Operations and maintenance of an electric/ pedal- hybrid bicycle

              Owning an electric/ pedal hybrid bicycle is a new experience for many.  The steps to care and maintenance and  how to use are simple and important to grasp at the beginning.  As a shop operator I am keenly aware this technology brings  a motorized machine that looks and acts like a bike until I squeeze the right hand throttle grip towards me and the two wheeled bicycle accelerates quite a bit faster than I would pedal.    How fun, how adrenalizing and how dangerous this could be! 

Let's check out how a new bike owner is caring for her bike after a few days of ownership.  Sandy is fixing the mirror with an alan key because it loosened up in a fall over and then plugging in the battery for an overnight charge.  In this video she is demonstrating some important care for this new machine.

How to plug in Battery

 

• Place the bike under a roof to protect from the weather when not in use.
• Keep the charger that attaches to the 110 ac outlet in the house inside the house so it is completely dry. 
• Place the female charger end into the battery and out of the weather for 4-6 hours to gain a full charge.  In this case she plugs charger inside the house and the cord comes out the window to the bike battery on the rear of the bike
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  Keep an eye on the charger to determine when the green light goes on and the red light off showing when the charge is full and the bike is ready to deliver another 50 km of range running on power alone.  It is a smart charger so no worries if plugged in for a few hours longer.  The lithium battery will stop charging and the charger can stay plugged in for  overnight if necessary.   Not true for all electric vehicles and important information to know about your battery and your charger. 



Love or Happiness?

Is it love or happiness I experience with riding anywhere?  I’ve realized true fun with my  

stylish, colourful and intuitive-to-operate Pedago Comfort Cruiser.  This bike is great

before it’s even plugged in and accelerates the gift of ease when turned into the electric

like it loves to be. Delight becomes commitment, as I sit high and comfortable with my

right hand on the throttle.  Hills are erased and I can travel so many more places in the

great outdoors with ease. The combination of pedalling and electrics reminds me of

choosing between floating and swimming.

This enhanced dream state includes a smile from ear to ear even when I’m miles from home and know I can easily get back from anywhere I would care to go.  I plug in the bike at the end of the day and 4 hours later it’s ready to go, costing about 10 cents and the charge lasts for days.  My ability to run wild is literally at my finger tips.

I’ve never been a long distance biker but like riding my bike more than driving a car.  My legs feel great even travelling 5 km with that sweet interaction of energy, exercise and electrically assisted power. I’m guided by choice to power up or down as I please and as my route dictates.

I look forward to the expansion of the shoulders on all roads to gain safety for all travellers and note that Revelstoke, Ucluelet, Tofino, Banff and many towns and cities through B.C. are making biking more accessible. Send A/C Logic any information about your favourite bike ride and we will put it on our map of B.C.  Please provide us with

length, season, style recommended and pictures.  Nothing like a “ride anywhere” smile to brighten up the day!

Happy Trails!  Love or happiness it is all good!