Recent content by ava1ar

well, it depends. One things where oil is superior is hidden installation and angles - you can apply pretty much any shape to it and it works exactly the same. Cable is much more demanding to the maintaining the as straight as possible installation to make it work and doesn't like angles at all...

Yes, there are folks on this forum who are doing it routinely :)

R&M selling Superdelite 5 with dual battery, so there IS support for dual battery. I don't need rear suspension (and don't like Superdelite price), so I waited for Supercharger on BES3 to come out. It looks like it is completely dead now (not sure the reasons, looks like marketing), so nothing...

Thanks. This is sad, but at least explains that those symptoms I see are common. I bought some parts from Kindernay when they were still alive for backup, but never bough this one - big mistake :( Anyway, I will try full service for the shifter tomorrow - if it works, I will have time till...

Not worth it - hubs are leaking and won't survive long without oil anyway. Company is dead, 100% hubs have fatal flaw - no point to invest into this.

Great news! I am trending towards 3x3 as more modern and ebike-friendly. How do find the rotary shifter? This is largest concern I have - cable actuator, no push/trigger option, etc. They have new electric trigger shifter, but it won't work with my motor :(

@TPEHAK How is your hub after first 6 month? Any issues? Something new you discovered what was not obvious after initial installation and first use? Since my Kindernay is close to it's end, I am looking for what I can use next and there are pretty much two choices: Rohloff or 3x3. You are one of...

My Kindernay VII is slowly dying (after about 6.6k miles) - seals are not holding oil anymore, everything I am putting it is on the floor withing 2-3 weeks. However it still works, so I plan to use it sill it stops completely. However shifting become more annoying issue: I hardly can shift to...

There will be auction for the remainings of what Fuell was - https://bid.hgpauction.com/auctions/9360/herita10316 Some bikes, batteries, Valeo motors, and more there. May be someone interested in getting something... RiP Fuell

Kindernay VII hub has 28% gear steps and I have absolutely no issue at all with that on ebike. On non-electric bike this may be undesirable depending on the rider preference.

Great feedback, thanks! Shifter is definitely week point being cable-driven :( This is main reason I still using my Kindernay - their shifter is state od the art. I would use electric one for 3x3, but it is not compatible with my older gen bosch motor...

What are "common sense apeeds"?

Even if there are 5 of us, we are capable of doing this because there is not hard enforced limit of 15 mph. I see this as attempt to forbid us to bike to work and put me into public transit or even worse to the traffic on the road. I already shared by observation about me never seen erratic...

Valid point. For NY though in case of commuting the situation is better now - lots of companies offer some kind of bike storage and even showers. For running errands though the things are still bad - very unsafe to keep bike outside for any long time no matter what lock is in use. Oonee offers...

Even 1% of NYC commuters is large number. Do you have a link to source of this - very interested how they count it - I never seen any automatic riders couting systems around or in NYC. Also, distance is not a biggest issue - biggest issue is the Hudson River, which separates NYC from New...