NIU Life (or life at 28mph)

 It's about time I mentioned about the dealer who I bought my NIU UQi GT Pro from. I bought it from Eco-Move in Bristol - their website is here https://eco-move.co.uk/   I cannot recommend them highly enough - they have been brilliant . Why did I choose a dealer so far away? The main two reasons were - they had the bike I wanted, and they offered part-exchange on my old bike (the SYM Joyride). The part exchange offered was at the upper end of what I was expecting - all they needed was the details of the machine and a few phone-photos. We agreed a price over the phone within minutes. Delivery was included in the price I paid (I'm not sure if that's standard, or I'm the Special One) - and delivery was within 10 days. The only delay in delivering the machine was getting the registration done through the DVLA. I paid a deposit (£200 as I remember) by bank transfer on the day I placed the order. Then I set up a bank transfer for the balance - after PEx - for a couple of ...

 Yay! It's been delivered! I'll post about the dealer and the service later. The bike was unloaded and set up - 100% battery charge, all good. I did the 'binding' thing with the app, and was just about to go for a quick spin before the delivery guy left, and I noticed the battery display was blank and I had a red light on the dash....... This was the dreaded 'error 99' fault, which required a lot of battery disconecting, reconnecting, restarting, waiting - and hey presto! it's gone. It might have been the binding, and a firmware update that did it. The biggest first impression was the silence - there's (obviously) no audio feedback from the engine, no vroom. This is a bit disconcerting when starting the thing up. The next thing I noticed was the harsh suspension - this isn't a bike for long distance comfort. The ride isn't 'bad' but there's a lot of feedback from the road surface. While it's sure footed (probably more so than my...