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    Where are your favorite places to ride?

    My ride yesterday was through rural Ontario, 25 miles of backroads, rolling hills, a river valley and farmland. I saw deer, turkeys, wild ducks, geese, and numerous other birds. This part of Ontario has a vibrant Mennonite Community, I followed a horse-drawn buggy for a while and waved at a...
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    Japanese government reacts to Chinese high-speed ebikes

    IMO, it is much easier to impose limits on the ability of a vehicle (bike) to perform a task, as opposed to how the operator of a vehicle makes use of it. In the first case, periodic monitoring of bikes using restricted trails would quickly weed out those that were non-compliant; in the...
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    Where are your favorite places to ride?

    Our favourites are the rail trails in our area, a fine crushed-stone base that is wide enough to ride side-by-side. We are blessed with a number of trails in the Ottawa/Kingston area of Canada. We typically ride from one town to another, have an outdoor lunch, then return.
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    Statement Regarding Potential CPSC Ebike Law Preemption of 3-class Legislation

    For me, the 20mph cutoff is important for bikes on multi-use trails. DW and I enjoy the rail trails in our area, we usually cruise around the 15mph range, encountering multiple groups going near twice that speed would be dangerous imo. I have no problem with higher speed bikes on city streets...
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    Statement Regarding Potential CPSC Ebike Law Preemption of 3-class Legislation

    I've hit over 50mph, once. At that speed, if you have a reflector attached to your spokes, the rpms are enough to throw your wheel out of balance and your handlebars will start to shudder, you will feel a similar vibration through your seat, as the rear wheel is also out of balance. It is then...
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    Japanese government reacts to Chinese high-speed ebikes

    It makes sense to me; if you want to ride a bike, flip down the bike plate. When you want higher speeds and more performance, flip up the bike plate....oh, and pay for a license and probably insurance as well.
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    First Ride of the Season

    I live in the North Woods of Ontario, Canada. Our normal high daily temperature for this time of year is 8C, today it went up to 20. Fortunately I have many scarcely travelled rural roads and a number of rail-trails to choose from. Today's run was a 30k tour through forests, farm country and...
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    End mirrors

    I have a mirror on my Haibike, and DW has one on her BH; after 5 and 4 years, no problems.
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    Do you ever get tired of riding your ebike?

    I've been riding my e-bike since 2016, it has brought the joy of cycling back for me. Our snow has mostly disappeared, the forecast is for temps in the high teens C, I will be riding this week.
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    Where did you get your ebike?

    2016 Haibike XDuro Trekking, I had to drive from Ontario, Canada to New Hampshire to pick it up.
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    Question about e-bikes and car racks

    We use a platform rack with a 2" hitch mount for our 2 ebikes, it works very well on our Outback.
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    Help, controller says battery dead, it isnt

    Update: It was a bad controller, we managed to get through our vacation by developing work arounds and choosing our routes. Our thanks to the folks at Scooteretti and the it service department.
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    Help, controller says battery dead, it isnt

    OK, error code 13 is electrical. Some have resolved it with a firmware update, not happening on our vacation, I will check the wiring and try cleaning the contacts to see if that helps at all.
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    Help, controller says battery dead, it isnt

    DW's Evo City Wave is having controller problems. We are in Bar Harbor on vacation, this is her 4th time out with the bike. On power up, everything looks good for an instant, then it shows a 28 error code, flashes low battery and then gives a 13 error code and a triangle with an exclamation...
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    my online buying experience with a Wisconsin dealer

    My experience buying online was nothing but the best, when you buy a new car, it is not unusual to have miles on the odo, up here, under a couple of hundred kilometers is still considered new. To the OP, sorry you were unhappy with your deal, but it doesn't sound as if you lost anything.
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    Do you get more exercise riding an electric bike?

    There are too many hills in our area for me to enjoy riding my regular bike as I get older. I've had my ebike for almost a year and look for excuses to get it out and go riding.
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    Are there Trunk Racks strong enough for an ebike?

    We have 3 hitch-mounted racks, a suspension rack and two platform racks. We started with the suspension rack, but when DW bought her first cruiser bike, we went to the platform style. The first of the platform racks, while fitted for a 2" receiver, was made out of 11/4" square stock, with both...
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    Are there Trunk Racks strong enough for an ebike?

    We just had a hitch installed on our Outback, which I believe shares the Legacy frame. The dealer charge was going to be near $1,000, we got it done at a local truck center for $350 including the wiring. If you go with a hitch, I strongly recommend a 2" receiver as well as a lockable...
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    Are throttles the devil?

    DW is transitioning from an Amazon ebike to an Easy Motion, torque sensing, with throttle. The Amazon bike had a very rudimentary cadence sensing system that was basically an on/off switch. We went for our first ride over the weekend, She is still getting used to the gears, but we both enjoyed...
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    tools: what do you take on a ride?

    Pump, 2 tubes, tire levers, wd40, cotton cloths, wrenches, screwdrivers, hex drivers, travel first aid kit, gps, cell phone, lights, spare batteries, valve adapters, sun block, rain/wind shell, Swiss Army Knife, spoke wrench, spare spokes, spare cash.
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