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It does have a higher ratio than the shimano, so possibly it would smooth out the cadence at the hills, but my experience is enviolo’s 380% ratio isn’t aimed at really steep places. A 14er hub like the rohloff, or shimano 8, would really be the ticket for that. (As you say, just a step or two...

if my hills were all just short and irritating interruptions in a generally smooth ride, I’d just jump the assistance level way up to deal with them and go back down to lower motor power when I was over the hump, as it were. The high motor assistance will get you over the hill more reliably than...

Two (2): the first was converted from my Priority Continuum Onyx using a C1 kit and rides mostly like an acoustic bike with some help for hills and shorter distances. Weighs half as much as the Nevo. Second is a R&M Nevo Automatic that has a bit more oomph and definitely shouts it’s an ebike...

Love that color.

It’s not a replacement tho, is it? The automatiq attachment merely operates between the handle shifter and the hub gearbox. The hub would remain the heavy duty model, right? Just chiming in because automatiq was an upgrade I was interested in as well.

This may be of interest if you haven’t gone through the sub forum for Zen in its entirety. I also don’t quite understand the fat tire trend. Sure it makes a cushier ride, but at loss of efficiency and not as well as shocks would do? But I’ve never owned a fat bike so maybe I’m missing...

I’m curious too. Because right now you can’t actually preorder all the options (color or otherwise) for 2024 model, as the site seems limited to the specs and options from 2023.

Is the rear rack space mounted with a taillight by default? I’m just assuming it has the same rear light as its launch model?

Ok, thank you, both! Some really thoughtful and safe upgrades. I’m appreciating the frame changes and the brake system update. UL is of course awesome (and soon to be necessary in so many markets). Really looking forward to this update. Seems like a genuine evolution without shaking things up...

Are there photos of the “electric blue” model? It lists that here, but the preorder page does not list that as an option or have pictures of it. Can you clarify what the changes are to the original Photon model from last year vs. the Photon Pro model for 2024, if any?

Sure, and that’s a customs issue. But there’s ways to properly and legally ship hazardous materials. Art suppliers do it all the time. So someone is making that calculation that it’s not profitable or is too inconvenient to do so. Which I get. Red tape can be a huge hassle. At that point though...

Which variant did you use? Off road or small tire? I’m not running tubeless currently, so in tubes maybe it functions better? Not to discount your awful experience, but since theres a lot of folks who’ve had great luck with FO (presumably the old formula not the QS) and I wish I knew what the...

FlatOut has apparently released a new bike-specific formula last year, beyond even the “will work on fat tire bikes” Sportsman. Seems it’s called FlatOut QuickStrike Small Tire and it says good up to 1/4” puncture with same lifespan as old FO formulas. There’s a 1/2” sealing QuickStrike Off-road...

That’s an interesting point. With tubeless setups and fat tires, I imagine many are running sub50 psi. Anyone else used FO on 50-60 psi?

Yeah, that’s what I’m afraid of. Thank you so much for getting back on this. I would presume a body shop is going to need the whole bike to do that. Either to scan or eyeball it with swatches. Never done that before for a car, so I don’t quite know how it works. Sigh. What a frustrating and...