Recent content by Recycled Cycler

Stefan: on the Scott website they say this about the Mahle X20: Motor Hub drive 55Nm max Torque / EU: 25kmh / US: 20mph Mahle Motor Hub drive 55Nm max Torque, up to 407Wh Doesn't say comparable at all. I interpret max torque to mean the motor is capable of 55nM. Period. Nothing is said about...

I stewed over these bikes all day yesterday until I went to bed, then woke up Googling and studying their geometries again. I just could not talk myself into the Medium Cervelo. Even though Reach was about same as Trek, the Stack is way shorter. Which is why, when I got on the Trek, it felt so...

I read the opposite on most posts from experts. Watts mean nothing they can be fudged. Torque is what you should rely on.

I am in market for an electric road bike to help me keep pace with my 90 pound demon-cyclist-uber-fit sister, who is also 6 years younger than me. Well, maybe I'm exaggerating her capabilities, but I'm 70 she's 64 and she has been able to ride 2,000 miles a year the last few years. Plus I had a...

I've been close to pulling trigger on a new road-oriented eBike several times, but then I plunge into reviews of the motors and it scares me away from a purchase. The road bikes I look at are $2,999 Scott Addict to the $5,000 Cervelo Rouvida (yes I have found one in my size at that price). In...