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    Mongoose Envoy

    @EMGX - I thought the same thing, but I knew, on sight, that the Envoy was worth having. So I GAVE away a pristine Raleigh Team USA, a Schwinn World Tourist project, and another more recent Schwinn that was still from when Schwinn was a frontline brand. I still have a fleet of seven, including...
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    Mongoose Envoy

    I just got my Envoy yesterday and finished the final assembly. I plan to e-assist it but I just don't know whether I should do a hub motor like the o.p., or a mid-drive. I have done much more research on the mid-drive. I like torque sensing and a TSDZ2 has torque sensing built right in. A hub...
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    Full Featured Commuters Like Raleigh Redux IE (2019)

    Were you able to keep the fenders with those tires? Did you run a smaller tire at the rear because of clearance issues? Inquiring minds would like to know ...
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    Full Featured Commuters Like Raleigh Redux IE (2019)

    Thank you both. There is an EBR advertised e-bike shop in my town that has both bikes I mentioned (Giant Quick E+ and Raleigh Redux) in my size. I've talked with them on the phone but have not visited. Don't want to fall in love with either one until the house sells and the money is in hand. As...
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    Trek Allant+ 8S -2020 Model - Amazing style and value at $4299

    By 'cover' I am assuming you are referring to some kind of bash guard to protect the motor housing from damage? I haven't seen these specifically for the Bosch motors but when I have seen them they are an extra cost accessory.
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    Trek Allant+ 8S -2020 Model - Amazing style and value at $4299

    Just discovering the Allant+ line. As of this writing (Feb 2020) the 8s is $4200 and the 9.9s is $9000. Yowsa. I am a Trek loyalist up till now but this may be where we part ways. I LOVE the Allant+ 8s but I just can't justify the ask. Either the Raleigh Redux IE (latest model with fenders...
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    Full Featured Commuters Like Raleigh Redux IE (2019)

    20 years ago I would have been all over a conversion like @indianajo mentioned. I'm not completely against it now but I've got more of an aesthetic sense these days. Beyond a couple of folders I don't really have anything I would want to convert. But one of the Trek 7.? series hybrids ~600 new...
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    Full Featured Commuters Like Raleigh Redux IE (2019)

    Hi. A week ago I didn't know the first thing about e-bikes except for a short chat with a woman riding a Specialized mid-drive e-assist in my neighborhood. I have a 30 mi. round trip commute 3x/wk that I usually do by riding 1 mi. to the Light Rail, and then another 1 mi. to the jobsite at the...
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