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Welcome jimfastcar from another Trek owner on the shore of Southern Lake Huron. Hope you enjoy the bikes and the forum!

Looks good Mgreene50! What wrench/tool did you remove the crank arm with?

I am very happy that my first ebike is a step-through (age 65 when I bought it). My inseam is less than 28”, so it would be a good choice even for a younger person. Can’t imagine trying to swing my leg over the top of a 27.5” wheel plus a trunk bag. I imagine we will be seeing increasing numbers...

Had to drive the snowblower instead today.

I can’t say if there’s another guard... wasn’t an issue for me.

I did receive the same response from both my local Trek shop and Trek online response. The Allant guard looks like a clean fit but is only available as part of the complete crank set. So I went with an aftermarket guard, and it is working fine, a good fit.

I didn’t pull the crank arm off, just the pedal. The chain guard was then a tight fit to come off around the crank arm, but doable with a slight bit of bending of the hole in the guard, which I never intend to re-use. It was a delicate job to remove the gear screws and put the new supplied...

I did this on my Verve + 3. Replaced it with a ring guard from Amazon. It certainly simplifies chain maintenance. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07N76R2CK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Fresh snowfall this morning... good time to try the snow tires before the plow/sanders come out. Also the Bontrager 1300 lumen light that I haven’t really tested yet. Everything works great. The Marathon GT 365 tires are really grippy in fresh snow. And some deer that visited overnight.

Thanks, that’s good to know!

I had tried a longer B screw to get the current Deore Shadow 9 speed out far enough to reach the largest cog, but it was barely making it. My previous derailleur seemed to do better in that regard. I think the 10 speed derailleurs are better that way. So this hanger extension seemed the best...

I think I’m about at 123, I will have to check. (Original for the 11-36 was 118 links). I also added a Wolf Tooth component to drop the derailleur so it could clear the largest cog on the cassette. I just put the chain on and cut it where it looked right.

Lol, thanks! I am really happy with the evolution of the Verve into a mostly trail bike, albeit on flat/grassy trails around here with few serious hills. Great range and quiet enough that it seems many don’t realize it’s an eBike. I’m not so keen to upgrade to more power now. The water bottle...

Was able to do a 36 km ride today, putting me over 6000 km since July. That’s an equal distance to riding across Canada! Unexpected to be able to ride like that on January 15 in Ontario. We are in Covid lockdown again here, so traffic was pretty light everywhere. I was surprised to find our...

I am happy with my Schwalbe Marathon GT 365 all-season tires in winter. Not studded, so no good for ice but great in snow.

Welcome to EBR tympos! I am sure you will find much helpful advice here. Use the search function to find more information on the Bosch drive units. I have the Active Line Plus on my Trek Verve + 3. It is quieter than the Performance Line motor and works well for me in my fairly flat conditions...

Sunny but cold.

FlatSix911, it is pretty big but well short of fat tires. I have found going up some hills with a couple of inches of snow over fallen leaves that the narrower tires lost grip... I think these will likely do better. Schwalbe positions these as “the only tires you will need year round”, and I am...

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Was able to get two larger Marathon GT 365 tires this week, that I couldn’t buy before winter. 55-622 (28x 2.15) to replace my 47-622 (28x 1.75). They are much bigger overall, with beefier tread as everything is scaled up. They are as large as my bike will accommodate (and the largest available...