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Great info, thank you for posting it! Although your use case is far different from mine (you probably rode more yesterday than I have in the last two weeks), any real-world* battery info is great to have. And I tend to be a bit long-winded too, so I appreciate all the details lol. *Probably...

Thanks, I'm looking forward to it too. It's supposed to get made in late October, and then of course sea shipping takes a while, so I'm expecting a long wait lol.

I've been getting enough range with my present bike, since I only use the max assist for the steep hills. Otherwise, I'm only using medium assist, or none on the level areas (and none coming back down the hills of course!). I like the slightly lower center of gravity without the top tube...

So I booked a test ride - actually I ended up booking two. First trip, I rode an Homage and a Superdelite, both with the Rohloff. I've been a hubshifter guy since I dumped the derailleur back in the mid-'90s. My '90s townie-style pushbike had a Shimano Inter-7, and my Priority Current has the...

I can't wait! lol But it's a happy day to look forward to.

Looks good! I'm waiting on a Delite HS Rohloff that is tentatively scheduled to be built in mid-October. I took the free sea freight option, so I've settled in for a looooong wait.

I had a fairly easy time assembling mine - A friend and the extra pair of hands that came along with him helped a lot! My cats helped out by crawling into the empty box and promptly going to sleep. I'm getting a bit better range, but I'm not quite a Clydesdale rider - I'm probably more of an...

Ah, man, this is outstanding! I was just searching for the tooth counts so I could calculate the overall ratios myself, and here it all is lol. Thanks very much for this! I wanted to compare the overall ratios of this bike to my present one, a Priority Current with the Shimano 5-speed hub...

Upvoted for strategic use of the word "imbroglio."

Yes, that's one reason I definitely want to do some test rides. I'm also curious to see about the overall noise factor on the R&M bikes. The Current is spooky silent with the motor off - the Shimano hub is virtually noiseless so it's kind of peaceful when tottering along on the flats. The...

True enough - I'll try when I order, but I'll probably have to go that way - I also have Abus locks with the regular Plus (not XPlus) keyway so it would still be handy.

Hmmm... the page looked like I have to buy new locks to replace the ones I get with the bike, rather than ordering the bike with a specific key code from the factory as I was hoping to do. Unless I missed something. Anyway, it looks like a moot point because apparently the battery can't be...

Oh, man, am I glad to hear that! They are literally a few blocks from me - I could walk there and ride the new bike home :) I'll be going there first because they are local so it's good to hear from one of their customers - thanks.

Yes, but I'm looking at kinda the reverse of that. I'm wondering if R&M will match the keyway on the battery and the lock that comes with it to my key code. It's kind of odd, I guess, but it's either that or end up with two keys for the locks, or get my existing locks re-keyed to match...

For sure - there is one R&M dealer nearby (I can easily ride my bike there!) and their reviews are good. If not, there is another one down in Long Beach which isn't too bad of a drive. I definitely want an ongoing service relationship with the shop for a bike like this.

I ended up with a long preamble, so I edited to put that at the end if anyone cares, and get right to the questions: So I'm seriously considering a full-suspension R&M bike - maybe a Delite or an Homage. I'll go ride them both before making up my mind as to the specific model I end up with...