Recent content by lisak

And no I'm not in love with it - I have not ridden it yet. And I'm actually horrible at making decisions.

I'm thinking if after riding the Gazelle (I will later today) if I prefer the Trek I may just wait a bit, since inventory is low here right now. We are approaching snow season in Minnesota and leaving town for a couple of weeks so if I buy something now I will not be able to ride it this year...

Yes the Gazelle does have the ugly bump vs. the integrated battery so I agree the Trek looks a bit nicer. I have confirmed the Gazelle is the latest T9 model that Gazelle offers, which is a 2024/2025 model.

I stand corrected - the Trek has the Performance Line Smart System (75 torque) - all other specs do seem the same. I'm thinking that might be more helpful for hills, etc. but not sure how much of a difference I would notice between those two things?

I rode the Verve+3 Gen 3 yesterday and almost bought it but decided to think about it overnight. I'm curious about your comments on the Gazelle Medeo T9 (not the T9 City) having older, cheap components. I re-looked at the specs for both of them and they both have: Bosch Smart System Active...

Ok maybe a dumb newbie question - What is the Bosch Smart System? The ones I'm looking at say they have either Kiox, Purion, or Purion 200. And how does the Smart System relate to the eBike Flow app? Do they all work with that or only the ones with Smart System and which ones are those?

Thanks I will add that to my list to check out!

Forgot to answer this. The Verve+3 model I was looking at was 545 Wh, with a Bosch Performance Line, 250W, 75Nm, 25km/h motor. The others are all 500 Wh.

Thank you Stefan - this is exactly the kind of input I was looking for. I am not opposed to paying a bit more for something if the quality is there - honestly I'm just overwhelmed by looking at all of the specs and being able to compare things like motors, battery size, etc. I also have a...

Yes I had thought about this. There is only one shop near us that carries Gazelle, but several that carry Trek or Electra

I'm purchasing my first eBike. I am a 62 year-old female wanting to use it to join my husband on his bike rides and for casual exercise. He usually rides 30-35 miles a couple of times a week in city roads and bike paths, so it will be mostly for exercise and recreational riding (although I don't...