Looking to replace the stock suspension fork on a RadRunner Plus with a stock stiff fork from a RadRunner 2. Wondering if they're fully compatible?

Quote from: Tbery on October 27, 2024, 08:06:46 AMYeah, I've nicknamed my bike buyer's remorse. The controller issue which renders the lights unusable; they sent me a replacement controller but it has failed again in less than 6mo. The magnetic disc snapped, looked like when Rad delivered it fully assembled they put it on backwards and the old design had indentations on one side that got caught causing it to snap.

It's funny... every issue Tbery noted, I've had with my bike.  My rear tire exploded (sidewall blew out) due to the tire defect.  Tone wheel broke.  Controller went bad.  Headlight went bad. Bottom bracket, freewheel died and I learned of the joys of the ultrathin, readily breakable removal tool. My front hub bearings just gave up the ghost today and after some painful searching I've located some aftermarket bearing cones to replace the spent old ones and freshen up the hub with new balls.

I've done all the work on my bike and as you said, if you send the bike to Rad (if practical) it would take forever and be expensive... and if you send it to your LBS they're unlikely to have the patience or experience to deal with the quirky costed down Rad parts.

On the whole, the bike has been OK and I've got ~ 5500 miles on mine to date.  What mainly annoys me is that they used custom (and shitty) components that aren't easily upgraded to a nicer, semi standard Shimano equivalent.  The bottom bracket appears to be unobtanium from anywhere but Rad.  There appears to be only one available freewheel, and it's quality is lacking.  Rad certainly hit a low price point but they essentially designed a throwaway bike, and not one easily maintained.

Yes I used a torque wrench. I figured that I had spent over $4000 dollars on two bicycles, I might as well spend another $30 to buy a 1/4" torque wrench and put them together properly to protect my investment.

I have an early Rad Runner plus with a dead battery, The battery is the original model of the current Safe Shield™ Advanced External Battery.

Does anyone have a battery to sell (there is a current RAD promotion offering an extra battery with purchase of a new bike; this is a savings opportunity for us both)

Or can anyone recommend where I can get mine repaired?

Bruce
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i have a rad city 5 , for sale needs some work but minamal needs both brake levers and right side gear changer ,  there is no charger evrything is in 10/10 condition other then stated .  its never been left outside , always stored in garage no sun fading tires mint . i bought it off marketplace on a whim id fix it but just dont have the time nor interest honestly .  i live in Ontario Canada and depending on location would be ok to ship . ..make me offer today ....be nice and respectful and we make deal today

so i bought a rad city 5 used online and it needs some love ,  it did not come with a charger iam told battery works tho . also both brake levers are broken and the gear changer was missing right hand side . 
then i had a friend say i wont be able to use it because there is no key ?
is this true i was not told nor given a key and i do not see where one would go . .
please can someone point me in a direction on what i should do about this .  is my bike now useless or am i able to get the parts needed maybe used or could i buy replacement from the company its made by .  please say i did not waste 500 on something i cannot use as an electric bike ....

hey guys so i have the rad city 5 i bought second hand on facebook marketplace and i have to replace the rear brake lever and gear changer on same (right side) now i also noticed the same little cable at first had no idea where it went as the brake lever was broken and not attached to bike . so its a sensor you said .  now could i just not use it or do i need to buy an original lever , i do have other levers here but none like the one it came with .thank in advance

I've been working motorcycles since I was 14 years old. I rarely use a torque wrench except on critical engine parts and fork tubes. You get a feel.
I did not use a torque wrench assembling my rad. I think it's a liability thing on their part. 

i've since learned from another forum it's the sensor cable - definitely tells the brake light when to go on and off, but may also affect the motor shut off that is part of braking, although i'm thinking it won't be an issue since i'm not likely to brake with my front brake only ever.

Very cool. Nice video.

OMG those close calls are scary. I've had a few but not quite like that!