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Great insights - as you said, the problem is in the type of rider that a throttle attracts, and that it's absence would repel. Even as someone who pedals constantly, I use the throttle frequently. That said, some of the utility of the throttle can be had by turning it into a 'boost' or 'turbo'...

Even if what you say about road riders we're true, from a holistic perspective they are much less relevant. They are relatively few in number, they ride at select times and in select areas, and it takes some know how to get to where they are. They are always going to be a small share of road...

The problem with throttles that no one seems to mention: people who ride via throttle only often ride with an air of impunity - they may not be going fast, but they just barrel through the lane even when they ought to slow down or move a little to give others more space. It's not a matter of...

North America is full of so many car-f***Ed places that using it as the metric is more trouble than it's worth. Better to limit it to urban areas however defined, and new vehicles only. Even then ebikes are prob way behind. Roundabouts often take up way way more space than regular...

The lawsuit is also about whether the bike failed or not. Two small people on an ebike is not outside the stated, it's not clear that the bike had a catastrophic mechanical failure or not. If it did, Rad may have to pay out in the lawsuit. We all know how the cheap brands use QR skewers when...

I read a little more elsewhere and apparently the very small rear cogs do have a few watts more drivetrain friction - which is enough to sway races, and maybe hard road riding, but it seems well below 5% for a class 3 hub motor e-bike like ours. Given that we are already limited to a 1x...

I found this article from a leading bike design firm, and they make a good case for a small chainring for gravel - and given that we are neither top shelf athletes nor racing, I think much the same applies for hub motor ebikes...

Good points - plus the founder is an Olympic athlete and is very involved in setting vehicle specs, so he may have set is Using his own max effort. Their 52t chainrings long precede the moped style bikes (just checked the 2017 CCS review on EBR). When you poke around, you find a lot of their...

Thanks for the remarks, very illuminating, though also baffling as to why Juiced would put such big front chainrings, besides I guess allowing you to pedal downhill and hit 40 mph. I don't pedal much downhill on a nice road bike, and certainly not with a heavier dodgier ebike. I checked Ride1Up...

Jeremy and tyyoda, I've got a question - the hub motor only adds linearly to the mechanical speed right? Eg with 11x52 and 1.75" wide 622 tires, I get 35 mph at 90 rpm, so a hub motor would make that even faster, right? The same setup with a 38t front tooth gets 26 mph, and the hub motor could...

Of the four shops near me that I patronize for pedal bike service, three are happy to do mechanical work on outside e-bikes. If you're in a city with 3+ bike shops, esp if they're chains, getting mechanical work done is probably not a problem.

One complication is that most bike shops won't try and fix non Bosch/Shimano electronics, and if you think the problem is electric related, you may feel like Ride or whoever is your only option. There are a growing number of ebike techs though who will at least attempt to fix your electronics -...

Link? Looked on FB, didn't see that.

I'm guessing it won't be that different from rival ebikes, just with a little different fit and finish, maybe better value. At least it's not another fatbike lol. Vs the other Ride1Up bikes that are pretty distinct in terms of design and value. Prodigy, LMTD, Cruiser, the single speed, etc I...

Don't think I've had any bike longer than three years. Never had a bike stolen despite daily utility riding. Uglification would have cost me far more in resale value. Paranoia is not an indication of great intelligence, just paranoia.

Make your bike ugly with a tactic of dubious effectiveness?

Yeah I see it like breaking traffic laws on my bike when there aren't cars in the way. Will I get fined? Maybe, maybe not. But it's possible I'll almost never get fined, and then all that obedience is for naught. So I'll take the chance and reconsider if I get caught. If my bike gets stolen...

And then the insurance premium will blow up. I've biked for a decade most every day, commuting and all. Never caused damage to other people's property. Some may sacrifice having a life to protect a bike. Not for me.

Look up the X3.