Recent content by Marquezdl

Well, the derailleur was patented in France in 1895 and France was the real cradle of professional bicycling. So there is a strong heritage there. Besides, it adds an air of sophistication to conversations!

Lastly, on an existing bicycle, converting to a belt could be fairly pricey. Unless you have spent time riding a bicycle with a dead straight chainline and no “derailling” of the chain to shift gers, you won’t believe how durable and long wearing a good bicycle chain is!

Also for people like me, who hate fussing with derailleurs and cables, and changing chains frequently. My experience with 2 IGH systems is that the chains last forever and the maintenence requirements are minimal! And as an additional bonus, IGH systems work WAY better in wet, snowy, or muddy...

Cold setting the dropouts on my steel Davidson shouldn’t be a problem. Getting disc mounts added to the frame might be a bit more work, but the real problem is stripping off the powdercoat to allow brazing on disc mounts fr and rr. Of course ALL that is contingent upon Bafang coming out with...

Ai am hoping someone will do a ‘kit‘ version so that nice bicycle frames can be converted to ebikes. especially if the 3 speed transmission is used.

The idea of an IGH, which I have quite a lot of experience riding, having owned and ridden both a Rolhoff and a Shimano Nexus 8 is, being combined with a modestly powerful motor in the rear hub is something I have long desired. I am not really a fan of mid-drive ebikes. I have owned 2 very...

You, my friend are totally correct! I on the other hand leapt before I lookt! The 3 and 5 speed hubs are simply auto-shifting IGH hubs…no motors. the 2 speed you quoted is an integrated motor and 2 speed auto shifting transmission in the rear hub. as a city biker, that hub is extremely...

Actually, there is a page on the Bafang website for the 2 versions of the Bafang Automatic Gear Hub https://bafang-e.com/en/products/GearHub/ 2 versions The RG A310 (3 speed) The RG A510 (5 speed) They are apparently aiming the 3 speed variant at city-commuter-recreational ebikes and the 5...

I recently read somewhere online that at least 2 major ebike manufacturers (Giant being one of them) state publicly that hub drive motors are more efficient at transfering the power to the wheels, by 30-40%! I don’t understand how that can be. I do believe that hub drive ebikes have some...

I have 2 IGH bikes, one has a Rolhof with over 10,000 absolutely trouble free miles since 1998, and the other has a Nexus 8. I am considering getting a Swytchbike front wheel with motor to give me a nexus 8 with edrive. It would still come in in the low to mid 30lb range, and I think it would...

Something you might consider is a good singlespeed belt drive bike, then add something like a Swytchbike Max ebike kit…with the motor on the front wheel. It would give you the torque to make the hills and be exceptionally quiet…

There is a term that used to float around biking circles years ago from Grant Peterson: retrogrouch. It discribes me perfectly, I wear shorts (just regular shorts, not cycling shorts) and a button up long sleeve shirt (preferably cotton) and bedrock sandals. And few things are more satisfying...

Just to throw my 2 cents worth into this conversation. Panaracer tires really are very good bicycle tire for road and gravel use. They have specific models for road and gravel. there is a small company in washington state usa….Rene Herse which sells tires branded Rene Herse. They are to my...

With 320 watts mnufacturers rated power, its not legal here in Colombia so the discussion is moot for me. Besides, for $6KUS pluds taxes there are some other ebikes out there that would be a better match for me and what I do with an ebike.