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On the matter of the 750 watt motor. If it was advertised or claimed to be a 750 watt motor, you should have gotten a bike with a 750 watt motor. If they can't provide it free of any extra charges, you're entitled to a full refund, just like the one DJ bikes gave you. Rad's description of its...

I don't know if it's true, but I've always been told that, like car dealerships, most of the profit in a bike store comes from repairs and not sales. There are certain sorts of bread and butter repairs where the make of the bike doesn't matter much, though, obviously, changing a tire on a hub...

These are from a couple recent rides. Maple View Farms is a local dairy farm that sells ice cream from its country store. You normally hang out in the store, order your ice cream, then sit on the porch in a big rocking chair to enjoy the view. Post Covid, it's drive up service only and an...

My late stepson had two serious traumatic brain injuries. The second was an accident while he was on a bicycle without a helmet. Once you see someone live with a TBI, you wind up seeing how much it limits the individual's life, how expensive it is (medical and care costs that often get picked...

I'm looking at Vehicle Code for North Carolina and it doesn't seem to use a class system for e-bikes and it's surprisingly permissive. It even appears that you can have a bike that goes beyond Class 3 speeds, so long as there's no throttle. (there may be other provisions somewhere, but this is...

One of the things that makes selling a used bike different from selling a used car is that the bike has to be the right size for the buyer. Making matters worse for e-bikes, they're tricky to ship, which further limits who you can sell them to. It shouldn't be, but it's harder for the average...

Say I set the upper speed limit to 20 instead of 28. Would I then have a pretty strong argument that I'm riding a Class 1 bike? Couldn't the manufacturers simply make this a feature? If I can chip a class 1 bike to essentially make it Class 3, then the bike's "class" when sold doesn't...

I have a class 3 bike, but sometimes wonder about the fact that I'm not officially supposed to ride on bike paths. So far, it's not been an issue and on the paths I ride very carefully. I'm wondering if there's anything like an "unchip": instead of undoing the limit for your bike, it might...

Interesting, I have the Purion on my bike and also use Strava on my cellphone. Strava consistently reports lower mileage than the Purion, about a mile for every 30 miles.

There's some similarity between this and the internet sales only flx "Babymaker" (terrible, but memorable name). They've put a bunch of money into Facebook ads and appear to be getting something of a response. They're definitely marketing to a younger crowd. the flx weighs 32 pounds and has a...

Why do I feel like I'm looking at a Turbo Creo with flat bars? The price, though, is a lot lower and the motor's maybe more visible. I like it that they seem to be bringing the approach (lower power more rideable without power) across their range of offerings.

There are a lot of electrically powered kid movers already: cars, minibikes, boards, etc. I'd point out that all of them have very low max speeds. If they were to make e-bikes in kid sizes, I'd recommend that they have something like a 10mph speed limit and perhaps some device that won't let...

I do carry some tools, but my ultimate "get out of a bad situation" tool is my cell phone. I'm not planning to go off road or ride into really remote areas though.

"Infrastructure" is a surprisingly delicate thing. Normally, there are so many ways to find a bathroom, water, a place to recharge an e-bike battery, those of us who tour on pavement might have to think about it some, but we don't have to think that hard. I agree that multi-day tours may not...

I'm honestly not sure how quiet these roads will be. One of the issues with credit card touring is that additional days can get expensive (motel, meals, etc.) 70 miles/day may be optimistic. Finding out is part of the fun. One of my bigger worries is that finding places to charge batteries...

When I used to tour on conventional bikes, the first two-three days was the key. Once you got past day 3, whatever pace you sustained to that point could be maintained. Interestingly, there was a youtube thing where a guy was comparing how much further he could go on an EMTB than on a...

I have a Class 3 bike, but seldom go faster than 20 mph on the flats. On certain hills, virtually all bikes, powered or not, will go faster than 28 mph. Interestingly, when I've gone more than 20 mph on the flats on my bike, it's been to keep pace with someone riding a conventional bike.

derestricted e-mtb takes on a serious road bike rider in three sprint type events. I think the e-mtb was still restricted to 52kmh though. The road bike rider was actually the overall winner. I was on a long hill this afternoon and hit 40 mph. It was bit too fast for me to feel safe. Many...

I live in Durham and I think I've seen the giant chicken statue on one of my rides through Cary, but can't really place it.

lithium ion batteries treated properly should get 400 to 1000 or more full charging cycles. an unused lithium ion battery will also lose charge just from sitting around. The tricky thing with a rental business, I suspect, is that customers will expect the battery to be fully charged when they...