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The Lekkie will fix a lot of chain drop issues; it has a decent offset to bring the chain line back in and it has a good narrow wide tooth profile. Some people have reported experiencing chain drop with the Eclipse with some chains because the teeth are so damn big - it also has so much offset...

This is that 'Merican supporting the underdog thing going on, right? ;) Sounds to me that they are as "mom 'n pop" as your smaller shops; looks like they are just better at it is all. Free Cafe Latte too no less. Wish I had such a cool ebike shop like that close by.

You're implying you can't get that from a big dealer, which is not necessarily the case

I wonder if by "fenders only" he means no metalwork to attach them to the bike? That would be a PITA.

Okay, so we tried the bikes. My wife is not so impressed with the step-through after trying it but that had more to do with the bike geometry - after trying it myself I could see why (damn awful way to ride a bike). She will probably go for something in between a mountain and towny geometry...

Thanks for the feedback guys. There is a demo day tomorrow where a bunch of these local companies are bringing along a selection of their bikes to the car park outside of work. I'm going to get my wife to come along and try some out.

I wouldn't say my wife is fit - she's been fairly inactive for some time now (though putting this into perspective she's not "American unfit"). I hope that if she has a bike we can take trips out with our 3 year old daughter on our bikes instead of taking the car and also allow her take our...

So, I've been thinking that I should get an ebike for my wife - the technology park I work inside has a big drive to get people out of cars and onto bikes so have arranged some heavy ebike discounts with local suppliers. The bikes are mostly Bosch based though I think there are some Yamaha...

Which complaints? The ones that say they are more entitled to ride on those trails than someone on a peddle assisted ebike, which is legally classed as a bicycle? Besides the, "it's ours you can't have it and if you do we all risk losing it because some ignorant bureaucrat hasn't a clue about...

FWIW, The answer I gave about longevity/performance is a paraphrased quote from Lunacycle's forum.

I'm in this process now - my BBSHD is on the way and I'm in two minds about the 52/48V battery issue. 52V will give an extra boost, some say it's very noticeable. The problem is that none of the current BBS stock displays, including the new colour one that Lunacycle has, can give an accurate...

For those that are interested, here's a Norwegian running on gigantic fat tires at 0 PSI - yep, ambient pressure on over 5 inch tires - through some pretty heavy snow. It's in Norwegian so just skip the talking. http://www.fftv.no/fatbikefeber-s2e5-dekktrykk

Oh and to answer someone's misinformation upthread; Fatbikes are not necessarily heavy. Here's one that's 8.8KG (19lb) (Link Removed - No Longer Exists) Yes, it's quite high end. But here's an inexpensive fatbike with a front suspension fork that weighs 13.8KG (30lb) (Link Removed - No Longer...

The other day I came across this awesome article about the BBS bottom bracket compatibility; https://www.empoweredcycles.com/blogs/news/101474694-bottom-bracket-standards It's a required read for anyone starting off on this kind of build. When you consider how many BB standards there are it's...

I really like the look of those shark packs over the dolphin.

Oh, it's really quick, to the touch, seconds to a few minutes depending on how thick you paint it on. They say is cures in 24 hours but tbh, it's ready in minutes. Peels off similar to thin latex. And yes, it can be messy if you're not careful.

I found liquid tape to be fine - smelly, as you expect from the thinner so it's best used in a well ventilated room. My bike is an all weather commuter and is used in all conditions from blizzards to torrential rain - I didn't want to take any risks so my bullet connectors were both shrink...

You may want to try a company like reship.com. The are many out there that will reship packages from the US - we use a couple to get stuff to Norway that we can't get shipped directly. Of course, there are particular problems with ebike batteries so you should contact them and ask explicitly if...

Yeah, I did say "liquid paint" but what I meant ( and I think that George got that :D ) is liquid tape; http://www.ebay.com/bhp/liquid-tape

Hi David, as George said, those cells should be able to provide the needed current if everything is okay with the pack. On my 750W bbs02, I have high power cells too and I also see the battery showing drain when going up steep hills - the battery can show full and drop a bar and then show full...