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  1. Mike TowpathTraveler

    We need to stop blaming victims in bike theft!

    Funny you should mention that......cat converter locks are pretty big business these days! https://www.napaonline.com/accessories/catclamp-catalytic-converter-lock
  2. Mike TowpathTraveler

    We need to stop blaming victims in bike theft!

    With respect, this is all too much to take in and address, point by point. The emotions raised by losing your ride are understandable, but no one here is reveling in your loss nor are they trying to play "high and mighty". People on this particular forum don't roll that way. If ever anything was...
  3. Mike TowpathTraveler

    If you buy a bike with a Bosch motor, who owns the motor?

    I'm curious as to the issues leading up to @DanInStPete that caused motor to fail. Motor noise? Electrical problems leading to a code or a no-run? I'm not up at all on Bosch and what can be done at the home level. I believe in Right To Repair. Batteries & opening them up would be a no-go. That...
  4. Mike TowpathTraveler

    We need to stop blaming victims in bike theft!

    No, "fear mongering" was your other thread that you devoted much time on, ripping others here who are comfortable with the Class 1 through 3 set up; armed with the knowledge of the major battles many, many folks had to fight politically with local land managers, local, county, states laws...
  5. Mike TowpathTraveler

    We need to stop blaming victims in bike theft!

    The last thread of significance you created knocked people here as "fear mongerers". Now, you've created this thread, knocking people who dared to ask if you locked your ebike. Good grief man, enough of the drama and the fire starting. If you don't want judgement or second guessing or...
  6. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Cold Weather Commuting and cold legs. BIking greaves?

    Having flexibility in the idea of changing into your work clothes upon arrival at work opens up alot more alternatives in what is out there. As my credit card statement shows, good gear comes with a price, but it's a price well invested that you know can make your riding more enjoyable, even in...
  7. Mike TowpathTraveler

    BH bike truck load at Lenny's. Anyone else catch this on their Instagram?

    Regards to the BH Yamaha powered ebikes: The external battery on your BH gravel bike will fit on & "talk to" my Haibike Full FatSix PW powered bike. A couple years ago I did a local meetup with a forum member, he with his BH PWX drive Rebel and my Full FatSix. I put his battery on my bike and it...
  8. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Wrecked my Z1 yesterday - Dusted off my trusty DIY Luna BBSHD FatBike. Rides like shite, but I still love her.

    Always sad to hear a fellow Electric Bike Review rider get hurt riding their bike. Tom@WashDC, all the best to a quick and full recovery.
  9. Mike TowpathTraveler

    chain mileage

    The particulars: Haibike Full FatSix. Yamaha PW drive, 70nm. 10 speed rear cassette, Shimano, Steel. Dual front chainrings, Full Speed Ahead with X-10, 44 tooth big chain ring, Aluminum. Exclusively ride in the High power setting. Pedal RPM average is in the 80's to 90's. I do not hammer the...
  10. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Trying to Decide- MID Drive, Electric Full Suspension Bafang 28mph or Shimano STEPS?

    I have a Motobecane Grand Touring that I bought new in 1982. Beautiful French touring bike. The Motobecane of 2022 is not the Motobecane of 1982. All it is anymore, is a china engineered and built bike with a slap-on Motobecane badge at the steerer tube. Most everything I've read of the...
  11. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Yamaha has a new motor for 2023

    It looks like they are following the latest market rage of light-lighter-lightest. I guess that's fine for those concerned about total weight of the bike. But for myself, a happy owner of a 2016 model year PW drive system with no problems, it'd be nice if Yamaha would look at...
  12. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Zen Samurai

    Court, EBR site owner and lead bike tester, did a great review of the Samurai here: https://electricbikereview.com/zen/2022-samurai/ Court is one of the most fair and objective reviewers for any medium and we are blessed to have him. Haibike owner here; I love the Zen and if in the market for...
  13. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Winter Is Coming - Biking in Cold Weather

    I'm in New Jersey and we don't consistently get the extreme cold and snow that Chicago and the Upper Midwest can get. But still, when we get those arctic fronts that come from out your way; or if we get a coastal N'oreaster blizzard, it can be bad enough. Using my own area as the measuring...
  14. Mike TowpathTraveler

    HydroDipped my new frame.

    @ruffruff: That's about the nicest looking e-fatbike I've ever laid eyes on. So perfectly executed. I hope you have many tens of thousands of happy miles on it!
  15. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Enviolo Repair / Replacment

    I think you made the best, expedient decision in buying new in order to get back on the road again. Looking at the below "teardown-tear apart" video, it seems to me with 18 thousand miles on the drivetrain components, that there is going to be more wear internally than just on the two side case...
  16. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Looking for an ebike that will allow someone with a bad knee to keep up with a serious cyclist on long rides

    I will always be partial to the Yamaha powered ebikes out there cause as an owner of a Haibike fat tired, Yamaha PW powered bike, I know they are bullet proof. I would not discount the good number of lightly used, external battery Haibike and Yamaha-branded ebikes right now on craigslist...
  17. Mike TowpathTraveler

    What mode do you ride in and why?

    Stefan, I tend to agree with you here on this. Even at that, I'd not mind another 10nm of power, or more. Always wondered what the later models with the PW-X and X2 motors feel on this bike...
  18. Mike TowpathTraveler

    What mode do you ride in and why?

    Ortliebs. With tactical tire pump, patch kit, spare tube....
  19. Mike TowpathTraveler

    What mode do you ride in and why?

    2016 model year Haibike Full FatSix. Put into full time service in April, 2017. From Day 1 up until now (and beyond), I ride pretty much 99.999% of the time in the Yamaha PW's High power setting. The .001% is for those days when I am a long way from home and down on battery power. Then, Standard...
  20. Mike TowpathTraveler

    Fatte Bikes (aka FattEbikes for search purposes) Review and warning

    http://voyagedenver.com/interview/meet-victoria-brunner-fatte-bikes-sun-valley-neighborhood-just-off-8th-federal/ The lead picture of the co-owner pretty much tells most of the story. I have no beef with their claims of Made In The USA. They are pretty much no different that say, Haibike (my...
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