Recent content by diablo2112

Yes, I've found the pack to self-balance pretty well. Having 10 cells in parallel helps a lot; no one cell is going to drag the pack down and cause an imbalance.

I also charge via the stock Ride+ battery charger, works fine when you tie the pack into the original battery pack leads. Glad to hear others are having success with a similar retrofit. I'd be a little more wary of a LiPo pack, as they really do need to be balance charged fairly regularly...

Wanted to post an update on my battery pack replacement for the Trek Ride+ I've been using this replacement battery for almost 2 years now with no issue. Range is easily 3x my previous. I also unplug the battery from the whole system when not in use, and this eliminates the parasitic current...

I own 2 Trek Ride+ bikes purchased in 2010. Both batteries have since gone bad, and the Trek replacement was ridiculous at over $750 to replace the batteries. As an alternative, I rebuilt the batteries myself, increased the capacity substantially, and used the new build to install additional...