My E-Bike takes the Fear of Exhaustion out of Riding

by Gunther Miklitz
(Bonn, Germany)

First 500 km Performance of my E-Bike "Flyer"

First 500 km Performance of my e-bike "Flyer", the pedelec model "i:sy"

After three months of riding my e-bike "Flyer", model "i:sy", a Swiss made pedelec, I have finished the 500 km mark. Now it`s time to return to the dealer and ask him to perform the first maintenance work as requested in the instruction manual.

My daily rides were often about 15 km. I have ridden the bike during good and bad weather, several times in a drizzle of rain. Every time I returned home, I had to make it climb a steep hill. And a number of trips I did in the near by Siebengebirge, which is a mountain region of mixed altitudes between 100 and 3600 meters.

How did the e-bike perform?

It performed very well, to just one exception. After a few days of rest in the garage, I took the bike out for a ride and when I had just mounted it and started pedalling, the chain came off. Upon a quick inspection,I found that it looked rusty and needed greasing. Presumably the dealer had not noticed the state of the chain when he delivered the bike.

I greased the chain and my bike went on smoothly as ever. I went on riding it to my great joy and perfect satisfaction.

Gunther Miklitz