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I don't think that's true. I've had my Charger up in the mid 40s on downhills and I'm not spun out. Probably not spinning faster than 85 - 90 rpm. I run my entire commute on turbo, cruising comfortably at just over 27mph, not at the highest ratio. The highest ratio is way too high (low cadence)...

I've been riding a Bosch powered Felt nineE 20 for the past 2.5 years, and weekly do a clean and tune. This routine will now largely transfer over to the R&M Charger. This weekly routine represents about 360mi on an average week. Here's the Felt, receiveing it's weekly TLC. The routine is...

I've adjusted the shifter cable to take up the excessive slack, and while at it, I made this video where you can hear the clunking from the hub. The clunking is almost drowned out by the motor because of where I was holding the camera. Probably should have just turned the motor off... Bike has...

Picked the bike up. They replaced the shifter cable which frayed when they removed the rear wheel. It's not adjusted properly, but I'm more competent to correct that than they are... Sadly, I crashed while out on test ride, thinking it was odd that the tires lost traction in a moderate speed...

Just visually, my belt was not this high tension from the factory. BTW, that is a good video on how those tensionometers function, though I'm not convinced they are the most accurate / repeatable. I've seen some that appear to be based on a hanging weight and deflection based measure, which...

I've been riding only in Turbo mode. When my first "pop" occurred, I was climbing a slight incline in the middle of the gear range. Between the bike in Turbo mode and me peddling hard, it was subject to considerable torque. After that, the clunking was always present, but most noticeable...

Belt tension was my first thought when I heard the pop, and IMHO my belt seemed loose, but I did not see consistent enough results from the phone app to be confident in it. I did tension the belt slightly, just to take up play. I'll wind up ordering a proper tensioning meter because the belt...

So earlier today I had submitted the following on the contact form on R&M's website: Greetings, I own a one week old Charger GT nuvinci HS, S/N WXYX. It is currently at the dealer where I purchased it, because there is a clunking sound when pedaling coming from the Nuvinci hub. The dealer is...

My Felt NINEe 20 came with a 15T chainring, which was replaced very early on with an 18T. I've had no issues from the sprocket, in over 30k miles. I do drop the chain off the front sprocket periodically - it's a bare chainring with no guide like you see on Haibikes and some others cranks, but...

Spoke to the head technician at the dealer last night... I'm becoming deeply concerned about their ability to work on the bike, as he believes it might be a problem in the motor o_O I proposed, for the fourth time now, that a wheel swap with one of their other R&M Nuvinci bikes would...

I think this has more to do with efficiency which will greatly impact range and your point about parts availability in the middle of nowhere. With the same batteries on my chain drive Felt NINEe 20 setup like the Charger Grand Touring model, I achieved over 15% less battery consumption over the...

Yeah, what I really wanted was a Rohloff with the Gates belt. Reference my post. I concluded that the low maintenance and long lifespan of the belt would be worth the risk of the hub. The reliability on the NuVinci hub was a big concern for me, but was allayed by the warranty and numerous...

I'll keep y'all posted how it is sorted out. My hope is that R&M replaces the entire rear wheel under warranty by suggesting the shop swap the rear wheel with another of the floor models or by express shipping a new wheel. If the replacement comes from Fallbrook, I'd guess it would just be the...

Picked up my Charger HS Nuvinci one week (350mi) ago, and the Nuvinci hasn't survived the first week. :( While accelerating up a hill, there was a loud sharp pop from the drivetrain, similar to the sound of a chain hopping a tooth, and there was a similar slip of the pedals. After that, there...

:) It's arrived! :) It's assembled and tested, and ready for pickup, but I probably can't make it in until Sat morning because my work/commute schedule has me pass by the shop before they open in the mornings and after close in the evenings. :( Plus I'll also want to make some adjustments...

Parts shortage. Last update was it might ship week of 6/1. o_O

So, four weeks, and no status... How long a lead time are others seeing for R&M's these days?

Well, I've ordered a Charger GT Nuvinci HS from Best Electric Bikes in Denver. I paid for air freight shipping, and hope to see the bike in a couple weeks. In the meantime, they were kind enough to loan me a battery to use with my Felt nineE 20, so I'll have the range to make the entire ride...

Visited Best Electric Bikes today, and test rode the DeLite, of which they have the high speed dual battery belt drive on the floor as a demo. It is *very* nice! Between the relatively fat tires and suspension, it is a very luxurious ride. The belt is silent, so the only noise is the motor...

Thanks Chris! That is really helpful, and makes the dual-battery belt drive IGH Charger and DeLite very appealing to me. I've tried a number of ebike specific chains, and have settled on using the Shimano E6090 which I can buy for <$20. By replacing these every 1500 miles, I can stretch the...