I'm still waiting for news on the replacement electric motor for my Ego Cycle. Until then, the machine sits in my garage!

On Thursday July 3, I was ascending a steep hill in the Summit Park on my Ego Cycle and the hill must have been too steep. The Ego cycle never rode the same again, slowly loosing power as the holiday weekend advanced. On Monday after the fourth of July weekend, I phoned Ego Vehicles and explained what had happened. The service rep asked me to remove the plate over the motor, hold the bike against a wall, turn on the ignition and give it some throttle. I wasn't sure if the pulleys were moving and the service rep wanted to know. When I did what he asked, I could hear the motor turning, but the pulleys weren't moving.

So, the service fellow Jim pronounced the electric motor deader than a doornail. I feared the worst knowing that the price of a new motor for the Ego Cycle is around $250... Luckily Jim said they would send me a new motor under warranty. And I get to install the motor myself. There are four bolts on the underside of the Ego Cycle that hold the motor down. And there are two small bolts connected to the seatpost that also secure the motor. Supposedly, you remove the batteries, remove those six bolts, remove the belt drive from the rear wheel, and the motor slips right out of the chassis.