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    Calcoaster reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40 with Like Like.
    Tried the chatbot at Canyon. It said it didn't understand the question! It's late here so perhaps the humans have knocked off for the...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    Yeah I think she must be wrong too. I wonder if when I said ‘unassisted’ she thought ‘power off’ but my examples should have clued her...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    I followed up with TQ asking very specific questions to be sure I was clear, and the same support person replied. I asked how that could...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    Good point, I didn’t even think of that scenario- a long ride that depletes the battery but you still have miles to go to get home. I’m...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    Same here. I emailed TQ back asking for specifics on the hpr40 no-assist limitations. I’ll post here if I hear back. In the meantime my...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    I just got a response from TQ to an email question I had sent them in April that included some rather disappointing news about the...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    Yeah, I’m questioning the accuracy of the reporting of the BMC weight. The recently released non powered top tier team machine is 6.6 kg...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    BMC has a Teammachine prototype using the hpr40 that weighs 8.5 kg (18.7 lb). That’s got to be getting close to the minimum for an...
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    Calcoaster reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40 with Like Like.
    Interestingly enough, SRAM offers an e-bike wired interface to eliminate the small batteries, and Shimano now offers wireless Di2...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    I think we will be seeing more discounted hpr50 bikes. From what I’ve read, TQ is going to concentrate on their two newer motors, the...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Specialized Creo 2 owners.
    Could be a bad spoke or cracked/stripped nipple. That would be an easy fix and should be able to isolate it by flexing all the spokes...
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    Calcoaster reacted to mschwett's post in the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40 with Like Like.
    it doesn’t feel much different than any carbon road bike with similar geometry, I’m sure. My addict eRide weighs about 24lb, and...
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    Calcoaster replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.
    Keep in mind that the predicted range is based on the European rules limiting assist speed to 15.5mph. The reviews point out that the...
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    Calcoaster reacted to BlackHand's post in the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40 with Like Like.
    It has a different mounting system, so they would probably need a new frame. So maybe a sslr or xslr model? Also interested in this...
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    Calcoaster reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40 with Like Like.
    Couple of other things on the Canyon, 35mm tyre clearance and surprisingly it comes with 180mm brake rotors, not 160 or 140. This issue...
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