Recent content by JoeDirt

Take a look at the new Trek FX + 7 or the specialized SL with carbon frame. Both are lightweight and fairly easy to Pedal with no assist. Just my two cents.

Yes I think the ultimate T10 gets a little better range than the T10 Plus. I was fairly surprised today going on my route with a tail wind in eco mode, I was able to really Cruise along at 18 to 19. Went out to my usual 15-mile turn around point and back still using Eco which kept bouncing...

That's a awesome to hear that. I'm not quite there yet but I will say my ultimate T10 Plus in eco mode will only give me around 65 miles if I want to cruise around like an Undertaker! I generally use Eco to go out distance and monitor my battery level then coming home I will Wick it up in tour...

Hey congratulations on the 1K marker. I am right out around 750 Mi since I purchased it last November. I've been riding the hell out of it when I can. I have compared mid drive and hubs for quite a while now in different types of terrain. And I have come to find out that a mid-drive is really...

I'll chime in, I'm fairly new to e-bikes as well. But I have learned very fast and I have jumped right off the edge in educating myself. The one commonality that I have seen with e-bikes is the lower the price point the cheaper the components. So you get what you pay for; just keep that in the...

I'll give you an update on the performance of my T10 Plus. Through the holidays I backed off a bit but I was able to do some dog sitting down in San Juan Capistrano where my cousin lives and had some pretty long climbs on the bike. Being a flatlander here near the coast I was anxious to get...

You could buy a Reid e-bike with a top speed of 20 mph assist for around 1200 bucks. By the time you get done having someone lace and true those Carbon wheels not to mention the cost of the carbon wheels and wiring and the battery and the throttle you're going to be well over 1,300. That's just...

Yeah I agree! Every homemade ebike that has been successful with a nice cassette for Hills and for Flats has been a maximum of 10 speeds. Your bottom bracket and Main determine angle of the Chain Swing. If you try to run a 48 or a 52 fast you will scrub those gears in no time. That's just common...

Spinning gears post, that says it all I would not burn your brain cells trying to figure out ratios everything is very variable. But a 10:52 covers everything from top to low. Also you don't want to go anything deeper than a 10-speed. And of course your bottom bracket and your large ring in the...

Way to go! That's great mileage. The Allant 8+ is a strong bike with a great motor.. I got close to buying one of those, but coming off a road bike I just like the 700c wheel size. I ended up getting a gazelle ultimate T10+ with the Bosch performance speed motor. I couldn't be happier with the...

Hey that's a great video! The weather looks enjoyable yeah definitely a good day to ride:-) The stand is a park stand and the number is on the attached photos. I picked it up from Bike Tires Direct. They're up in your neck of the woods I think Portland. Thanks for sharing

Well I figured I would reach back out to you and let you know that I've got about 400 miles on the gazelle. I can't say enough about the performance of this bike. It blows away the specialized Vado 6.0 SL carbon fiber, it blows away the trek FX + 7s. The sheer torque and quick response and flat...

You make a good politician

I'm just going by what it says I'm just reading what it says. And When I read below 300% the poverty level that tells me that it's 300% below the poverty level which is pretty low. I'm not going to speculate that it's a negative 2% or anything , I worked for the state for 25 years with the...

Here is what I read and it says 300% below the poverty level. Unless I'm missing something that means hey I'm broke but I need to be broker! :)