Another nice vid. FYI on my Kepler: could not get battery to unlock. Key turned but did not release the tab. Tried to shim it open but no dice. Apparently this is not an uncommon occurrence. Maybe it needed lubrication or some crap got in it when the battery was off. Anyway, I ended up drilling it out. Velcro will hold the battery on and I never leave it unattended. Your new bike looks cool.
Thanks. I just took the Kepler battery out and lubed the locking mechanism. 🙂 Drilling it out doesn't sound fun. Yeah, the new bike is nice to ride. Suspension is nice, I haven't been slammed by a bump yet. I still have it set to toe-touch the ground while I'm sitting on it, and it is still decent to pedal (with my higher gear changes). I'll do a review pretty soon. 157 miles on it.
@@RonNehrig glad to hear you like it. I’m strongly tempted although I have two 20ah batteries for the Kepler and don’t know if I’d ever exceed the mileage. I note several weirdly negative reviews on the aniioki. Look fake to me. Odd though.
@@butchie2752 I don't exceed my Kepler mileage either with 40AHs, 🙂but I have to plan pretty carefully not to, and am hemmed in by the range, so we'll see what I do with it. Of course, this bike is more than just a big battery. It was nicely designed; instead of cheaping out on components, they used better brakes, bigger motors (but the front is smaller than the rear so it doesn't spin the front wheel like the Grizzly), nice seat, I like full suspension, it could have used higher gearing, but I did that for about $50. I saw a few reviews that had some sort of screen issue, but I haven't had a problem; I also see reviewers take a bike out of a box and abuse it before it gets broken it, one of them held the throttle full open without pedaling for a long trip and had a heat problem, I don't do that with any motors, gas or electric. It's too early for me to draw final conclusions, but it is comfortable to ride, it went up that steep gravel hill with bumps in it without the slightest little complaint, the brakes are very nice, I still haven't squeezed them hard, it maneuvers well, even tight u-turns are much easier than the Kepler, and the adjustable PAS settings make the Kepler look crude, I always had to fight with that bike due to the changing conditions I ride in. Not selling, just appreciating the differences.
@@RonNehrig thanks. I also watched again your vid on greasing the gears. Getting it back together looks like more than I’m willing to do. Think it’s necessary to maintain the bike?
@@butchie2752 It was easy to put the motor back together; as I said, putting the wheel back on is a bit more finnicky, but I've done that quite a few times by now. There isn't much lubrication in there, so I think it is very necessary. If you've gone 5000 miles, you are way overdue. What's the worst that can happen? Maybe worn down planetary gears and you'll have to find replacements, but if the metal hub gears get worn, that would be a real pain. I even thought of drilling a tiny hole in one of the gear grooves to add some lubricant from the outside, but I haven't done it.
After watching your vid looked hard at the aniioki Juliet. After the Kepler I want a real step through. Anyway I’ve decided to hold off and hold on to the kepler (literally) until next spring. It goes fast enough for me, but I would like the 60ah. Maybe something new will shake out over the winter. Look forward to your review of this bike.
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Another nice vid. FYI on my Kepler: could not get battery to unlock. Key turned but did not release the tab. Tried to shim it open but no dice. Apparently this is not an uncommon occurrence. Maybe it needed lubrication or some crap got in it when the battery was off. Anyway, I ended up drilling it out. Velcro will hold the battery on and I never leave it unattended.
Your new bike looks cool.
Thanks. I just took the Kepler battery out and lubed the locking mechanism. 🙂
Drilling it out doesn't sound fun.
Yeah, the new bike is nice to ride. Suspension is nice, I haven't been slammed by a bump yet. I still have it set to toe-touch the ground while I'm sitting on it, and it is still decent to pedal (with my higher gear changes). I'll do a review pretty soon. 157 miles on it.
@@RonNehrig glad to hear you like it. I’m strongly tempted although I have two 20ah batteries for the Kepler and don’t know if I’d ever exceed the mileage. I note several weirdly negative reviews on the aniioki. Look fake to me. Odd though.
@@butchie2752 I don't exceed my Kepler mileage either with 40AHs, 🙂but I have to plan pretty carefully not to, and am hemmed in by the range, so we'll see what I do with it. Of course, this bike is more than just a big battery. It was nicely designed; instead of cheaping out on components, they used better brakes, bigger motors (but the front is smaller than the rear so it doesn't spin the front wheel like the Grizzly), nice seat, I like full suspension, it could have used higher gearing, but I did that for about $50. I saw a few reviews that had some sort of screen issue, but I haven't had a problem; I also see reviewers take a bike out of a box and abuse it before it gets broken it, one of them held the throttle full open without pedaling for a long trip and had a heat problem, I don't do that with any motors, gas or electric. It's too early for me to draw final conclusions, but it is comfortable to ride, it went up that steep gravel hill with bumps in it without the slightest little complaint, the brakes are very nice, I still haven't squeezed them hard, it maneuvers well, even tight u-turns are much easier than the Kepler, and the adjustable PAS settings make the Kepler look crude, I always had to fight with that bike due to the changing conditions I ride in. Not selling, just appreciating the differences.
@@RonNehrig thanks. I also watched again your vid on greasing the gears. Getting it back together looks like more than I’m willing to do.
Think it’s necessary to maintain the bike?
@@butchie2752 It was easy to put the motor back together; as I said, putting the wheel back on is a bit more finnicky, but I've done that quite a few times by now.
There isn't much lubrication in there, so I think it is very necessary. If you've gone 5000 miles, you are way overdue. What's the worst that can happen? Maybe worn down planetary gears and you'll have to find replacements, but if the metal hub gears get worn, that would be a real pain.
I even thought of drilling a tiny hole in one of the gear grooves to add some lubricant from the outside, but I haven't done it.
After watching your vid looked hard at the aniioki Juliet. After the Kepler I want a real step through. Anyway I’ve decided to hold off and hold on to the kepler (literally) until next spring. It goes fast enough for me, but I would like the 60ah. Maybe something new will shake out over the winter. Look forward to your review of this bike.
The Juliet is sold by Eahora.
Aniioke has the AQ177 in a single or dual motor version. They look similar to the Juliet, but I haven't looked closer.