‘It’s miserable’…and a smile breaks out!! 😊 Looked like a lovely spot to camp and spend the night, hope you were warm enough! Bye bye beard, hair and tent - they’ve all served you well 😉 Lovely to see your last hurrah with cold weather camping for this season!! Longer days here we come! Great to see you out enjoying the elements 🤗
Smiles aren’t reserved for beautiful weather, even though it was a horrible day I enjoyed the ride home! Having said that, I was pretty happy to hit the shower and warm up once I did finally get back ;) I never do one night trips so this was a bit strange for me but now that I’ve done one I’m sure I’ll head back to that place again soon for another get a way :) Always so nice to read your comments, take care of yourself and stay safe :)
I’d be interested in that for sure. This is the second time this battery has had no power after leaving the house and being fully charged. I didn’t realize it till I was on my way out of the city and that caused me a fair amount of range anxiety, unnecessarily so as it turned out. Luckily I’d borrowed my neighbours secondary battery so I had 4 in total. Used both my secondary batteries and 70% of Peters, plugged in the main battery when I arrived home and it immediately came to life…… wth. Great couple days, and as you know, you can’t control the weather, just your reaction to it :) Cheers, my best to you as always. Rick
@@shakyhandpictures2185 I would not be confident in explaining the battery revival given that the battery seemed to come back to life . The one I saw had been left on a shelf for months and would not charge at all because the charger wanted to see a voltage before it would send a charge to the battery . They connected another battery in series to the dead one , this getting it to show a charge and once it began charging they disconnected the donor and it continued to charge the dead lipo . Your one is strange , it's like a faulty termination or a broken cable. I'm presuming you have a multi meter . I would be connecting a multi meter and wiggling stretching the cable coming from the battery , Cooling and expanding will make solder flex and a dry solder will act like your battery is acting . .
All the wiring is hidden, the charging indicator on the battery was dark, nothing. Once it hit the charger it was full….. luckily I still have three months on the warranty so Rize will be getting another call for action. I have to remove the motor, I’ll check all the wiring once it’s off, thanks brother appreciate the info for sure.
@@shakyhandpictures2185 multi meters or volt meters are my go to place for trouble shooting. Normally you will have stranded copper wire inside these connections as a fail safe against issues of a single wire breaking. I doubt it's your motor if you did not experience the issue with other batteries . The reason I say put a volt meter up to the connections the plus and minus is that it will show 12 / 24 volts . . And if it's a faulty solder to the battery as you wiggle the cables you'll see the volts jumping around or none at all if there's a fault. I've had loads of faulty batteries over the past few years , all rechargeable . Best of luck.
What! That's like camping out your back garden 😊 all mod cons, platform, toilets, BBQ chairs etc.. here it's plonk your tent just to the left of that jaggy nettle and tree root, your toilets a few trees down the way ...I'm just jealous 😂 hope you enjoyed yourself thanks for sharing. I also have a modified bafang MTB that I use.
It’s a land trust I just found out about a few months ago. It’s not very big but it’s well equipped, and a nice place to hang out or walk your dog. First free camping I’ve ever had in Ontario, camping is expensive here, our provincial park system is excellent, and that cost money so I don’t mind the expense. We have conservation areas and tons of overcrowded commercial camping grounds and trailer ( caravan) parks where the trailers are crammed in together like a modern subdivision, brutal, lol.
@@shakyhandpictures2185 I'm sure we have them to but the beauty here for most places bar loch Lomond it is written by law that we can camp within reason anywhere. So wild camping it is and you get some amazing spots in the middle of nowhere. Lovely speaking with you
You’d think that we’d have lots of wild camping here in Canada, but where I live it’s next to impossible, all land is posted and private. Crown land is available in Canada for wild camping but in my area of Ontario it’s to populated and the crown land is scarce. You live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, Scotland and Ireland are really the only places I wished I’d travelled to, the people and the environment speak to me. Great chatting with you too, love that about this website! Cheers Rick
Awesome to see another fellow biketourer from London. Have made Solitude my overnight stop on the way to Port Burwell for several years now. Lovely spot. Didn’t know they were open for camping that early in the season though. What brand of tent heater are you using?
@donierea1, well hello! I wouldn’t typically stop at solitude, riding directly to port Burrell from home or work, didn’t know it existed till last fall when a coworker mentioned it to me., It’s open year round, with just sites 1 & 2 open through the winter. Outstanding spot and managed well! For the fall and spring I’m using a little buddy heater, although that’s only possible with the trailer. It’s bulky and an odd shape so it’s tough to pack. Works beautifully, keeps my two person tent toasty warm well below 0, I do use a battery powered fan from my winter camping gear to keep the tent comfortable. Thanks for checking it out and safe travels, check out otter river farms for a great isolated campsite, or cool cabin experience while you’re down Burrell way!
Regarding your battery, check the metal connections are not bent, I had similar on mine and found that on mine it was put in at a certain angle that was just pushing the connections away from it. Simple small bend back with a screwdriver or thin nose plyers.
Pins have been checked, working with Rize now, dead controller, issue with the shifter, maybe I’m just to hard on it but it’s starting to have major problems everywhere, very frustrating. Cheers. And thanks again
@@shakyhandpictures2185 I had an issue with the throttle switch whereby it killed the controller to, I keep a spare throttle and a spare display in my backpack always now. You can purchase small discrete displays and mode switches for these nowadays which I prefer to the big display. Mines was a mid drive motor.
We’ll see what this week brings, the bike company have been advised and I still have a warranty. I have power to the display but just a clicking sound at the controller, so I’m figuring the throttle is still working, honestly it’s starting to really piss me off, but we’ll see how they respond. Cheers!
@@shakyhandpictures2185 if it is under warranty then don't touch take it back, I done mine myself in 2012 I had to remove the controller and re-crimp the 3 connections as that was one of the reasons there was no power getting to the motor.
I wish it was that easy, online purchase from a company on the other side of the country. They’re trying but the industry is still in its early stages and dealer networks aren’t established yet. I have a trip planned so it’s frustrating but nobody said life would be easy :)
What are the chances to carry a larger trailer thermally insulated where you can sleep overnight, with some small heating system? How long the range it can be with all those 3 batteries?
Absolutely, it’s possible and being done all over the place. Germany has a big Ebike camper community, I only wish I understood German to really appreciate the scene. Without a heavy load I can get around 170/175 kms from the three batteries. Pulling the trailer, that drops to around 130/140 kms depending on the terrain and wind. The company says you’ll get up to 60 kms from a battery, I’ve found that that’s pretty accurate on the lowest power assist and peddling all the time. Hope this helps. Cheers Rick…… thanks for the comment!
Were you at least riding in the same direction as the wind? I winter bike as well but last season the frame cracked on my winter beater. I managed to buy another one from kijiji but didn't have time to repair it before winter began.
Nope, wind on an Ebike is basically a non issue, honestly most time that’s true. This ride the wind made me ride the entire way with it pushing against my side, it was intense!
@@shakyhandpictures2185 Interesting, we had a bad storm last May similar to a tornado but in a straight line and I was cycling in it lol. It was very intense. I stopped on the side of the road and I planted both feet firmly & my bike was sideways... Luckily my son told me before I left to wear my raincoat with a hood on it.
I only have one comment, and NO it is not a negative one but rather a sim[le question. What the heck does the mount of rain and the age of poorly performing tent have to do with your facial and head of hair? Just kinda wondering how or why you ended up with that particular conclusion?
Tent leaks and needs to go, hairs out of control need to go, beard is long, winters almost over, needs to go….. three things need to change :) Lol to funny, thanks for the comment!
Thanks Bud. I enjoyed the video and subscribed! I appreciated the extra work to bring us along.
@micktaylor7937, outstanding thank you!
Uk e bike packer here, lovely video thank you
Thanks for checking it out!
I love and enjoy your video and keep up with the fantastic work that you love and enjoy
Thanks for checking it out, yes I am a complete bicycle nerd :)
Take care and thanks for the support,
Cheers,
Rick
Awesome ride it's always the best love traveling
Thanks for checking it out! Truly is the best way to see the world, even if it’s your own little piece of it.
Cheers
‘It’s miserable’…and a smile breaks out!! 😊 Looked like a lovely spot to camp and spend the night, hope you were warm enough! Bye bye beard, hair and tent - they’ve all served you well 😉 Lovely to see your last hurrah with cold weather camping for this season!! Longer days here we come! Great to see you out enjoying the elements 🤗
Smiles aren’t reserved for beautiful weather, even though it was a horrible day I enjoyed the ride home! Having said that, I was pretty happy to hit the shower and warm up once I did finally get back ;)
I never do one night trips so this was a bit strange for me but now that I’ve done one I’m sure I’ll head back to that place again soon for another get a way :)
Always so nice to read your comments, take care of yourself and stay safe :)
Recently discovered a way to revive dead lipo using a donor battery .
Great trip .man , pity about the weather . But you made it
I’d be interested in that for sure.
This is the second time this battery has had no power after leaving the house and being fully charged. I didn’t realize it till I was on my way out of the city and that caused me a fair amount of range anxiety, unnecessarily so as it turned out. Luckily I’d borrowed my neighbours secondary battery so I had 4 in total. Used both my secondary batteries and 70% of Peters, plugged in the main battery when I arrived home and it immediately came to life…… wth.
Great couple days, and as you know, you can’t control the weather, just your reaction to it :)
Cheers, my best to you as always.
Rick
@@shakyhandpictures2185 I would not be confident in explaining the battery revival given that the battery seemed to come back to life .
The one I saw had been left on a shelf for months and would not charge at all because the charger wanted to see a voltage before it would send a charge to the battery . They connected another battery in series to the dead one , this getting it to show a charge and once it began charging they disconnected the donor and it continued to charge the dead lipo .
Your one is strange , it's like a faulty termination or a broken cable. I'm presuming you have a multi meter .
I would be connecting a multi meter and wiggling stretching the cable coming from the battery ,
Cooling and expanding will make solder flex and a dry solder will act like your battery is acting . .
All the wiring is hidden, the charging indicator on the battery was dark, nothing. Once it hit the charger it was full….. luckily I still have three months on the warranty so Rize will be getting another call for action.
I have to remove the motor, I’ll check all the wiring once it’s off, thanks brother appreciate the info for sure.
@@shakyhandpictures2185 multi meters or volt meters are my go to place for trouble shooting.
Normally you will have stranded copper wire inside these connections as a fail safe against issues of a single wire breaking. I doubt it's your motor if you did not experience the issue with other batteries .
The reason I say put a volt meter up to the connections the plus and minus is that it will show 12 / 24 volts . . And if it's a faulty solder to the battery as you wiggle the cables you'll see the volts jumping around or none at all if there's a fault.
I've had loads of faulty batteries over the past few years , all rechargeable . Best of luck.
Thanks, the motors has to come out because it’s almost dead, noisy and is ceasing up, I’ll check that battery with the meter for sure!
What! That's like camping out your back garden 😊 all mod cons, platform, toilets, BBQ chairs etc.. here it's plonk your tent just to the left of that jaggy nettle and tree root, your toilets a few trees down the way ...I'm just jealous 😂 hope you enjoyed yourself thanks for sharing. I also have a modified bafang MTB that I use.
Thanks, best part was it was free !
@@shakyhandpictures2185 seriously ? Well-done that would be party time in all weathers here in Scotland lol 😂
It’s a land trust I just found out about a few months ago. It’s not very big but it’s well equipped, and a nice place to hang out or walk your dog.
First free camping I’ve ever had in Ontario, camping is expensive here, our provincial park system is excellent, and that cost money so I don’t mind the expense. We have conservation areas and tons of overcrowded commercial camping grounds and trailer ( caravan) parks where the trailers are crammed in together like a modern subdivision, brutal, lol.
@@shakyhandpictures2185 I'm sure we have them to but the beauty here for most places bar loch Lomond it is written by law that we can camp within reason anywhere. So wild camping it is and you get some amazing spots in the middle of nowhere. Lovely speaking with you
You’d think that we’d have lots of wild camping here in Canada, but where I live it’s next to impossible, all land is posted and private. Crown land is available in Canada for wild camping but in my area of Ontario it’s to populated and the crown land is scarce.
You live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, Scotland and Ireland are really the only places I wished I’d travelled to, the people and the environment speak to me.
Great chatting with you too, love that about this website!
Cheers
Rick
Very pleasant little breakaway. Was just wondering what type of heater you were using in the tent? Cheers!
@anne9616 hi, thanks for checking it out.
It’s a Little Buddy propane heater. It’s not ideal but it certainly keeps that little tent toasty warm.
@@shakyhandpictures2185 Thank you.
Awesome to see another fellow biketourer from London. Have made Solitude my overnight stop on the way to Port Burwell for several years now. Lovely spot. Didn’t know they were open for camping that early in the season though. What brand of tent heater are you using?
@donierea1, well hello! I wouldn’t typically stop at solitude, riding directly to port Burrell from home or work, didn’t know it existed till last fall when a coworker mentioned it to me.,
It’s open year round, with just sites 1 & 2 open through the winter. Outstanding spot and managed well!
For the fall and spring I’m using a little buddy heater, although that’s only possible with the trailer. It’s bulky and an odd shape so it’s tough to pack. Works beautifully, keeps my two person tent toasty warm well below 0, I do use a battery powered fan from my winter camping gear to keep the tent comfortable.
Thanks for checking it out and safe travels, check out otter river farms for a great isolated campsite, or cool cabin experience while you’re down Burrell way!
All GOOD 👍.
Regarding your battery, check the metal connections are not bent, I had similar on mine and found that on mine it was put in at a certain angle that was just pushing the connections away from it. Simple small bend back with a screwdriver or thin nose plyers.
Pins have been checked, working with Rize now, dead controller, issue with the shifter, maybe I’m just to hard on it but it’s starting to have major problems everywhere, very frustrating.
Cheers. And thanks again
@@shakyhandpictures2185 I had an issue with the throttle switch whereby it killed the controller to, I keep a spare throttle and a spare display in my backpack always now. You can purchase small discrete displays and mode switches for these nowadays which I prefer to the big display. Mines was a mid drive motor.
We’ll see what this week brings, the bike company have been advised and I still have a warranty. I have power to the display but just a clicking sound at the controller, so I’m figuring the throttle is still working, honestly it’s starting to really piss me off, but we’ll see how they respond.
Cheers!
@@shakyhandpictures2185 if it is under warranty then don't touch take it back, I done mine myself in 2012 I had to remove the controller and re-crimp the 3 connections as that was one of the reasons there was no power getting to the motor.
I wish it was that easy, online purchase from a company on the other side of the country.
They’re trying but the industry is still in its early stages and dealer networks aren’t established yet.
I have a trip planned so it’s frustrating but nobody said life would be easy :)
What are the chances to carry a larger trailer thermally insulated where you can sleep overnight, with some small heating system? How long the range it can be with all those 3 batteries?
Absolutely, it’s possible and being done all over the place. Germany has a big Ebike camper community, I only wish I understood German to really appreciate the scene.
Without a heavy load I can get around 170/175 kms from the three batteries. Pulling the trailer, that drops to around 130/140 kms depending on the terrain and wind.
The company says you’ll get up to 60 kms from a battery, I’ve found that that’s pretty accurate on the lowest power assist and peddling all the time.
Hope this helps.
Cheers Rick…… thanks for the comment!
Were you at least riding in the same direction as the wind? I winter bike as well but last season the frame cracked on my winter beater. I managed to buy another one from kijiji but didn't have time to repair it before winter began.
I really like kijiji... I even tow bikes home with my cargo bike.
Nope, wind on an Ebike is basically a non issue, honestly most time that’s true.
This ride the wind made me ride the entire way with it pushing against my side, it was intense!
So many cargo bikes around, super handy.
@@shakyhandpictures2185 Interesting, we had a bad storm last May similar to a tornado but in a straight line and I was cycling in it lol. It was very intense. I stopped on the side of the road and I planted both feet firmly & my bike was sideways... Luckily my son told me before I left to wear my raincoat with a hood on it.
@@shakyhandpictures2185 Very handy. Its my main mode of transportation. No more vehicles on the road here...
On the road again ... Rain ... No
I'm also rider 💯
I only have one comment, and NO it is not a negative one but rather a sim[le question. What the heck does the mount of rain and the age of poorly performing tent have to do with your facial and head of hair? Just kinda wondering how or why you ended up with that particular conclusion?
Tent leaks and needs to go, hairs out of control need to go, beard is long, winters almost over, needs to go….. three things need to change :)
Lol to funny, thanks for the comment!