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Is there any prospect of Yamaha improving it's dealer network for the new ebike releases? I'm guessing not, but network aside, Yamaha has perhaps the best value mid drive and support on an ebike, especially for a class 3.

Kinda worthless vid because as they explain around 18:00, that the power cuts out around 16 mph, then it's entirely manpowered. And these guys are pretty fit road cyclists. They'd have done this route faster with a decent road bike. This experiment would have actual value if either a) they used...

You can shave off 5+ lbs from wheels, tires and suspension -> rigid.

Also worth noting that we had an e-revolution of sorts that was aborted because of fires like these - remember the hoverboards? These crappy ebikes and scooters are a small fraction of the total market thankfully, so I don't see the general market losing momentum. Seems like the problem is...

Like what? Everything else starts at several hundred dollars more with less warranty, or isn't a mid drive. Or is an online only direct sales brand startup. For Crosscore RC. The truth is the most practical and versatile ebike type, a class 3 mid drive commuter, just isn't very common among the...

No, not in my area. The dealership network by far is the worst thing about Yamaha. I tried going to the nearest one and the last couple miles was a death trap highway (if you were on a bike) with no alternative routes or sidewalks

That isn't a review. They just described the bike using what's on the brand website.

Good point. The rack has a 130 lb limit. 83% of adult women in the US are over that, and 97% of adult men. Source.

If you want a bike with a fairly conventional geometry but can hold a light passenger, this seems like a pretty killer choice. Was never in the market for such a bike, but off-hand this one seems a lot better than all those other 'light cargo' bikes I've seen. The seat and footpeg kit look...

What to do about guns in a place like the US when there's already so many in circulation is tricky. But one thing you can be sure of, in places where guns are rare, you don't have to worry about a driver shooting you when you call them out for being a jerk on the road. This would be a common...

Get a clue. NY just voted an ex-cop into the mayor's mansion. 🤡🤡🤡

Nice catch. Hard to tell if this is just sloppy on their part and the Brose has a complimentary 2 year warranty, or if they are actively reducing the standard warranty period. I've never seen the latter before, usually it's just 'X years/lifetime warranty on fork and frame, manufacturer specific...

The product page still says 1 year warranty.

They're just going to notch the speed down to 28/30 to comply with local rules. This bike looks interesting, biggest flaw is it's from vanmoof which has a horrendous QC record, as it's Reddit page can affirm. I hope it inspires copycats, albeit as 28 mph Class 3s.

I recall very early on the author of the bill flagged kits as an important consideration, and that they were considering amendments to support them. So it's certainly curious that those were never made. I'm something of a transportation wonk, and I've seen plenty of wonky policies discussed...

Great observations. Belgium and the Netherlands allow cyclists to go the 'wrong-way', but those people are generally going ~10-15 mph, and the narrow roads force the drivers to go slow. 'With-flow' bike lanes on residential streets that are already slow are a pet peeve of mine, because they...

I'm not looking forward to the debates of the future, where after this subsidy fails to do much of anything, some will say ebike subsidies will never work, and others that they were too small. (I would say the subsidies should be big but highly targeted to cases where affordability is an issue...

There have been fires at ebike shops and warehouses. The government and insurers are asleep at the wheel. I'm confident that if you investigated, you'd find a recurring pattern of dodgy suppliers. If sellers/platforms (like Amazon) were held liable, you'd see these shenanigans decline. That's...

"The real effort will be a spinoff industry." A spinoff effort is the most likely, but even then, it's more efficient for carmakers to simply give their profits back to shareholders than to try anything in the ebike sector. It's like McDonalds experimenting with hot dog carts, the scale is too...

Carmakers have not been and will not be a part of a mass e-bike rollout for the next few years (beyond that is impossible to predict). Carmakers don't know how to do anything that's less than billions in costs and revenue. And, e-bikes are so cheap comparatively that it's hard to sell e-bikes...