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The belt tension spec is way too high in my view, and it leads to issues like very stiff shifting on the manual version. I’ve had to argue with shops about this. The shifting force required should be light and easy for constant gear changing, not measured in newton meters…the belt should be...

The gold is a really nice accent. I found the reach a bit long. In general I have a shorter reach for my height though. @Ben J did you mention this too?

Weird, a google search shows you're right -- some reviewers have been given white models. There has been a fair bit of discussion on here about it never having been available for purchase. I've never seen it available in the past 1.5 years. Actually talked to Specialized too and they said there...

Smart move on both counts! Apparently the white bike has never been produced.

The way things are going, we're all going to end up with EU-style regulations anyway.

+1 to this. It's really nice to be able to select the "perfect" gear, but the gearing on these is not great for hills, and I've found the twist motion to be an ergonomic problem.

I think $2500-3000 is a more fair price for that bike. I doubt they're getting near $3700. The secondary e-bike market is very weak. It's a magical combination of components though. 90 nm Brose motor and the Automatiq is so seamless. Can be set to automatically shift by cadence, or there is a...

The Brose system is one of the quietest, Bosch Speed is one of the loudest systems. You should probably try a Specialized Vado 4.0 as well. It uses a very similar Brose motor to the Ride1Up. You'll get local support with it like the Gazelle. That C380+ is a 2021 model, fwiw, using the prior gen...

I know there are some issues with the Automatiq, but this thing really is so much better than R&M and Gazelle, imo. I've tested the Automatiq and loved it. How has yours been?

Aren't flashing headlamps illegal in Europe for this reason? Lighting in different parts of the bike is key imo. Daytime running front, varia rear, helmet light, etc. Having a light on a helmet makes it clear from further away that it's a person on a bicycle.

So you bought the ST1? Totally agree on the pinion. Derailleurs are going to be the easier option for maintenance and repair simply because every bike shop can work on them. I tested an ST3 and I while I can tolerate Pinion/Nexus stepped twist shifting a lot more than Enviolo it just isn’t my...

Wish I knew about that before spending $80 on new brake pads after only 1000 miles! :) FWIW, the (2021-2022?) Stromer ST3 that I tried seemed to continue powering forward for about 1.5-2 seconds after pedaling. Kinda weird.

Stromer uses the motor to lock the bike and make it unrideable as a theft deterrent. I found regen to be very useful for saving your brakes from excessive wear. They’re also the quietest motors by a mile (but still some high frequency whine if you have good hearing to detect 14 kHz). All in all...

Max tire size of 38 is a bit of a bummer imo depending on the surfaces that you ride on. 47 is a big difference. The weight on these bikes is super low for such powerful motors. These are the most powerful Bosch motors which are even used on cargo bikes. :D Have read the lefty is an increased...

Butter side DOWN! / Tubeless!

Hmmm, that low gearing range really makes me wonder about hills. Heavy bike, the torque figure, and the fact that the motors can overheat...

Better to have a smaller bike. You can adapt it to a larger rider by increasing the seat post height and using a longer stem (if needed). Limited options to reduce bike size. I can (very) comfortably ride my wife’s size small Gazelle Ultimate at 6’1”. In fact, it’s more comfortable because the...

From what I’ve seen the mechanical pinion on the ST1 requires a bit of twisting force. I found that I do not like that on my bike that uses the Enviolo system. Also looking at these myself and wondering what kind of torque differences there are. Seems that Stromer quotes a nominal torque figure...

Good to hear you and Stefan both noticed this too! Are the Vado 4.0 and Tero X5 any different noise-wise?

Luxury sedan over luxury SUV any day. One is fit for purpose, the other is good for cosplay. Bike above all! 😎 But to be fair, the Mercedes S-Class of bikes would have a full suspension and look a lot like the Delite.