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Took my new bike out for a ride, some pictures from Prospect Point in Stanley Park and from False Creek

Well actually the second, but on Sunday I only got to ride 6 km's and I got a flat and I had gotten cocky with not getting flats so I didn't bring anything with me and had to walk back home. Today I brought what I needed in case I got a flat, and of course I didn't get a flat. But I did have an...

Wow, what a setup! I'm amazed at how you ride that bike with everything piled on it, must be difficult to handle and requires quite a lot of riding skill to keep the bike balanced. Shaun, I'm also in awe of your talent for building these bikes. I wish we lived in the same city. Living right...

To me a gravel tour sounds a lot like bikepacking. There are lots of gravel trails around my city, but you ride on pavement to get there and back so I wouldn't have anything useful to share about a ride entirely on gravel. I suspect not many ride purely on gravel. fwiw - I bought an extra set...

I no longer use the Specialized app so I don't know how many wh I used, but just assume I used the entire battery because that's close enough. 122 km's, 5 hours 45 minutes of moving time (we did stop for a snack twice), 21.2 km/hr. average speed, 797 meters of elevation gain. At that time my...

Wow, some amazing stories here and glad to hear how beneficial riding an ebike has been to so many. I wonder if someone could start a thread where people post the health issues the ebike helped them with. Then members here could forward the thread to friends and family who have their own health...

That's a fantastic attitude. I really hope the pandemic lifts and I can come down to Bellingham to ride with you.

Geez, I can't believe I hadn't seen this earlier. I hope things are going well now. I'll read through the rest of the thread, but I was a little shocked to see this.

Wow, that is something I didn't expect. I mean 1,000 watts is a lot of power. Still, I would think putting 750 watts through a drivetrain will wear it out pretty fast. Everyone has their preferences, and I generally prefer smaller, lighter motors so mid-drive seems to work well for me. But if I...

Well I think different people want different things. I really like the lightweight approach of my Creo and I don't need a motor twice as powerful. I think it makes more sense for a road bike though and hence my question if a typical Como buyer would value the lighter weight and be willing to...

Can one buy a bike with a Dapu motor or is it a DIY affair?

Which hub motors come with a thru axle? The only one I know of is the GMAC. Other than that I thought most hub motors came with a solid axle that has been ground flat on two ends to prevent the motor from twisting in the dropouts. The GMAC uses a torque arm instead and quite a beefy one, but who...

Foofer, is that 192 watts average power your average power, the motor average power or a combined figure?

Wow 5,000 miles on a chain!!!! That is amazing. On my Cervelo that doesn't have a motor I change my chains every 3,000 to 4,000 km's so that my cassette and chain rings will last longer. Having the hub move the bike along instead of the drivetrain sure helps the drivetrain last longer. Wow...

I just clicked on your link and see you compared 250 watt motors. That's interesting because my Bionx was 250 watts and my Creo is 240 watts. So basically the same power levels as in your comparison. Yours is a simulation and not real world experience so I'm not sure how you know your simulation...

My first ebike had a Bionx 250 watt direct drive hub motor. It absolutely sucked. It was terrible. It was really heavy and it didn't help that much going up long steep hills and I also found that at times I could smell it as it started to get hot. The DD hub was really heavy and it threw off the...

Agreed, but I think I'll stick with my Creo and the Aethos I've got on order for the road. I'm thinking in another couple of years of getting a Bosch powered bike for an errand runner/grocery getter. I think a high torque motor that will tow a trailer so I can do reasonable sized grocery runs...

Boy, the Nyon sound so good it makes me want to buy a Bosch powered bike.

I thought so! I bought a set of them in October and have been really happy with them!

I used to own a Crosscurrent S and I thought it was a great bike and would suit your needs except for the weight and carrying it up two flights of stairs. I agree that would suck, and would advise against the Juiced bikes because of that. Of the other bikes I think all of them would meet your...