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I live in Pittsburgh and have two options either ride on side streets or on trails. The streets in my town are like an obstacle course with young families trying to burn up their kids stay at home energy and the trails are muddy and filled with dog walkers and runners. At 72 I’ll try to exercise...

Rohloff failure after 11000 miles Video of Rohloff failure This video is of a non-ebike Rohloff hub that failed because of bad quality control. With the Riese and Muller demand for the Rohloff I can’t see the quality control improving. Will the added stress of an electric drive bike...

Correction on my original post I mistakenly said Cannodale, it should have been Specialized.

In regards to R&M I’m not sure if it’s growing pains or arrogance, it might be a combination of both. But with their current service policies it does put a lot of pressure on the local dealers. Trek, Giant and Specialized seem to have the right formula for service and once the Japanese embrace...

I agree with you and Alaskan, Cycle Monkey is the weak link for Rohloff in the USA. I had a hub with a freewheeling issue it was sent to Cycle Monkey and returned with an oil leak problem. R&M needs to rethink how this hub is serviced in the USA.

Unfortunately on Monday we returned to Pittsburgh from Santa Cruz. The time was right to leave the hot spot of the Bay. But on our last week we had four great rides for a total of 207 miles and 9,800 feet of elevation. The attached photos are from a ride from Santa Cruz to Monterey, which took...

In Australia you do not have the high speed motor in either the gen 2 or gen 4 motors. So are you saying the gen 4 does not have the same lower end torque as the gen 2. Or it’s based on you weighing more.

Bicycle advocacy group classified as terrorist

I consider both Court and Chris titans in electric bicycle communications. They both seem dedicated to not just the promotion of e-bikes, but also to pertinent social and environment concerns. They, of course, come from differing industries; Court is a publisher of an online magazine and Chris...

We use the Sena R1 helmets which have Bluetooth connect to a smart phone. Works great and you can receive phone calls without amplifying your music or conversation.

We have two Sena R1 helmets and yes get one size larger.

We ride the GAP from Pittsburgh to Frostburg, it’s well maintained but 75% of the trail is very boring. The most scenic is from Ohiopyle to Confluence. Another well maintained rail trail is the Red Bank trail from New Bethlehem to the Allegheny River trail.

Interesting comment from the Gazelle spokeswoman, with dedicated bike paths there is more eye contact and person to person interaction with people riding bikes. This was also a plus for the new urbanism movement when their urban designs always included sidewalks and front porches so passing...

Yes it seems not fact based but pure propaganda. The question is who advocates for the ebike community?

Wilderness article on way e-bikes should be banned from certain trails.

I’ve had similar issues with the single battery Nevo. If your noise is coming from the piggyback battery (similar to the single Nevo mount) then there is an adjustment for the latch that seemed to solve my rattling battery issue. As for the Nevo angled cover under the battery the adhesive tape...

I agree the 2020 Charger, SuperCharger, Delite and Super Delight are stunning ebikes. With the less drag of the gen4 Bosch motor would one assume increased milage? So would the gen4 with the 625W battery be equivalent to a gen2 and say 900W batteries.

There is a dealer in Santa Cruz.

As we speak my Rohloff issue is being resolved. I’m sure my experiences with the Rohloff, in the winter of 2020, will be as delightful as yours. As for now my Pittsburgh NuVinci equipped Nevo is maintenance free and a pleasure to ride.