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Electric Bicycles: Diagnose and Fix Problems
First, distinguish between the mechanical parts and the electric parts (batteries, motor, etc).
Mechanical
If you're having problems with some mechanical aspect of your bicycle or scooter, here are some repair options:
- your local bike shop
- Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair, Rodale Books, $19; 800/848-4735 PA): www.bicycling.com
- The Third Hand, 541/488-4800 OR, sells a video called Fundamentals of Bicycle Maintenance - 55 minutes of instruction for $20
- Online guide to Do-It-Yourself maintenance: •: http://sheldonbrown.com/diy
- The WWW Bike Repair Shop - the online bike repair manual: http://www.uidaho.edu/~baile934/links/index.html
- get an interactive repair CD from www.bfr-it.com (1-866-237-2453 toll free)
Electrical
If the problem is electrical, your repair options include:
- Diagnose the problem yourself. Start with our diagnostics page. After isolating your problem, you'll know whether you can fix it yourself or want a service company to repair it. You'll also find the book Electric Scooters and Beyond a helpful guide to understanding all aspects of LEVs.
- Fix the problem yourself. If you need parts before you fix it yourself, get them from a parts retailer. Your local LEV retailer may have what you need. If not, check our list of on-line parts retailers.
- Have someone repair it for you. If you want someone else to solve the problem, your local LEV retailer may do repairs. Many local retailers service the brands they carry - and others. Other shops that understand and work on electric-powered devices include sew/vacuum shops, automobile electric shops and electric wheelchairs shops.
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, Electro Ride Repairs and Service can probably help you.Manuals, User Guides, Assembly Instructions, and Notes for Electric Scooters and Bicycles (click here)
Diagnosing Problems (click here)