Such a frustrating experience with Pedego :(
Such a frustrating experience with Pedego — especially because it started so well.
I first tested a Pedego bike in Los Angeles and absolutely fell in love with it. When I returned to Europe, I liked it enough that I went out of my way to buy one from France.
Five years later, the battery is completely dead. I understand that batteries have a limited lifespan, but what I find unacceptable is the lack of any reasonable repair or replacement solution.
The only solution I have been offered is to buy an entirely new battery for more than €1,000, together with a new charger. On top of that, I had to pay around €300 in additional taxes. At this point, the cost of simply keeping the bike running is absurd. For that kind of money, there are excellent new bikes available.
I also contacted Pedego UK. The people there were extremely nice and helpful, but they are dealers and understandably cannot solve what is ultimately a Pedego product and after-sales support issue.
And that is really the problem. Pedego positions itself as a premium e-bike brand, but a premium product should come with a viable long-term support system for something as fundamental as the battery. Having a €1,000+ replacement battery, a new charger and hundreds of euros in additional costs as the only solution after five years is simply not good enough.
Unfortunately, after this experience, I can no longer recommend Pedego. I loved the bike when I bought it, and the people I have dealt with have been genuinely nice, but that does not make up for the cost and frustration of owning a product that becomes practically uneconomical to maintain when a critical component fails.








