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Good news, everyone!
Rad Power Bikes stopped messing around and finally came through, which is great as my warranty is only a month or two from running out.

Entirely new rear wheel assembly delivered and installed, which means I'm back on the road.

Interestingly, this time UPS didn't demand £100 in customs fees, despite the attempt in December.
Rad probably didn't declare the value this time.

I desperately want to ignore it, and hope the problem goes away.

But cleaning the cargo bike just now, and I've started seeing fractures in the rear wheel rim. That and a pair of spokes have snapped.

#RadPowerBikes really are not as good a quality as one had been led to believe. It's not even a full 2 years old.

(And don't talk to me about warranty and service, I've got tales I could tell you)

I can get the spokes fixed, but the rim is going to be a whole other issue.

Help required.
Radwagon 4 (2yrs old, daily use).
Intermittent power failure (like 3 or 4 seconds) initially, now display (eggrider) shows a voltage drop from 54v to 21v in like ten seconds, then doesn't bother to turn on at all.

Tested without motor, lights, and sensor, and various combinations. Even replacement stock controller. All with the same result.
40a and 5a fuses on battery all are fine.
Battery level indicators show full.

General question for cyclists.
Have you ever come across a bike, or wheel, where the tyre bead is effectively rubber welded/glued to the rim of the wheel?
As in, the manufacturer of the bike decided that this was a solution, and you never get to change the inner tube.

I've literally had to carved the tire off (got a replacement), but the bead is just glued to the damn rim.

I'm putting it off, but eventually I'm going to have to replace the rear tire on my Radwagon 4.

There is a whooooole hullabaloo about Rad Power Bikes and their tires, which I wont go into.

But since the company pulled out of the EU, I'm faced with having to fit a motorcycle tire instead of a stock tire.

Upside is that it'll be sturdier and longer lasting.
Downside is less free rolling, more weight, and more power required from the motor/battery.

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