Thank you very much for that update..!!!!!!

Controller going in this week.... Anyone want to trade an upgrade light for a stock light? 

Your tune-up may have corrected the problem however in the meantime did you seat the brakes when you finished assembling the bike? This properly seats the pads on the rotor and there are numerous videos on the procedure on the net which you can follow. It is not normal for such noises to be there and you might check to see if the rotors are straight and were not bent during shipment. 

Alas, your bike shop may have already found the problem.

Our daughter is an ER doctor at a hospital in Seattle.  Sometime before Thanksgiving an older man was brought in by Emergency Services who was beat up after a cycling accident. The EMS folks did not remove his helmet as it appeared to be crushed around his skull. When it came time to remove the helmet they had to cut it away. His head and jaw had a few light scratches but nothing more and no concussion. After he was patched up and broken bones set he was sent to the hospital ward. My daughter then took a look at the helmet and noted its make and model.

For Christmas she sent me a new helmet........

I am not in anyway endorsing this helmet but what I am suggesting for your consideration is consider what your head is worth and then get the very best helmet you can afford.

I find it much easier to just flip the bike over supported by a pair of handle bar supports/lifts. Its a very simple, easy and secure way for me and I do all my maintenance.

Very interesting ....I bet they will have a 750w version in no time..... 

Take a look at this one from Amazon. I purchased it and it fits my Rover just perfect.....

https://amzn.to/3qziWYf

Looks great and well done.!!

I tried these from Shimano and they are great.....My feet are on the pedals with great support and no slippage.

https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=90916

George

Dan B,

Thanks for the hints. I will fiddle with the bracket again and see if another adjustment here and there might help. I have already greased the rails and that helped a bit. I will get some electrical grease and do the connectors also. Once again, thanks.

George

Thanks for your reply. I do, as you suggested, always use my hand at the bottom as leverage to try to dislodge the battery as well as gently tapping it from side to side but it is still a struggle.  It has been that way since new. The locking screw seems to be perfectly flush and with the battery mounted the key works very well without any resistance. 

After my ride today I am going to dismount the tray and see if that may provide some clue as to why this is getting stuck.

Thanks again,

George

I am always having a considerably difficult time removing my battery from my Rover 5. I have owned the bike for eight months have 1,400 miles on it and every single time I remove the battery it is a huge struggle. And I do mean huge. Today, I smashed my arm on the cross bar, thereby protecting the battery no doubt by my arm is now dark purple.

Is there some trick I am missing? I am now thinking of just greasing the entire rail and on the outside of the connectors because this is driving me nuts.

Any hints?

You might want to ask Ryan, our moderator, if you can get a pair of free Hemingway mirrors if they are still available. I received a pair and they are great and the fact that they were free made them even better.

Here is the link..... https://www.radowners.com/index.php?topic=801.0

George

Quote from: jbfoster on April 06, 2021, 05:55:04 PM
I put the Tannus Liners on my Rover last year and I could not tell the difference. To me the ride is the same.


Couple of questions regarding the Tannus. Did you have to cut the liner in order to fit it to the Rover or was it a perfect fit? What psi are you using? And, of course, any flats?

Thanks,

George

Ryan,

I received the mirrors today and they are great. I just wanted to thank you so very much for them and for all that you do for us on this forum.

George

Thanks very much. Off to the hunt I go.