About the Winter storage for your e-bike... again! :-)

   Hi, fellas! We all know - old man Winter is coming, and how hard is it sometimes to find a good warm cozy stable for our faithful and so handy little electric horses. After 5 years of e-biking in Canada I know that very well too, since I'm living in the apartment like most of you too, so this year I've decided to try and help my fellow e-biking Torontonians to cope with that problem in a most efficient, elegant, meaningful and affordable way offering the thoroughly put together unbeatable storage and service package for just mere $50 a months which at the end of the cold season will not even buy you a decent new lead-acid battery, but will keep your horse and his energy source in a good or even better shape than it was, so here's my ad I run currently on Toronto's Kijiji website:

 

  Store your e-bike securely indoor over the winter in a regular secure public storage facility for $50 per month and get your e-bike or scooter and battery maintained and ready for the next riding season for free during the entire cold season from November thru March or you can store only your battery in a heated climate controlled secure indoor storage for just $20 per months and still have it regularly charged and professionally maintained.

Free E- bike maintenance includes:

- Drum brake pads checked and properly adjusted or replaced
- Tires pumped and kept up to the specified pressure
- All bearings and gears lubricated
- Screws, bolts and nuts tightened
- Loose plastic parts reattached
- Loose wires and parts secured
- Power lines checked and their efficiency measured and  analyzed
- Small plastic cracks fixed
- Small dents on plastic repainted


Free SLA battery maintenance includes:

- Original condition and performance analyzed and recorded
- Capacity checked and accurately measured at multiple loads
- Every SLA cell capacity analyzed individually and labeled
- Overall battery performance balanced and battery trained
- Weak cells detected and reconditioned or replaced
- Battery training and reconditioning progress measured and recorded
- Battery wires checked and battery properly reassembled
- Battery case fixed if needed


Free pickup and delivery within GTA.
Free access to the storage by appointment.
Free consultation, advices, battery performance and capacity analysis.

Other free and paid repairs, fixes, services or arrangements are possible.

The labor and maintenance are free if e-bike is stored for at least three months. Parts are extra.

On the pictures above you can see me and my all terrain all season powerful horse :-)

Any questions by phone or e-mail are welcome.

Your fellow e-biker Lubo. 
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If you can ride a bike, you can ride an ebike

Retwitting good news from Niagara! :-)

   

If you can ride a bike,
you can ride an ebike!
  

By Penny Coles

   

 

   Billy Lake is not only getting around town a little easier, he is having a blast while he's at it. The Shaw Festival actor has never driven a car or had a driver's licence, so he is accustomed to relying on a bicycle for transportation. But he recently discovered ebikes, and now can not only get around town but to Niagara Falls or St. Catharines without arriving exhausted and sweaty, he says. "All my friends want to borrow it," he says, "but that's not happening." He's having too much fun with it himself. "There's no gas to worry about, no parking problems, no registration and no hassle. And I can go to work in style."

 

   An ebike is powered by a battery, can go up to 32 kilometres an hour, is more eco-friendly than a car, and no licence or insurance is required. If you can ride a bicycle, you can ride an ebike, assures ESkoot owner Colin Telfer—rent one to tour around town in style, or if you want an alternative way to get to work, you can purchase one. You've likely seen a few locals scooting to an afternoon Shaw performance or on errands around town, he says. "I expected rentals would be the majority of our business, but so far it's been sales to residents. Some are seniors who are using it instead of a second car, and some people just like the convenience of not having to look for a parking space." There are no gears to worry about and no clutch—it's almost like driving a golf cart, except that it requires the same balance as riding a bike. It takes just seconds to get used to it, says Lake.

 

   "I was a little nervous at first, but it is really very easy to ride—easier than a bicycle, because you don't have to pedal. I think it took all of five seconds to figure it out."

The smallest of the models, which sell for less than $900, look like a bike with a battery, while the larger models, all EMMO brands, go for up to $1,595 and look more like a scooter.

They can be pedalled for a short distance in an emergency, but they're heavy - you wouldn't want to go too far, says Telfer. A gauge on the bike gives lots of warning if the charge is running out, he explains, so there won't be any unwelcome surprises.
   

   You can go 40 to 70 kilometres on one charge, depending on your weight and the terrain, he says. And if you compare the cost of recharging to the price of fuel, it would be the equivalent of getting about 600 miles per gallon at today's fuel prices. It costs about 35 cents to recharge and takes six to seven hours, says Telfer. And you can enjoy our local bike paths—Ontario laws treat ebikes as they would a traditional bike, although pedestrians like to be warned when one is passing—they are just as quiet as a bicycle. "They allow you to travel a lot faster than on a bike, but you can still relax and enjoy the scenery, and even carry on a conversation if there are two of you," Telfer says.

     

   If you're renting one, a security deposit is required, and you're asked to remain within about a 12-kilometre radius of downtown, which will take you to Queenston, Virgil, and most area wineries for visitors on a wine tour. Riders must be 16 or older to rent one, and a helmet will be supplied.

  

For more information call 289-271-0663 or drop in to 376 Mary Street.