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I use the (somewhat expensive) Peak Design Out Front Bike Mount ($70). It requires the Peak Design Everyday Case ($40) which you can use with other accessories, including their nifty smartphone tripod. The mounting system is very strong, a combination magnetic and mechanical latch. The Out Front...

I am well aware of the risks and that I could lose my entire investment.

I bought $1,000 in Aptera stock last year. In addition to being a plug-in EV, the Aptera can also be charged by solar panels on its—er—fuselage. Aptera claims that if you only drive 40 miles per day, and you are able to leave it out charging in the sun all day (such as in a company parking lot)...

Congratulations! The Tern GSD is a good choice. Small correction: according to Tern, the GSD comes with the 85Nm Bosch Cargo Line motor, not the Performance Line. The Cargo Line is biased towards low-end (slow cadence) torque as opposed to speed. Here is a Bosch video that explains the difference.

I have ridden my Class 3 Yuba Spicy Curry AT cargo ebike on coastal trails, city streets, Pacific Coast Highway, UCSD campus, etc., between Solana Beach and the Mexican border many times. I have passed police, park rangers, and border patrols. None have stopped me.

I will be interested to see if you find the motor strong enough for climbing hills with a passenger or a heavy load. Bosch makes no less than six variations of their Performance Line, some capable of 65Nm and some of 85Nm of torque. My girlfriend's HSD S+ has a Bosch Performance Line motor that...

I would love to have a Jones Titanium Plus LWB Spaceframe with Titanium Truss fork converted to a mid-drive ebike! But frame alone is $4550, so the conversion would probably result in an ebike costing over $10,000!

Something like this might work. It comes with different-size adapters to fit different diameters.

My girlfriend and I have been using the older R1's (non-mesh) for nearly two years. We love them. We only use them to talk to each other. No phone, no music, nothing else. I agree that they make the ride more social, you don't have to ride abreast, and you can warn each other of hazards.

I have experience with a few cargo ebikes: a Tern HSD, a Yuba Spicy Curry AT (all terrain), and a Radwagon. I also own a Haibike full suspension e-mountain bike outffited with a rear rack and panniers which could be a car replacement if you don't carry a lot of stuff. I bought the Tern HSD for...

Personally, I've had a very good experience with the Yamaha motor in my Haibike. It ran 15,000 miles without issues. Recently, I had it overhauled, not because there was anything wrong, but because I like to do preventive maintenance. All gears and bearings were still good and they were all...

In mid-2020 I bought my girlfriend a Tern HSD. The first few months of ownership she would fold the handlebars and load it into her Mercedes 4-door sedan, folding the rear seats. We got a set of removable pedals so that sliding the bike into the trunk would not mar the car's interior. After...

I'm a big fan of Jones H-Bars. I have one on my Haibike and another on my Yuba Spicy Curry AT. The headlight of my Spicy Curry was located on top of the stem, like yours, and I relocated it to the front of the breadbasket where Yuba had conveniently drilled a hole for that purpose, so it's...

Perhaps the least expensive option would be to "tune" your bike with a speed derestrictor such as the bikespeed. I did that with my Yamaha-powered Haibike mountain bike and have enjoyed it for 15,000 trouble-free miles. I also added a rack and panniers. If you did that, your Yamaha Cross Core...

I recently bought a Yuba Spicy Curry AT (all-terrain). Unlike the regular Spicy Curry, the AT model supports speeds up to 28 mph with its Bosch Cargo Line motor. It's a strong, hill-climbing motor, unlike other wimpy Bosch motors I've tried in the past. The AT model also has front suspension, a...

There is something to be said about slowing down and doing things properly with the right tool. Of all the brewing methods I have at my disposal—filter, French press, AeroPress, Turkish cezve—the Moka pot remains my favorite. I have to dig out the information on a cold brew method popular in my...

@overloading, my daughter has a Radwagon 4 and she likes it a lot. She uses it every day to take my granddaughter, 2 years old, to daycare. Like you, she lives in Seattle and she chose the Radwagon because the company is based in Seattle. That said, she still had to wait a few days when she...

That would really piss them off!

Our Sena's R1's have a clear-line-of-sight range of a few hundred yards. If a building or a hill gets in the way we may lose communication. They are really not for long-distance communication. Friends of ours, avid non-electric cyclists, have the Sena add-ons. Their complaint is that the...

I have been using a 710mm Jones H-Bar with 2.5-inch rise plus a stem riser for several years on my 2016 Haibike AllMtn ebike. If anything, I found the Jones H-Bar provides more control, not less. I also like the extra real estate for cockpit gadgets. Just like @m@Robertson, I put a lot of stuff...