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I think it depends on the ebike you get also. Fat tired folding bikes like the Lectric are not easy to pedal without help from the motor. On the other end of the spectrum, a bike like the Specialize Creo or Vado SL almost requires you to put in some effort while still flattening the hills.

I am not familiar with the PowerMax brand. Rads are very popular here. It might be possible to replace the handlebars with more comfortable bars, but I am not sure how that would affect the fold. It is probably that the reach is too far for you and not the handle bars themselves. You need the...

Yes, the 64T is large, but the bike only has 20" wheels. Your high gear will be 20 mph pedaling at 90rpm. You will probably feel like you are spinning out around 100 rpm. Your low gear will be about 8 mph at 80 rpm. The Grin Brompton kit is from Grin at ebikes.ca and is fully programmable like...

It might be because of the smaller wheels. The RX-RK5 has the same 243% range as the X-RF5 With 20" wheels, 64T/24T and that hub, you will get 17.8 mph in high gear at 80 rpm. I am not a masher and usually pedal at 90 rpm, which would be 20mph. Your low gear will be 33.2 gear in, which isn't...

I bought the electric Brompton for my wife, but I do take it for a spin occasionally. I like it a lot. It is the same fold as the non-electric. The most annoying thing about it is the UK speed cutout of 15.8mph. I will probably electrify my non-electric Brompton later this year with the Grin...

It depends where and how you ride it and what kind of gearing you use (chainring and rear cog). The 3 speed Sturmey Archer on my Brompton provides enough range for most city riding and low speed commuting, even with some mild hills. I have an electric and a non-electric Brompton. I actually...

What's old is new again...

If your controller and battery can't put out sufficient power to the motor, a bigger motor won't improve performance. Many motors are capable of much higher power than they are nominally rated at before overheating. The published ratings are manipulated by the manufacturers to comply with...

It is not most people, but there are a few people out there whose ego requires them to compare themselves to random people they meet on the streets and hold them to a fictional standard that makes them feel good about themselves. Or they may just be making a joke and not mean anything by it.

I am not familiar with that bike, but the wheel of a rear hub drive bike can be difficult to remove. You have to disconnect the electrical wires and there may be a torque arm to prevent the motor from spinning out in the dropouts. If it doesn't have gears and a rear derailleur, then there needs...

Well, there are studies that show that runners aren't any more likely to have knee problems than people that don't run and are less likely to have certain kinds of knee problems. That doesn't mean that all runners won't have knee problems. If you want to go with anecdotal evidence from just one...

Well, you can post what you want. I think you missed my point. It is not that people disagree with you, but that they get tired of you making the same point again and again. You obviously love ebikes as much as anyone else on the forum and are knowledgeable about other aspects of ebikes, but I...

I have always kept spare parts around, it is just a habit and not because of any fear of shortages.

If you are passionate about increasing ebike adoption and not just legal verbiage, there are a lot of other topics you could bring up that affect ebike adoption: Improving bicycle infrastructure and building more MUPs and cycling lanes, the lack of techs and bike mechanics willing to work on...

Keeping it bike related, "best saddle", "best chain lube", and "hub drive vs mid drive" are always good bets for a lively thread. You can only say so much about the legal definition of an ebike before people start to tune you out. Personally, I like the topics with pictures the best. It is...

That's a myth about running ruining your knees. ;) I subscribe to the theory that any exercise is better than no exercise, but you have to find something that you enjoy doing or you won't do it. https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/does-running-damage-your-knees#1

The saddle and pedals always get replaced right away when I buy a new bike. I have also immediately replaced the handlebars on a couple of them. If the bike is for commuting, it needs to have a rack, fenders, and lights. I usually leave the drive train and brakes alone until I have ridden it...

So the "generator" becomes a throttle for a hub drive bike? You basically clown pedal a low resistance, low output generator and the motor does all the work. There is no way to combine the power of your legs with the power of the motor. With the 250W limit of European motors, I am not seeing...

I am pretty sure the room(s) were locked. The scientists unknowingly brought the infected thumb drives in with them. At any rate, that virus was a cyber weapon co-developed by the US and Israel and targeted specifically at those control systems. I read somewhere that it took an estimated 50 man...

While I agree that it is good security, it didn't work for Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Remember Stuxnet? The worm used thumb drives and four zero-day exploits to attack those offline control systems.