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Wow, almost 11,000 km/yr!! Are you sure it didn't just run away to find an easier life? Seriously, terrible loss of an old friend.

To be fair, it isn't just imports. A California wine: As opposed to, say, house cleaning products?

Yep, Chinese products can come with some pretty unfortunate names. Once ordered some RC boat props direct from China. The return address was "Fuming Industrial Park". At least they're honest about it. And Japanese products with some pretty unfortunate English translations. Wife once bought a...

Gorgeous ride! I see that you're putting your new SL to good use. Impressive that you averaged 219W in this topography. I'm averaging only 150-170W but getting stronger. I also see from Wikipedia that "downs" — a common landform in southern England — are just hills underlain by chalk. But I'm...

Ah, then you're loaded for bear on the mechanical side. Looking forward to hearing your final solution. I think a lot of ebike owners miss out by blindly accepting stock gearing. To deal with my hilly terrain without killing my old knees, my 500W, 65 Nm hub-drive eventually ended up with one...

He was still in Japan a week or so ago and checking in regularly up to that point. Then nada.

You also have to worry about chainstay clearance when upsizing a chainring, and drivetrain efficiency and wear rate when downsizing your smallest rear cog. You're looking at a 14% increase in ground speed from 35 to 40 kph. At constant cadence, that means a chainring with 14% more teeth and...

The form factor is the problem. I really, truly don't have the room. But I'll figure something out. Lots of huge zillion-dollar view homes in Carlsad, too, but mine's not one of them. It is, however, 5 minutes from the ocean by bike.

Fabulous trip! Loved our time in NZ in 2010, though it took us 3 days to believe that they really do speak English. The things they do to vowels are downright criminal. Priceless! Gotta get one of those vests. Fits me — and many others around here — to a T.

Looks like a fun gathering! About to try a local Wednesday morning group ride for the comraderie around cycling if nothing else. It's said to be pretty casual, probably all pavement. Receptivity to ebikes to be determined. Very interesting point about using the RE to preserve main battery...

Coming up on the 2 month mark on the SL. Just want to thank everyone who moved me closer to pulling the trigger on a glorious bike that I really wasn't sure I had the legs — or knees — to ride in this hilly area. Turns out my fears were totally unfounded, the low power, torque, and battery...

Getting a little worried about the uncharacteristic radio silence from @Prairie Dog . Hope he and Sai are just having too much fun to check in.

Plan to try this one next. Can't stand riding without a mirror but love renting bikes on trips. No better way to explore a new place when you can't bring your own. Problem is, rentals with mirrors are rare birds indeed. Finally tumbled to the idea of carrying my own helmet mirror for our last...

Thanks! We had to downsize so much to afford a Carlsbad home near the water that I literally have no room for a tire that big in the garage! So I'll have to find a less bulky way to stabilize the front wheel when the rear is off the ground. I also don't have fat tires. I'm sure I'll come up...

Brilliant low-cost solution — and one I plan to adapt to my cramped garage for chain maintenance. Love how you stabilized the front wheel by nestling it in that old scooter tire while lifting the back wheel off the ground! Now I just have to find a substitute for the scooter tire that I...

Very kind, and looking forward to your impressions. Specialized is quite clear that rider power Pr is the main determinant of motor power in their mid-drive PAS -- at least outside special situations like starting out. So by the Pr formula above, cadence would have to be involved. Are you...

Not just easy to do, but in my case guaranteed. And my shins have the scars to prove it. After 2 years, the pedal spikes still bite me now and then, but WAY less often than at first. Yet I still use them. With rare exception, all of my pedal bites have come around 2 events — starting off and...

Excellent! Measuring rider cadence and torque directly at the crank (with the aid of said electronic tomfoolery) makes sense to me. With the right time-averaging, you could easily calculate rider power from there. One of my favorite things about EBR: We have many members with deep knowledge...

And not just commuting. Anywhere you could cross paths with people, bikes, motor vehicles, dogs, killer bees...

Thanks for the kind words! The things I've learned from you had a lot to do with that model. Happy to help with the Excel file to come out of your experiment and eager to see the results!