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Effectively both, unless you make up the difference with your legs to sustain range.

Is it colder than usual? Riding in just 5 or 10 degrees colder temp than the prior weeks will reduce your battery's output.

That's an awesome gif, but I can't blame the biker there. What I'm talking about is an oncoming biker looking backwards and of course veering towards the opposite side from where their neck is turned. One drawback to using a horn on a mixed use path next to a street, is that people will assume...

You can, just be conservative on your adjustments, and realize you're not going to get it perfect. Also, the direction to rotate for tightening/loosening can be counterintuitive. Watch videos to make sure you're adjusting in the direction you think you are. One tip on CO2 cartridges or...

Dunno whether this qualifies as easy, but remove battery and lock to reduce weight, could even pull the seat (I don't do that). Stand behind rear wheel and wedge one foot in so it can't roll backwards, lift by handlebars. Once it's vertical you can walk it around a bit, though if you let it lean...

I've been using that for about eight months. Nice and loud, though I would describe it as a moped horn. Still use the dingy bell for mixed-use trails, unless it's a tourist riding right at me with head craned around looking backwards. I mounted the push button on the side of the brake lever...

I'm assuming you're referring to hand tightening with tools, not hand tightening with your fingers. Yeah, it's all right. Err a little on the "extra" side. > What tire pump should I get? Regular tall standup pump. You will be hating life if attempting to inflate those big fatty tires with a...

Haven't had a problem with 26x4 kenda juggernauts, but did with a slick that I got for the rear wheel. Gotta really, really check for twisted or lumpy tube, try to get that valve at 90 degrees before you start, set the wheel down easy (can't be vertical while you inflate it unless it's mounted...

Check the cable connection in front of the head tube, the one with the two metal rotating parts. Sometimes it works loose, especially if you've been hitting terrain or walking the bike up and down stairs.

Yes, most models can go slow and easy. See if you can find out what the lowest pedal-assist wattage is. For instance, on rad power bikes it is about 50w, which works very well for the speed range you mentioned. Also look for a big granny cog. Mid-drive vs hub has nothing to do with it, either...

That bolt is mounting your bash guard to the frame, along with the bolt lower and to the left (not the one you have a wrench on).

Maybe so, but the difference is very noticeable whether spinning or riding, and it ain't my brakes (thanks for projecting incompetence on me). I ride the same route with the same lights and stop signs on an unpowered road bike and a radrover. Axles are 9mm (front) and 12mm (rear).

I think there is still some motor drag. Tried spinning in direction of forward travel radrover's rear wheel vs front wheel, rear wheel slows to a stop noticeably before the front. Repeated comparing rear wheel of radrover with rear wheel of unpowered road bike, even more difference. This is...

Well, riding them unpowered beats walking them home. On my radrover, for me cruising speed unpowered is 8 mph, peak speed 12 mph. I think the speed limitation isn't weight so much as rolling resistance from fat tires, motor resistance, and wind resistance from the upright posture. On a day where...

45 miles on a used battery is good range, both for the hardware and you. Most likely the display is bitching at you for draining the battery into a "replace now" performance level, like iphones do. Just charge it, try a 30 mile ride and see if the display still complains.

Riding a big fatty helps with this. Had one person cross midblock with a dog ahead of her on a fully stretched 30 foot extension leash. Dog was on my side sidewalk, person was on opposite side sidewalk. Fortunately the sun was behind me so I could see the leash. Yelled at her that apparently I...

The aforementioned bike kayak trailer. Connects to seat post: https://salamanderpaddlegear.com/product/salamander-bike-trailer

I see wrong way bikers occasionally too. I think the scenario is that they only need to go a few blocks the wrong way, and don't want to have to cross a major street twice just to use the correct side bike lane for those few blocks. More common problem here is bike lane joggers, and the joggers...

This makes no sense at all. The geared hub's position on any torque curve is a function of the wheel's rotational speed, not pedaling cadence. And the point of a geared hub, is that the internal gearing is selected to provide good torque throughout the range of expected wheel speed, thus the...

> Front Wheel / Back Wheel Hub Motors: 1250 Watt + 1250 Watt Motors, 48 Volt, 14 Amp Hour Battery. 2500w Total. How to empty your battery in 15 minutes flat, assuming battery capacity and motor consumption numbers are as claimed.