Hello. Sorry, I'm a newbie here and to e-bikes in general. I just bought a Schwinn 24 volt lithium ion battery for the Schwinn Prestige model for $120 and was hoping to adapt it to use on my original iZip with the SLA battery. I thought I read somewhere in this forum that the LiOn batteries have a shelf life and these batteries have been on their shelf for at least 3 or 4 years. Is this a problem? Should I return it? Can I just adapt it from the XLR connector the 3 prong connector or is there more to it than that? What charger should I buy for this battery? Sorry for all the questions but I might be wading in too deep for a newby! Thanks for any thoughts.

Tom