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My wife laughed at that one. My meds have evened us out!

I read your helpful comments about Hills.etc. Went out again and posted in the same thread. You might find how different husbandandwife on the same bikes approached the problem interesting. Sorry not sure how to take you directly there!

Well just back from a hilly trail near the VA Tech campus. Interesting how my wife approached this issue. New PIM bike with .75w DD hub, same as mine, After reading the comments from the first of this post, I went riding anticipating down-gearing. Worked fine if I was able to anticipate. But I...

79 next month and so very happy to have an e-bike and a group so helpful. The seat could be higher but I ride so sitting , I can just drag my shoes if need be. Feel very safe about dismounting. I have a mid-frame PIM. Finally realized I could lift my leg through the frame. Easiest of all, put...

Thanks all. What a great group!

It is my bike and yes I do have a hand throttle. Now I understand the issue. Somewhat bike specific so easy to throttle up the grade. Thanks

So far all the biking has been done on river-rail trails with little grade. Now my wife has an e-bike, we tackled the hills on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Once going, piece of cake! The problem is getting going without making a noisy getaway from the drive unit. We have PIM bikes with integrated...

Take a day and come up to the New River Trail. Galax near Blacksburg VA. Really beautiful 57 mile river/rail trail. Maybe too gentle but bring a friend, picnic etc!

Makes total sense to me too. Just what I read from someone who I think had worn out the teeth! So to make things easier on the drive should you stop pedaling when you shift? Thanks

"in simplest terms, don't climb hills in the gears used for descents" Is this true? I am a real newbie to e-bikes but I have read about sprocket wear and I thought a comment was that most of the time the bike was in top gear. Slow from a stop but fine otherwise! (sorry forgot the reference)...

Bad advertising on the website! Thanks

Thanks. I need to be able to have the bike transportable by my wife alone! Time marches on. Has anyone experience with the ESPIN Flow bikes? Weight is great and even looks like a PIM, just 15 lbs lighter.

I have a PIM e-bike which I really like accept for the weight. 60+ lbs which is too much for my wife to lift herself onto a car rack. Her classic English shopping bike is fine for biking alone but for us to go on 25 mile rides, we are separated by miles once the hills come in. Any suggestions...

Yes thanks. Practice makes better!

Old age is also happy to find e-bikes. When you suddenly find you have a rare heart issue that inhibits extended biking, to try your first e-bike is a revelation. Thanks for your post about your son.

The only available power wires have disconnects near the power unit. I had assumed that I could run a wire through the sensor. Still not sure why that would not be a solution. No way to get at the battery connectors without opening the multi-plug and tapping in.

My PIM bike has the usual 5 bar battery monitor which is fine but I realize that I could exceed my battery and I might not get back with a flat battery at my age and wanted to monitor how much power I actually use in PAS mode or regeneration mode. I purchased a very inexpensive HALL effect...

Again, the GALILEO offline app never runs out of cell phone signal as it uses reloaded maps only needs a weak gps signal and leaves a cookie crumb track to be sure you are on the correct trail. Plus ability to mark and annotate locations. Also the price is right!

Correction, the good biking map with contour lines is the OpenCycle option.

I use an off-line capable map on my iPhone called. GALILEO. Loads maps from anywhere in the world and has a great HIKE/BIKE display option that includes known bike trails, contour lines and places of interest including beer and parking and bike shops.