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When I bought my bike I had sent an email to the bike shop telling them what I'm looking and my price limit. I got an email response with one bike in the limit and some others to consider. I went to the bike shop spent three hours riding and talking. Ended up buying the bike that was...

Odd....I would have assume it was a Bosch thing, I guess not.

I used it pushing the bike up 25% or steeper grade hill. In fact, I want pull mode instead of walk mode!

Nice report. Not sure if I agree with your speculation on ownerships costs. If "keys" are part of the equation then we should consider all things like chains, sprockets, spokes, batteries, etc. Focusing on motor complexity could be a red herring. BTW I posted in the Bosch forum how to get keys...

Hey about the mid drive bikes, so the frame is custom for the motor right? I too think my frame will last a long time, but I now wonder about motor replacements or upgrades. I assume Bosch, Yamaha, Panasonic, etc all have different motor mounts? So do we need to hope our chosen mid-drive...

I'm lead to believe what I have is 15, but I will check tonight, I didn't ride in today :-( Also I believe my rear cassette is 11-36, if it is 11-34 then I think I will try 11-36. My derailleur can handle 42. REI...cool, since that is where I bought the the HG-95 chain , I'll return it an get...

Thanks guys, But sadly answers lead to more questions :-) Do you believe in "special chains" for e-bikes? The one I referenced is "special" and trying to find the exact model number in the US is tough. Easy to find in the UK! (Where I had to order my kick stand as my bike has European 40mm...

Speaking of chains and front Bosch sprockets, any good sources in the US? I believe the proper chain is Shimano HG-X CN-E6090-10 I seem to be having a hard time finding on the web.

I had them as low as 30lbs. Traction is better but I do notice a different in rolling resitance. And to be honest I forgot to air down on my big ride. However, since the ride down was so hard and fast I'm glad I was aired up...the front wheel was taking quite a beating. BTW, I'm reading all...

Yes they are Rocket Ron tires. If my pump is accurate, front and back are 48 lbs psi. Bike is hard tail...bought it for commuting (originally, but I'm quite impressed with the trail riding). I use (and love) a Thrudbuster to compensate. I live in the Santa Cruz mountains (CA,USA) and got the...

I am having trouble understanding this thread, but I'll weigh in anyway. I just rode ride where the grade varied from 10% to 23% The bike has the Bosch Active line Intuvia system. I'm 55 years old, maybe gives some perspective. The terrain was less than friendly, pebble gravel. I did have to...

For commuting I am 1.5 Now that I've taken this thing a serious trail ride, for that purpose I want 3+ :-)

Man, I had a weird piece of metal go in the top of the tire and out through the side, no fixing that tube. I even wondering about the tire since it got sidewall damage. Any wisdom on this? (it was my rear tire, my bike is mid mount motor, so that made changing simple, thankfully)

I bought my 2014 Macina Action plus 27.5 for commuting. 15 mile a day, 600' revelation change. Today I rode the hills above Lexington Reservoir, Los Gatos CA. My 15 mile ride lasted 2 hours and had a elevation gain of 3000'. I did have to push the bike up the hill twice, just too steep for my...

Cool. Today I had my first epic e-bike trip. Sadly I didn't spend much time taking pictures. In my defense there was no ocean view:) But here is a view of Lexington Reservoir above Los Gatos CA USA. ( climbed a total of 3000', thought I was gonna die) Enjoy the the green that will soon go away

Actually, did they say what the purpose of the update is? Do you notice any differences. Today I did get the shift indicator to work in both directions (on my bike as the other bike doesn't have that function). I seems to be based on pedal RPM, which concurs with the post about torque in this...

Does the display also give you the various versions, and if so what are the versions?

With the wheel size reduced, the cut out also reduced, it started to reduce power when the display indicates just below 15 mph. Previously it was about 15.5 or so. However it doesn't really matter, since the cut out happens at the same real speed no matter what the setting, So I set it back to...

My experience is the same. I exert effort and even stop and have a rest. But I have gone up hills I would have never gone up, that is the cool part.

I think I looked at your bike, I bought the KTM because I have KTM Dirtbike....and I like to think I am not influenced by marketing.... Luckily I am happy with my purchase, and I hope you are as well. The internet folks can be rough!