**Please Note**  Damage caused by moisture entering components and wiring WILL NOT be covered by warranty! It is the customer's responsibility to cover and seal connections, wiring entry into motor, and all components if they may be exposed to moisture in riding or storage. Plumber's putty is great for sealing the axles at the bearings, and also for the point where the wires enter the axle. Wiring connections should be well taped with electrical tape. Batteries, controller and throttle should be covered with plastic and taped up.

A Winter Ebike Story - By Gordon from High Level:
Hi Garry,
Ok, my buddy just got a new Nikon and what a better than to stand outside on a very bright, very cold (-35), northern Alberta day, taking pictures of some dummy riding around on an ebike :o). After putting on a pair of long johns, a pair of sweats, and a heavy pair of jeans, and several top garments, i.e. t-shirt, pull-over hoodie, a down filled vest, and a winter parka, not to mention a full balaclava, and mitts, ooooops, just about forgot my big “Baffin” boots, and helmet, I was ready to do battle with the cold. First thing I had to do, was install the battery, I am on holidays right now, so I have the battery in the house. Well, installing the battery was not exactly fun at -35, but I did get it on the rack after a bit of fighting. Must remember at this cold, wires will break. Then it was time to go out and play in the snow, there has been a bit of snow fall since I had the bike out last (Christmas eve to be exact), so I had to push it through some snow. I finally got aboard, and guess what, the spraggs in the rear hub that are suppose to lock up, so you can pedal, didn’t lock up, guess they were on holidays also :o) (due to the cold). So all I could do was hit the throttle and hang on, that is always a fun way to start off in this stuff, no slow easy start, just pin the throttle and away we go :o). As you can see by the pictures, I did not fall over, and the bike just started along great, partly due to the awesome Nokian Mount & Ground 160W tires, did I mention, they are the best winter tire on the market bar none, yes they are more money, than the cheaper tires that have aluminum studs (garbage) but these 160 steel studs with carbide tips are well worth the extra coin, plus the rubber compound is superb. My bike had been sitting out in a cold storage shed for over a week now a even though those tires where as cold and hard as they were, they still griped on the ice, no problem. I feel safer riding my bike than I do walking on the sidewalks around here in High Level. And what can I say about the Crystalyte system that has not already been said, the big thing is to keep your battery fully charged, and if you plan on not riding for a week or so (or more) and if you live in a part of the country or the world where it does get very cold, remove your battery to keep it warm, and that goes for any of them, (I am using SLA). Well I guess that about sums it all up, oh yes, before I forget, you have to have very attention getting lights and I have enclosed pictures of the ones I use, had to get these “Lightmans” through EBay and I could only find them down in the USA, seven LED lights per light, very bright, can be seen over a mile away, very good lights they will either flash or stay on steady, I have the red and amber on the back (of course) red is on steady, the amber flashes, and the white flashes up front.

Up to now, the NiCad is OK...  I put the battery into an insulated rear rack bag, like this one: