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Hey thanks buddy! That is great info and I surely appreciate it! I have just two more questions though - are you still using the stock chain - does it work ok with the 46 t chainring? And are all of the 9 speeds still accessible? At 1300 miles you must be getting a lot of exercise - how is...

Hey there gadgetguy, time to start riding again! Would you be so kind as to share how you went about enlarging your front chainring? Wish they would offer options from the factory. Did you use the same chain? What about the factory chain guide/guard, parts used, overall riding experience...

Amen to that! The very attraction of an ebike is that it can expand the capabilities of what a bike can do. We already have federal law governing output and speed. Let's be grateful that we have ebikes available to us that can outperform regular bikes and leave it at that. I almost expect to...

Hey Chris- I wish there more modulation, it's a bit too much like an on/off switch. Also wish it would not shut off at around 6mph, but I am glad that it is there. It can really save your bacon on some nasty single track - it keeps you on track and moving. I will be interested to see how the...

On my commutes on 2 lane roads, it really helps to go 30 or even faster if possible. It dramatically diminishes the amount of bike/auto interaction. Those same cars that would weave over and pass me now just stay behind in my rear view mirror or verrrry slowly gain on me and pass. It's like...

Hey Chris, yet another reason for a throttle - I think it creates less, not more terrain damage, if that is a concern. I single track my IZIP Peak, and I encounter numerous situations where I cannot pedal (large rocks that I would bash lowered pedals on, tight downhill corners followed by a...

I agree totally with biknut. Let's not try to "solve" a problem that has not even occurred yet. For me at least, the ability to have higher cruising speeds is a HUGE safety factor. It's also one of the reasons that I am enthused about e-bikes. If we artificially limit them to act like non...

Ravi, if you get a Leaf, it's just another particularly boring car. It doesn't do anything (performance wise) better than any other compact - except give you range anxiety, LOL. I know, I have one at work. The Spitz, OTOH, is a masterpiece of high performance bicycle engineering, as you say...

Yes Ravi, please get one!! Chris, what is climb assist?

Great info, Ravi ! That Spitzing looks like a killer bike, does it have a throttle?? Also, regarding the mtb access thing, you just know that e-bikes are the future, the mfgrs are on board, and the advocacy groups (against ebikes) are just putting in a last gasp, all or nothing approach to try...

Very nice! But no throttle, right??

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Me too! But not available on the US, right?

Hi All - we are fortunate to have a new member on board - Chicagoland ebikes, who is a friend of the Bosch CEO of North America. He has been kind enough to pass on to the Bosch CEO what I consider the ultimate ebike mid drive specs - for the one that we REALLY all want. Not the neutered down...

Yeah, that Bosch dishwasher is annoyingly weak huh, LOL. Please tell your pal to develop a Bosch system for North America. 85nm of peak torque, throttle assist to 20 mph, high speed pedelec mode with no PAS assistance cut out. I bet they would sell very well! I'd be one of the first in line...

Wonder if maybe we could fit a new cassette with a smaller cog in lieu of a bigger chain ring? And yes, the Dash is so much fun with that 20 mph throttle, but the Peak will get you in shape more quickly!! Rusty

Thanks Ravi! I just came back from a 40 miler and still have 5 bars on my battery gauge. How? I just didn't use the assist and kept it off for most of the entire ride. And I was keeping up with a bunch of young bucks on their mountain bikes, so I find the Peak pretty darn easy to ride as a...

Sorry about that. The gauge reading is quite "relative" and seems to vary from bike to bike. It gives you a " ball park" reading of sorts. I think mine reads like "72" or thereabouts. If you push "8" in diagnostic mode it should read 100% or close to it at full charge. I use this function...

Yes! As a matter of fact, I find myself taking the IZIP Peak (even sans battery) for 6-8 mile jaunts because it rolls very well. Even took it up a 12% grade - with no assist - the one time I actually used all the gears! I assume that all mid-drives have zero resistance when pedaling...