The "Ferrari" bike, it is dead. The motor is completely fried. According to the manufacturer, if I send it to them (very heavy, international rates to Quebec), they'll try and fix it. Guestimate is around $800, which is hilarious in that a brand new motor is $750.
Bah.
BUT, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I have a single speed (not a fixie, I would die on a fixie) bike I normally keep at work to go back and forth between my building and the main building, and decided to give it a try for the commute.
And of course now I feel stupid because riding my single-speed bike took the exact same amount of time to get to work as riding my electric behemoth. It wasn't quite as comfortable, but I guess weighing 2/3 less and having narrow road tires makes up for magnetic power.
I will now be selling off the working parts of the electric kit. Undecided about the bike itself. Might be nice to still have a foldy...
Total Ride:
13 miles
100 ft. climb
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