Recent content by MatthewLeonard

The alarm doesn’t work when the battery is not in place. That was kind of a bummer for me. But yeah, the bike is also a less tempting target without the battery.

I bought the smallest battery. Not sure but I think I got about 18-20 miles on a charge at level 4-5 power mostly before it gave out. I thought it still had some juice left, but it was low, when I took on a long sustained hill. The display was showing 2 bars on the battery which I think is like...

I asked Wing out if curiosity if I could swap out the display or throttle with parts from elsewhere, and they said “For now only the throttle and display that we currently offer are compatible with our bikes. It's possible we may have upgrades in the future.”

Not sure about the warranty language. Will have to check. I might just be a little paranoid about water, but I want to be on the safe side since I’m inexperienced with ebikes. Time will tell if it’s actually something to worry about in this case.

The throttle seems to be potentially vulnerable to water as well from some things I’ve been reading, concerning ebikes in general, not just this bike. I’ll have to take a closer look and see what I can do.

Hey there. I bought the same bike. Do you have any concerns about rain exposure, and if so, what do you plan on doing about that? I'm still not sure how much of an issue that will be as I plan on commuting on this bike rain or shine and parking in an exposed space while I'm at work. Maybe it...

I’d kindly disagree. There may be other people like me considering similar bikes, so I still find more comments here useful. The Strom looks like a fantastic deal, but the thing that has me worried is what one other comment said, that it’s an indiegogo campaign so it seems hard to be sure when...

I'm considering the new Sondors Thin, which looks different in a few key ways from the Sondors Thin that was reviewed by this website in 2016. The old one was single speed; this one has a derailleur with 7 speeds. The frame shape is also different, and the new one has suspension on the fork...

I just called a couple bike shops in my area to see if they would do the install out of curiosity. One said no, they don't have the expertise. Another said their policy is they won't do a conversion with a bike that is not already designed to be an ebike - and one reason is that the frame may...

Right, I'm thinking of adding an IGH as well as converting to electric at the same time.

Paying a local shop to install might be the way to go. If I did that, I guess my main concern would be making sure I have all the necessary parts to begin with... So I'm wondering, what parts might I need that wouldn't be included in most kits?

On a related note, I read this over at https://www.sheldonbrown.com/no-derailers.html#vertical: Has anyone dealt with this issue? Looks like the best suggested workaround is adding a chain tensioner.

Thanks for the tips, Ravi. Good to know!

Hi, I’m new here. Being new to ebikes, I’m wary of building one myself – seems like it could get too complicated and it would take a lot of time and research to make sure I do it right. I’ve found a few good deals on complete bikes, and I’ll probably choose one of them. But the main reason I’m...

Hi I’m Matt and I currently commute on a regular bike. Looking for something to make the hills less stressful. This looks like a good place for advice!