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  1. Mikey-

    New Bosch Motors Q&A

    Hey guys, I’d like to share a few thoughts on my experience at the Bosch press event for the new 2020 motors that wasn’t covered in the video. If you haven't seen it yet, here's the event video: and the ABS video: Some thoughts: The first thing I thought was, why so many motors? Bosch is...
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    Go SwissDrive is gone

    I really liked both of those drive systems, they felt nice and heavy, good for high speed. Both of them had pedal charging capabilities. That seems more telling to me than both of them being hub motors.
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    Ebikes in Moab Utah

    Glad to see things have changed.
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    Shimano E-8000 steps

    Data, of some kind. Reporting amps, temperature, voltage, something of that nature. It could be an optional port for the Di2 to utilize, but that wouldn't follow Shimano's tight design in other areas.
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    Review of the Biktrix Juggernaut Ultra

    I had a lot more fun than I thought. I've never had such a concentrated time on so many different fat bikes, I'm really glad Biktrix is out there with such a great offering. At one point I got to ride inside a thick forested park in the rain, and that was quite a hoot! I think that was the...
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    Xtracycle's FRA, a "future-proof" design

    Hey guys, Xtracycle sent this info our way: "The bike that’s ready for anything is here – literally. The Xtracycle RFA (Ready For Anything) midtail utility bike is the world’s first “future-proof” electric-assist utility bike. Featuring Xtracycles’s patent-pending DynamicDrops rear dropout...
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    Decision time..

    Could you elaborate on the phrase "some heavy use"? I'm just trying to get an idea of what you'd like to do with an electric bike.
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    Yamaha, would you please give us REAL utility ebikes?

    Yamaha has a line of step-through bikes in Japan, the PAS. But, for some reason they have made no inclinations that they intend to beef them up and bring them here to the USA. My guess is that the PAS frames are totally built around a system that the USA market would deem too small. I watched a...
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    Bafang Factory Tour

    Part Six: Part Seven: My favorite part in the series was at the 4:00 mark of video 7. Rehearsing the many stages of testing their products go through.
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    2021 Class 3 Commuter Ebikes Thread: A Comprehensive Listing

    The 2019 Gazelle CityZen goes 28mph. Decked out as a commuter as well. Older ones only assisted to 20mph
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    Bafang Factory Tour

    Part three: Part Four: Part Five:
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    New Yamaha Gravel Bike

    BRRRRRRAH!
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    Bafang Factory Tour

    Hey guys, I saved the best for last, Bafang motors factory tour! We made time to sneak this in before leaving the country, and I'm very glad it worked out. Some personal notes I didn’t get to discuss in the video: I was astonished at the amount of testing that they perform during production...
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    BTN's Secret: Battery Repair in the same Facility

    You may have caught a glimpse of BTN's great proximity and connection: RPE Battery repair under the same roof. Here's an interview from the trip:
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    Electric Bike Battery Repair & Repacking

    RPE in Vegas does custom and factory battery repair as well.
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    Beginning the search with unique parameters

    Ravi! You gotta call me. Hit me up on FB messenger for BMB, my digits are there.
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    Could Accell Group pull out of North America

    If Accell were out of the picture, do y'all think Haibike would find another distributor and maintain in the USA?
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    RPE Battery Repair

    Hey y'alls! I got to visit RPE battery repair while shooting a video for BTN white label bikes, which shares the same place in Las Vegas. If you send your busted battery to them, they will repair it and possibly upgrade it for less the cost of a factory replacement. They work on batteries of...
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    BTN Facility Tour

    Hello all, I was quite pleased to visit BTN's Las Vegas facility that houses their USA stock, as well as RPE battery repair. It's not terribly common for a Chinese importer of generic eBikes to have a stock of bikes in the USA ready for shipment, but even more rare BTN has a contract with RPE...
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    Trying to make a decision on ebike for hunting

    For hunting I'd recommend a Biktrix Juggernaught (can customize to what you want), a Surface604 Boar (make sure it has the controller revision) or a Felt Outfitter (if you can find one). Rambo bikes are fine, but their accessories are what make it great. Also, check out dis:
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