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Welcome to the site. Lots of reviews & opinions here. Check brand forums known problems thread for some indication of how reliable different brands are. https://forums.electricbikereview.com/categories/discussion-by-brand-user-reviews.168/ IMHO some stinkers in your brand list. Others have some...

Do not ride a bike that runs away in an uncontrolled fashion. I see on the brands forum, Hurley is not a brand covered by electricbikereview.com/forums. https://forums.electricbikereview.com/categories/discussion-by-brand-user-reviews.168/ In future when you buy a bike, I suggest you ensure it...

I've hit the gravel and pavement at 25 mph in dickies mechanic's wear. No road burn. No broken bones except my chin which was not protected by a helmet guard before 2018. No pain in knees & elbows. Long pants long sleeves, plus $1 polyester gloves with the plastic dots. Dickies have a double...

I will concede bosch makes you move your feet to make the bike go. The calories I burn by moving my bike unpowered will be 150% to 4 times what you burn with electric assist. If you remove the battery from a bosch, you will burn more calories than I do since you spin the motor with your feet...

I do not know the precise measurement on those high pressure skinny tires since I never wanted to ride with my head bent back 90 degrees from my spine. I do suspect tiny high pressure tires ride harder than medium sized medium pressure tires. I do not expect my frame to take out the shock of...

I broke my chin at 25 mph 2017. I did not find vented bike helmets until AFTER the accident. I had looked before, search engines only found me unvented motorcycle helmets. The search term is "downhill racing mountain bike helmet". I've never raced in my life, except on foot where I was badly...

I ride an electric bike on sidewalks, especially during rush hour when about 20000 cars an hour use the one lane roads near my grocery store and home depot. When I encounter the extremely rare pedestrian, I wait in a driveway or yard for them to pass. Riding any bike past a pedestrian on a...

I believe the harshness is 32 mm tires at 120 psi, not the rigid aluminum frame. Expecting the frame to flex is a good way to eventually break it. Air/hydraulic suspensions are designed for flexing, and are not generally available on drop handlebar bikes. Suspensions are not light weight. 55...

A bike with suspension <$1200 will be made of "steel" containing lead and copper, and "aluminum" containing zinc and silicon. Parts that stretch require constant adjustment. Mid drives that the rider drags the motor with his feet unpowered include bosch. Direct drive hub motors drag unpowered...

I get 5000 miles to 70% wear on a park gauge, 75% of the distance unpowered. I use sus 46 hydraulic fluid, the $6 a gallon version of the 3-in-1 oil my father showed me to use. I apply every 3-4 weeks with a pump oiler. I only clean the chain if it gets string or grass stems in it. The dirt...

Usually posters planning to convert an existing bike read threads and post in this thread: https://forums.electricbikereview.com/forum/diy/ This thread is for people planning to buy a new ebike.

Second hand bikes tend to accentuate the ones with electrical problems, or the just plain junk. Beware of bikes sold without a battery removal key (if required) or a charger. These are often stolen. You haven't stated how much elevation change, how heavy you are, or what size you are. Bikes are...

The best place to hang a lithiumIon battery is in front of you. I do not need a big fire ball between my legs, or behind me where cars can smash it to scrap then cram the flame ball up my ****. The test way to hang a battery up front is from bosses welded in the frame up there. There was a...

Lubriplate might be okay but I have not seen it for sale for decades.

If you do have removable pedal arms, then the Pedro's arm remover is cheaper than the Park. Works fine. I use modernbike.com of desmoines. If you have the one piece crank, to re-insert you glue the loose balls in the race on the bottom with petroleum jelly. Note removing pedals after 30 years...

9 days rain washed the 3" snow & ice off here. Today Jan 31st it did not rain, got up to 44 F. Wind below 25 mph, about 8 actually. A great day to ride to the optometrist and inquire why my vision deteriorated so much this year. Wearing glasses now to watch TV at 42" distance? Hooray, it is...

25 year old cruisers do not have a 3 piece crank. Mine had a one piece crank. The secret to removing it, is take the pedals off. Remember one of them is left hand thread. Then remove the 1 1/8" nut from one side. Then the crank arm on the other side will slide through the tube at the bottom...

The Amish children use push bikes in the neighborhood of my summer property to ride home from school. A platform with a handlebar, steerable front axle, two 20" wheels with rubber tires. They push it with one foot on the ground. I suppose the elders consider chains and sprockets to be some...

Burger King Whopper is a good imitation of a real Houston ChuckWagon Wheelburger circa 1957. Just delete the mayonaisse and ketchup and add mustard. Lettuce, onion, pickle, tomato, seeds on the bun, all the good stuff. Every time I get within 200 miles of Texas I get a Whataburger, which since...

I bought two $300 batteries that sagged badly on any hill, one from Amazon to 7 volts, the other from ebay to 11 volts. I got the money back on the Amazon one, it would stay at the low voltage until I disconnected it. The ebay one would snap back to 52 v as soon as I disconnected the load. Did...