Schwinn Izip, first ebike

[puddleglum]

I have my first ebike, humble as it may be. I know that the quality is not great and I am not expecting any great performance, but it is a start so I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with it. It doesn't look like it has had very much use. My question is, besides basic bike maintenance, is there anything I should be doing for maintenance on the Currie motor or the electrical components? I have pulled the rear wheel to true it so the motor is off. Both battery packs that came with it were dead. I got one to take a charge but I doubt it will have much range. I have a 24 volt Ping battery though that I bought for another project and then couldn't use it. I just need to make a box for it. I got the bike for free so it should be a pretty cheap project.

 

[ridethelightning]

gotta start somewhere, dont get put off by your first poor qual /low power bike before...er....'upgrading' ....

 

[puddleglum]

Thanks.
So, is there anything that needs to to be done for servicing to the Currie motor? Does the gear box need to be greased or anything?

 

[ridethelightning]

sorry ,cant help too much with that as i dont go for geard motors. theres too many hills where i am and they wouldnt last. i prefer the direct drives, as they are pretty much indistructable. only moving part is the bearings.

definately try asking ebikes.ca support staff, they are really great.

 

[n3glv]

My daily ride is an ezip girls bike (very short legs).
From stock I got 5.8mi out of a brand new batt.
(Pittsburgh hills, my 210lb ass)
Within a week I bought a second rack mount SLA pack and ran a wire to parallel
the two packs. This made it go 19mi! (Enough for daily running) _HOWEVER_ it also
made for a 94lb bike! Soon the rear wheel was a potato chip. Enter the "velocity
psycho 900gram cargo bike double wall rim" and stainless steel spokes.
This was a serviceable ride but trust me, not something you want to even try and
pedal w/o electric assist.
The SLA packs fell apart and I would up with a 40ah 24v LiFePo4 on top of the rack
inside a 'helmet trunk' for a scooter. This is a 45mi (with hills) and over 60mi on flat system!
The gear box was re-greased about about 3000mi with 'super lube' synthetic.
It has recently failed at around 6000mi, the bushing that the output shaft runs
through to drive the sproket failed.
I love my 75lb bike, ride it year round etc.
I would inspect the gears / relube with synthetic grease and go for it.

Hope this is of help!


ps:any readers who have a burned out electro-drive motor, I'd be interested in the output shaft / plate.

Pps:I'm now down to 190 so I _do_ pedal some, but some days my health won't permit. This is my only vehicle!