The light that comes with the kit is decent but is really only a "be seen" light. I'll review the manual tonight but that's what I recall. I find it hard to believe that a system this sophisticated could actually hurt the battery by leaving it plugged in but that's the implication. Astonishingly, the instructions call for disconnecting the battery from the charger once it's full rather than just leaving it attached until ready to go. Maybe I can put a pillow over it or something. The charger is very noisy (the fan) and I don't look forward to having it in my office but I don't really see an option. I'll keep one at work and the other at home. An extra charger is around $70 and I already ordered one.
I'm guessing that it's going to get a bit better as it breaks in but I understand from the folks on this forum that the battery shouldn't be run down that much.
And that's with using regen modes coming down most hills. My major concern is that I have a 30 mile r/t commute, and while being pretty conservative (mostly using assist level 1) it's still about 1/2 used after coming in. I'd like to use level 2 most of the time.
Assist level 1 overcomes the extra weight of the system and adds a bit of a boost. It's ok on level surfaces without using the assist at all, but I wouldn't want to do it for too long. The bike is heavier than I thought - I guess it would be even heavier with the 10 Ah battery though. Slightly different because the 6.4 listed on the Bionx site is 22.2 volt while this one is 6.4 / 40.7 volt. Rather than using the 10 Ah battery that should come with the 350 motor, it comes with a 6.4 Ah battery that normally comes with a PL-250 kit. The most disappointing feature is the battery. While I like it, I'm not sure it wouldn't have been better to install a Bionx kit on my old Trek 7100 hybrid. It arrived over the weekend and I rode in to work today.
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