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@cratterbury, I have the same preference for biking over walking. I have a bad lower back and hip, painful when walking, but I don't feel any pain when biking. My feelings about torque ratings is that they must be taken with a grain of salt. There do not appear to be any industry standards on...

@drewberz, thank you for the link to Streetlogic. For me, the barrier would be the subscription model. At $20/month, I would have paid them $1,440 for the six years of riding ebikes by now, and that would not be the end of it going forward. My two GoPro cameras, which I mount fore and aft, are a...

A gimbal is unnecessary. You do need a quality smartphone such as the current iPhone 13 Pro. Its stabilization is as good as a gimbal and much more convenient. (I do not have any experience with Android phones, but others who do may want to chime in.) Of course, a quality smartphone is likely...

Here is bikespeed's Bosch compatibility chart. It seems their derestrictor dongle is compatible with Bosch Active Line Plus motors up to v1.2.3.0. Not compatible if your bike has Enviolo automatic shifting. The bikespeed dongle has been very reliable for 15,000 miles on my Haibike AllMtn bike...

Don, the distance is 4¾ inches or 12 cm., as best as I can measure. I have Ergon grips installed with a mirror on the left and handlebar cap on the right, so I cannot really see the ends of the 710mm Jones H-bar. Note that the whatbars.com chart shows the handlebars on a square grid. The bold...

@Nvreloader, thank you for the link to the very useful whatbars.com interactive chart. If you compare the Jones Loop Bar (aluminum, 710mm) to the Velo Orange Granola, they have similar sweep backs. The Jones is 45 degrees while the Velo Orange is about 55 degrees, as you noted. The Jones does...

Those are two very similar bikes! Personally, I would go with the newer and more powerful 85 Nm CX motor. I feel the 65Nm Bosch motors are weak (such as in my girlfriend's Tern HSD), whereas I feel more confident with the 85Nm Bosch Cargo Line motor in my Yuba Spicy Curry AT. I don't find the...

My daughter has a Radwagon that she uses to ferry her 2-year-old to day care. She likes it a lot. Fortunately, she does not have to deal with elevators nor with security. She lives in Seattle. Rad makes good, entry-level bikes.

VERY nice! Congrats!

@John Ni, have you taken a look at the Bike Friday Ever-E-Day Electric Cargo Bike? It has a compact 43 to 47-inch variable wheelbase so it would probably fit in an elevator and you could bring it inside for security. However, by the time you add everything you need to carry passengers you are...

I have back issues too. I modified both my 2016 Haibike full-suspension mountain bike and my 2022 all-terrain Yuba cargo bike so that I could ride upright. I added stem risers and stem spacers to raise the handlebars and I replaced the handlebars with Jones H-Bars with 2.5-inch rise. The Jones...

Like many people, my first ebike was a budget model, a Magnum Ui5 for under US$2,000. Despite its flaws, I got hooked. Within six months I sold it and upgraded to a Haibike AllMtn full-suspension ebike for $4,000 (with a discount). Six years later, I am keeping the Haibike and buying a Yuba...

Congratulations! Enjoy your Cero One!

I unlocked my Yamaha PW motor a few months after acquiring my 2016 Haibike AllMtn. After 15,000 miles and six years I had the motor overhauled because I like to do preventive maintenance. All the gears and bearings were fine, and they were all replaced. I have never experienced the battery...

My experience is only with a six-year-old Yamaha PW motor (in my Haibike AllMtn). It's a strong motor, stronger than comparable Bosch motors and still competitive with new 85Nm Bosch motors such as the Bosch Cargo Line (in my Yuba Spicy Curry AT). At 15,000 miles I had all the bearings and gears...

My girldriend's HSD has a belt drive with Enviolo automatic shifting. She likes it a lot. The only minus is the weak motor.

According to Court's review of the 2018 Tern GSD, it came with the Bosch Performance Line Cruise motor with only 63Nm of torque, a weak motor not suitable to cargo bike duties, IMHO.

Does it come with the Bosch Cargo Line (85Nm torque) motor, like the current GSD's, or does it use the older Bosch Performance Line (65Nm torque) motor? The newer Cargo Line motor is much stronger and will enable you to climb steep hills with a full load or a passenger. I have one in my Yuba...

I use the Ergon GP1 regular, cork, and Brooks leather grips. The cork version absorbs vibrations slightly more than the regular version, and the Brooks leather one simply feels and looks more luxurious. In both my ebikes (a Haibike full suspension mountain bike and a Yuba Spicy Curry all terrain...

One of the bullets points for the Peak Design Out Front Bike Mount says, "Can be installed in reverse to be used in conjunction with an on-board cycling computer."