I would strongly caution anyone against trusting Last Mile Marin to diagnose or repair an eRide Pro.
We brought my girlfriends son's eRide Pro in because the bike would turn on, but it would not send power to the motor. From the beginning, I specifically asked them to check the BMS fuse. I asked more than once because my understanding was that eRide Pro dealers have diagnostic tools available to help identify battery/BMS issues.
After having the bike for weeks with very little communication, we were told the battery was bad and needed to be replaced for approximately $2,000. They also told us they would look into aftermarket battery options and call us back.
That call never came.
After more waiting and following up, I again specifically asked them to check the BMS fuse. A couple more weeks went by, and we were again told the battery was bad. This time, the replacement quote was approximately $2,900.
Fortunately, we did not authorize the repair.
We picked up the bike and had someone else look at it. And guess what the problem was?
The BMS fuse. The exact thing I repeatedly asked Last Mile Marin to check.
The fuse is approximately an $8 part. There were also some loose connections that needed attention. Once those issues were addressed, the bike worked.
So instead of a $2,000-$2,900 battery, the actual problem included an $8 fuse and loose connections.
What makes this so frustrating isn't simply that a diagnosis was wrong. Mechanics and technicians can make mistakes. It's that I specifically asked them multiple times to check the component that ultimately turned out to be the problem, and we waited weeks while being told we needed an extremely expensive replacement battery.
Had we simply trusted their diagnosis, we could have spent thousands of dollars unnecessarily.
The lack of communication was also unacceptable. Weeks would pass without updates, promises to call us back weren't kept, and we had to repeatedly chase them for information.
I will be contacting the owner directly because I believe they need to know exactly how this was handled.
Based on our experience, I would not recommend Last Mile Marin for eRide Pro diagnostics. If you're told you need an expensive battery replacement, get a second opinion before spending the money. In our case, that second opinion saved us thousands of dollars. read more