on eBay for $190 (with 10aH instead of the 8aH that mine has). So I think I would do that, if I was sure it was the battery. Read a post somewhere about a gal who had similar problem as mine, and she replaced the battery, but it didn't solve the problem. So, while...

Yes, I'm sure that's what happened. The question is: why is this happening now, when I've ridden this bike dozens of times up hills with heavier loads without any problem? Like you said, maybe the pack lost a cell or two (perhaps from sitting half-charged for several months?). As for the...

*** UPDATE *** So, I just took the bike out again (sun is down; 85F outside). Battery was fully charged. Let friend ride it for about 10 minutes. Then rode it myself. After a couple of minutes I went up a hill. Put power level on 2 (out of 3) and then on 3. Battery/voltmeter went down to 3...

Specs say it's a 250W high speed brushless gear motor. So, yeah, I guess it's brushless That's good to know. Thanks!

Thanks for the explanation. I don't think it was overheating due to temp. The ride was in early morning, before the sun came up, and it was in the low 80's. So I think the battery itself was cool from external temps. I'll try to do the test and will look for any loose wires. One thing I'll...

Thanks. That sounds likely. A few questions. 1) What is a BMS? What does BMS stand for? 2) I didn't unplug the BMS. I just turned off the battery with the switch that's on the battery, and then turned the battery back on again. Would that reset the BMS? 3) My motor has three levels. I was...

So I was out for a short ride with my Ancheer 250W bike. Battery was about half charged when I started. After going about 2 miles, I went up a slight hill, and then, at the top of the hill, the bike died, and I couldn't restart it. I rode it without power the rest of the way. When I got home I...