John S.
Samebike CY 20
I purchased the Samebike CY 20 folding electric bike for shorter journeys and to try and reduce my use of my Volt electric bike.( a lot more expensive but superb quality from the UK) It was well packaged and it arrived without damage. Easy to put together Got it built up and battery charged. It did not work , no power to the motor or handlebar controller. Contacted Samebike ,waited a while and the initial replies were insulting ie have you put the key into the battery. Have you switched it on. My hobby is restoring classic cars and at first I did not want to do any investigation work in case it invalidated the warranty. But I did and thankfully it was only a slack terminal in the control module or what ever Samebike call it ( under the battery) I’ve had a couple of runs out on it and it’s ok for the price I paid. Battery life is nothing like claimed and the brakes compared to my Volt hydraulic brakes are a bit frightening until you get used to braking a lot earlier . Time will tell whither or not it is reliable long term but it was not purchased to cycle from John of Groats to Lands End.



