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Welcome to the forum! It's a wonderful resource and fun place to spend some time with "some" fun people. Congratulations on getting an e-bike - happy riding. I'm in MN too and wanted to let you know about a great resource: Minnesota TRAILS magazine. My copy came from a local bike shop so it...

Good to know, thanks. That tire is available on the Zen website as an upgrade when ordering the Samurai.

IMO the Gazelle Ultimate C380 HMB is an excellent choice. I haven't ridden one, but I've done a ton of research, looking into a bunch of different brands. In Feb 2023, during my research for my first e-bike, I looked at all of the 2022 Gazelle e-bikes with a belt drive at the LBS focusing on...

The snow is mostly gone and it's starting to get a bit warmer - all the way up to 43F. I've taken a couple short rides on the bike trail not far from my house bringing my dog along in her new trailer. It's slow going because I let her trot alongside part of the way, about half a mile at a...

Picked up the replacement Samurai - can't wait for the trails to be free of snow. The Kiox is so cool! It shows the charge level of both batteries and my phone at the same time. The Samurai in white reflective material (see 2nd photo below) on the top tube is new. It wasn't on the first bike...

My replacement Zen Samurai has arrived at the bike shop and will be ready this afternoon. David, the bike shop owner, said it's a beautiful bike. I'm about to go pick it up and have the first bike loaded on my 1Up USA rack ready to go. It isn't as secure on the rack as my current analog bike...

After a great deal of research, lots of input from folks on the EBR forums, and visiting to a number of bike shops - from 20 to 140 miles away - I have finally made a decision and ordered an electric bike. I bought a Zen Samurai custom configuration, a high quality custom electric bike built in...

Alloo, I hope you get lots of fun miles on your Priority Current - no doubt it is a great bike. Thanks for the input! In my research I was unable to discover which motor Priority uses, but I agree on MidDrive motors and Yamaha does have a good reputation. DTC brands cover a wide range in the...

Thanks for that. It sounds like a good solution. Hopefully I’ll get to test ride the C380+ within a couple weeks.

The whole battery thing is one of the reasons I was interested in the Evelo Atlas since they make it so easy and it was on sale for 1/2 price at the time I started researching. However, I've been thinking more about how I am normally going to ride, it isn't likely I'm going to be going so far...

Rack battery?! No. Perhaps he was mistaking it with another brand - this could very well be the case as they only recently started carrying Gazelle. I forgot about that official battery - mainly because I'm interested in the midstep and like you say - only works with high step.

Since I retired - due to a major bike accident - I no longer commute. I'll probably not need an extra battery except - I thought it would be nice when I go camping in out of the way places (dispersed, often in the western mts) to have enough juice to use the bike for several days.

@rbeckert 😊 Hopefully you'll enjoy your Atlas and get lots of riding in.

The sales guy/buyer at LBS told me he has already scheduled a meeting with the DŌST reps at the upcoming Dealers Bike Show. as well as Evelo, and Vaast. It crossed my mind to suggest he talk to ZEN too.

I didn't ask the guy, in part, because I had already read some where, that the extra battery, which ever option, was around $1000 and puts it out of my price range. Probably the rack option is something they have at the LBS ready for some one to buy

Hello happy Gazelle Ultimate C380+ owners. Please let me know what you think. I am considering the C380+ for my first e-bike. They are available at LBS - not sure yet if I need/want an extra battery but the sales guy said that an extra downtube battery is not an option. Only a rear rack...

Yes Stefan, I agree. Gazelle is an excellent choice and people are very happy with them. Should be a slam dunk choice since I can drive 21 miles and pick one up today - too bad it's 0 degrees F here today. Congratulations to @srolle on your new bike. I hope you get lots of happy miles...

To broaden my horizon, I've been looking at the ZEN Samurai. They look like great bikes and I'd love to support a new company with a product made in Canada. The option to customize the Samurai is very attractive to me. The Kindernay VII option looks like an improvement over the Enviolo CVT...

Not yet. I'll see if I can find it. thanks (oops I'll correct the spelling of your name!) @Stefan Mikes an Mikes