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For different situations I use both. It never ride with the backpack on me. I use Ortlieb City panniers for carrying more stuff or a small Racktime rear basket to carry my backpack. I purchased a Rixen and Kaul backpack that fits on the Ortlieb front handlebar adapter but rarely use it, it...

I’m not sure if the Rohloff would be much better, it certainly is geared lower but with that level of incline and trail roots and rocks it takes a high level of skill, traction and youth. The bike geometry also comes into play.

Where are all these 30% grade roads? Here is the list of the steepest streets in USA. Steepest streets in the USA I’ve rode up two on this list with a Nevo equipped with the Enviolo , it wan’t easy. Daily I ride 17 to 20% grades which seems steeper than most would encounter. If uphill mountain...

It was not an e-bike

Ortlieb is going away from PVC bags. The white was las made for their “city” panniers, both front and rear. You might try a place like Moosejaw.

The 2021 Toyota Sienna and Venza have 1500 watt inverters. But maybe a 1000 w Jackery or a 2400 watt Bluettti along with either a rooftop solar panel or a packable panel. For heat maybe a diesel heater.

I have two Nevo, one with a Rohloff and the other with an Enviolo. They live in opposite ends of the country but both locations have very steep hills to deal with. There has not been a hill that the Enviolo could not go up and deals with gear shifting (actually no gears so maybe ratio changing...

On our list of rides this summer (now hopefully late fall but more likely next summer) is the Erie canal . We through 60 to 70 miles a day. Spending our down time exploring the historical canal towns and staying in small hotels. What is your experience and is the trail well traveled right now.

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I use Ride With GPS, the app has a comprehensive library of rural and gravel rides. My comfort level for the summer months is 30 miles with 3,000 elevation gain. First you download the route then it gives turn by turn directions. After the ride you have your ride as a separate ride from the...

Vibration can be an issue. On rural and gravel roads I use the iPhone camera, on overnight tours I carry fixed lens camera in the front handlebar bag. But for photos that might be for publication or exhibit I am usually on somewhat smooth city streets. The cameras seem to holdup well, the...

What an assortment of interesting places and rides that have been shared on this thread. My wife and I also enjoy loop rides for recreation and now, in the age of covid-19, just to get out of our home confinement. But for years working as a photographer I used a bicycle to survey urban...

we have found the rails to trails to be safe but boring. They usually have very little elevation gain making an ebike an overkill. The app Ride With GPS offers a great search feature allowing you to pick a route more appropriate for an ebike. Our comfort zone right now seems to be the gravel...

To be more accurate you can measure the circumference yourself at the tire pressure typical for your riding style.

When you have those discussions see if Rohloff will supply you warranty replacement hubs for failed hubs, and ask if they have inventory in the USA. Also ask what the average turnaround time for warranty repair. You can find both sides of any story on the web. For every Toyota Tacoma with a...

The assumption I made from my Rohloff experience is the Rohloff hub has a higher potential to leak oil when paired with a high torque electric bike. I have 4 Riese and Müller ebikes , the other three have Enviolo CVT IGH hubs and they have been flawless and maintenance free. If the Enviolo...

WOW, on this video it takes 7 minutes, at Cycle Monkey it takes 2 months. Back to the Rohloff discussion, with Rohloff’s reliability issues in question you would think this would be an opportunity for Enviolo to come up with an upgraded hub. For all the complaints about the Enviolo having...

I agree, but the issue needs to be voiced and hopefully it’s an easy fix. My dealer, Propel, has gone out of their way (as has your dealer) to resolve the issue. Hopefully when normality returns we all can ride with confidence on our R&M machines.

Another issue is Rohloff was mostly an after market component supplier, a rider would buy the hub and have it laced into a wheel. The after market liability issues are completely different than a designed bicycle manufacture power train. Roholff has guidelines for the aftermarket use of their...

Richard I agree it is a Rohloff issue but the point is the bicycle manufacture has the system responsibility. Automobile makers address issues like this all the time. If my car’s airbag is defective Honda is responsible and through a dealer the part is replaced. The R&M dealers are on the losing...