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Research AFTER the fact: How the Tax is Handled Based on How You Bought It Bought New from a NJ Bike Shop: If you have the original invoice or receipt showing you paid NJ sales tax at the time of purchase, you will not be charged again. Bought Out-of-State: If you purchased the bike in a state...

I had ZERO forewarning that there was ANY sales tax to be charged for registering the e-bikes, it was not disclosed prior that registering the bike was going to incur a sales tax. The ONLY item stated on site was that next year was a $15 registration fee, this inital registration fee was waived...

Yesterday (Friday, June 26, 2026) was the very first day the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) began registering e-bikes under the new law. I thought I was completely prepared. For several days before my appointment, I downloaded every available form from the MVC website, read every...

A plethora of my comments on Reddit Aventon forum as well as Facebook Aventon forum. My observations, experiences, etc. No need to replicate here.

As new, 312 miles. Camo-color Large-size ECU controller replaced under Aventon warranty by authorized dealer; remaining factory warranty transferable with original receipt. Purchased 4/8/26 for $2,799 + tax, $2,984.43 total cost Save $500-$600 Cash pickup, Metuchen, NJ See this ad, that means...

Must be a conspiracy.

BE AWARE-IF YOU WANT TO BUY AN AVENTON =AZbFkHw9FYQCAaHhGeRT3GKCZhvXPNS6r4pkGaCBHC0J0vsVBu4RJT7jWlTnNmOucmqKoeOkymLH6nkdvs2IiVZzSxB4srlYZnOxIjxKz4m4QNThkSHyecbcedpXLAPnyGbTBJ2jwKw4FOh5YD4UlQ7b&__tn__=-]K-R']Bike Based on the behavior of the bike and the E34 “Power-on password initialization...

Happen on occasion to me also, it's apparently something to do with losing the bluetooth connectivity. Been there done that, put the iPhone in a million places.

Assistance setting were untouched as previously set for years. I'll check the pulleys, thanks.

Resurrecting this older post......My 2022 Vado 5.0 just had the 3rd motor installed 2 weeks ago, just a tad over 10,000 miles. The reason(s) (primarily) was a squeaking while pedaling (after motor was in use and was warmed up), and even after stopping pedaling the 'spin down' (or some other...

Not sure why or what this is, but my buddy got stranded today on his Vado 4.0, any ideas?

OK, today was another experiment. Set out for 22 pre-set Smart ride, stopped for a few items at the store, came back to bike, it was kicked out of Smart mode and in ECO. OK, I THOUGHT, NOT A BIG WHOOP, I'LL DO A MANUAL ECO/SMART/TURBO RIDE. Well, all 3 modes were dead cement, no assistance...

Never tried those. Mastermind it is. Thats no joy 😩 I may have the no joystick at one time. btw, you see the new ecvt motors for e-bikes on YouTube?

I only on a very few occasions ever set elevation, or for that matter any other setting(s), and ALWAYS every time I go for a ride, I ALWAYS just set Smart Control as to the expectation of the total distance of the ride +5 miles. On rare occasions I set it to +10 miles for the expected ride. I...

Whew! At least I can now cancel my psychotherapy appointments. I thought it was me only. Further analysis indicates to me that if you set the parameter/distance (and that item only, as I always do), once you reach the set parameter (say 35 miles for a 'Smart' ride), if your battery percentage...