Recent content by Katysax

I have a Veego semi fat. I put over 3000 miles on it. It was fun and I had a great time. I did feel that it had its limitations. I got a Specialized Turbo Como last Spring. The Specialized is a thousand times better. Occasionally I miss the hub motor with a throttle and I miss the small wheels...

i agree with the others. My Como had a flat day one even with tire liners. Had a flat day 2 and found a piece of glass that was missed. Siince then 1200 miles no flats. In my experience riding bikes tens of thousands of miles, recurrent flats are usually caused by messed up rim tape. Another...

In general you get what you pay for. When I think “cheap” ebike I think Nakto and the like. R1Up and Rad and such are entry level bikes. For what it is worth - last July I bought a ride Scoozy Veego Semi-Fat for $1000. I rode it 3300 miles. I had a great time riding it. Now I ride a Specialized...

I have the Como 4 and love it. I never use the full power assist; Im 68 and have health issues but can climb the local mountains with 50% assist. I can get 40 miles on the 4.0 battery. I am contemplating getting a second battery. My partner who is 72 can climb the local mountains at 20% assist...

I use these Flarut men’s sandals. Actually Amazon sells these under several brand names. They are cheap and run large. I am wearing a pair now that is two sizes smaller than normal. The soles are indestructible. I use platform pedals with little screws and they chew up the bottom of most...

Whatever bike you get I am 99% certain that falling won’t be an issue once you get a little more practice riding. I am 68. Long time cyclist but had been off the bike a few years. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Dec 2017 and when I picked up riding again last July I was in terrible shape...

Looks interesting for commuters. In LA you can’t put a fat tire bike on a bus rack. Security on the bus racks is not great. That looks like a great bike for putting on the front of a bus. I think it’s possibly useful for mixed mode commuting. I could see getting one to take on busses and trains...

Many years ago I had a dog named Katydid and I played the saxophone. Started combining Katy and sax when I needed a user name. The dog I have now is Star and because of health issues I started playing bass instead of sax. I guess if I were to make a name up today it would be Starbass.

The search tab is your friend. This subject has been extensively discussed. I bought the Thule Easyfold Xt2. Look at what racks are rated to carry. You pay more for racks that are lighter weight, easy to carry when off the car and so forth. Even though my local REI was closed got it from them...

I’ve had my Como about 6 weeks and I’ve got 800 miles on it. So far my favorite feature is the ability to fine tune the assistance through the app. I am 68 years old, overweight, recovering from Cancer with a few other health issues. I am no athlete. I’m really just learning how to best take...

I have the Specialized Como 4.0 and regularly use it to climb local mountain passes. It has power to spare. Recently my partner test rode the Como 3.0 and 4.0 and concluded that the difference in the motor was meaningful and worth the cost for the upgrade.

Thanks. I finally figured it out. I don’t get why it didn’t just change when I changed it on mission control. That’s how it worked on my bike. Also the instructions in the manual differ a little from how it works on the bike. The new bike has different fenders, squarer with taillight on the...

Como settings question My partner just got a new Como and the software is a little different from my bike. We are trying to change the units from metric to imperial. The mission control app is connected to the bike computer. We changed the app from metric to imperial but it won’t change on the...

I’ll add that my partner who is a stronger rider than I just got a Como too. We climbed a mountain this morning and she only used 20% assistance and sailed up the hill. I think she’d use just a little of what the Creo offers and still reduce knee stress.

I live in the Los Angeles suburbs, San Fernando Valley. Lots of people ride the Rad Rover. Local bike shops have plenty of fat tire electric bikes. Most of the electric bikes I see have fat tires. We don’t get snow. We are 30 miles from the beach. We don’t have many trails where ebikes are...