Currie Electro Drive button pad

[bbruck]

Need a new button pad for the Currie Electro Drive on my 2014(?) iZip Vibe e3. The
buttons on the original have turned to mush. Can you help me source this?

 

[jhendrickson]

What timing, I just started looking at my 2016(?) Yuba Spicy Curry that also has the Currie Electro Drive system, hoping to get it working again, and I noticed the controller buttons have disintegrated as well. I have a feeling it's the same controller.



It has part # DP12D. Found a bike store online with a listing for a replacement, but it's $99 and backordered.


AliExpress has a 4-button controller for a Kaabo scooter that might just work, so I'm thinking about that.

Have you found anything yet?

Joe

 

[bbruck]

Hey Joe - you're amazing!!! I never found a part number, but I did find a website from iZip for ordering parts and they too told me it was on backorder. I asked if it was like an indefinite backorder and they said they expected it to be in stock in a month.

Until then i'm going to try cutting a couple little pieces of pencil eraser and taping them on the controller so that there's something that protrudes and I can use until the part comes in.

 

[nrvsysdc]

Hey Joe - you're amazing!!! I never found a part number, but I did find a website from iZip for ordering parts and they too told me it was on backorder. I asked if it was like an indefinite backorder and they said they expected it to be in stock in a month.

Until then i'm going to try cutting a couple little pieces of pencil eraser and taping them on the controller so that there's something that protrudes and I can use until the part comes in.

My son has the same issue with his iZip Currie controller. I was thinking about taking 4 ball bearings and putting them on each controller button to have them protrude. I like your eraser idea too. Can you please post the website you found for ordering parts? Thanks !

 

[bbruck]

Alta Cycling Group

www.altacycling.com

 

[nrvsysdc]

Thanks!

 

[jhendrickson]

What was the price from Alta?

Keep us updated on whether those temporary fixes work.

 

[bbruck]

I never got a price from Alta.
In fact, decided to ditch the bike & buy a new one - wasn't just the pad - I also needed a new battery soon as mine is 8 years old and the range was decreasing ($600) and a never-done tune up ($100), and that $800 happened to be the amount we paid for a new inexpensive e-bike. So I'm going to put the iZip up for sale for $250 or so if anyone in the Gettysburg PA area can use it!