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We're now reaching yet another frontier in ebike battery kits from China. Remember I mentioned previously that you can buy power bank enclosures? Well guess what, you can now buy ebike enclosures like this: basically ebike battery cases that have everything you need except the batteries! So...

I understand there's probably no defense against a distracted driver, but this is one reason why I like to have lots of lights on my bike. I understand that I make things painful for pedestrians and drivers sometimes (some of my bikes have lights that are a bit excessive) but this is a tradeoff...

I use 8-10 in Tour and 10-12 in Sport (no E-MTB mode for me :)

I uses BadassBox. It's probably the simplest kind of thing you can use.

I don't have a child seat. I used to simply stick a pillow or something soft under the straps attached to the rear rack to make things comfortable. I didn't have my bike back when my son was young, so there was never any need for a child seat. That said, I don't think that would be a problem to...

I've got 22 front 20 back.

Umm, I have a 1x Rohloff, gear changes are internal.

I'm pretty sure the Wipperman link is not directional, because you put a proper link plate in front of the link, and the link just holds it in place. I live in a country that's dirty/muddy all the time, regardless of weather, so I have year-round chain annihilation. And Wipperman has failed too...

I wanted to add that, after going through a few Wipperman Connex 7E8 chains, the experience has been terrible. These chains are very thick, moped-like, I think they have 8.8mm pin length or something ridiculous. However... they die very quickly. Like, less than 1000km of life. Also they've had...

I also own both Yamaha and Bosch bikes, and once you try the Yamaha motor you will appreciate how much better it is. Yamaha has this thing where it spins up and spins down progressively, rather than abruptly, which greatly improves the response of the bike. For example, you have to start up...

Chinese-made cells are fine so long as they are branded as LG, Samsung etc. and are genuine. But when you see SureFire, LiitoKaala and similar brands, those are not geniune cells, they are at best rebranded and at worst bad imitations/used cells with lower capacities. Those you should stay away...

You know, we used to have this same thing with power banks. Used to be the case that you'd simply go out and purchase a power bank for a rather crazy sum of money. Then the Chinese got in the game, but they typically cheat by putting in elements which are either already used or are lower...

Let's just say, Yamaha has a better engine, but Bosch has a better car. Meaning, for example, that Bosch's displays are vastly superior to Yamaha's. So it really depends on what you're after. In terms of the engine, I'd take Yamaha over Bosch every time, it just has too many advantages to even...

This is Bafang Ultra we're talking about, not Bosch nor Yamaha. You can build your own battery of arbitrary size.

My ideal ebike, since I am the one who started this thread: Dual-suspension with rack (like R&M Delite) Fatbike tires — either 26/4 or 24/5 (!) on wide rims Yamaha mid-drive motor 2kWh of battery power (this is like 4 ordinary Bosch/Yamaha packs) Front and rear integrated lights; rear light...

Interesting. I've never experienced this problem because my Bosch mid-drive is 22T and of course the Yamaha ones are 38T. I'll try the EX1 but first I have to wear out both the 11-46 SLX cassette as well as the Box Components (rebranded SunRace) 11-46 cassette that I also bought for no...

I have bikes with both the XT rear derailleur and Rohloff. Interestingly, the latest fatbike I got has an XT derailleur coupled with an 11-46 SLX rear sprocket. In terms of shifting, the XT shifter is the best, period, way better than SRAM and miles away from the awful non-electronic Rohloff...

Interesting, the Morphie site is geo-locked and simply won't open for anyone from Russia. Had to use a VPN. Looking at the power ratings, the extra battery case would double the battery life of my phone. Well the bicycle typically only provides 500mAh which is barely enough to charge your phone...

So as you probably know, charging in sub-zero temperatures is generally not safe. Which is why my cell phone refuses to charge as soon as temperature drops to below about −3°C. Question: if I really want to charge it and have it on the handlebar, is there some system for doing this? I mean, some...

I'm still wondering if that new rack is structural. If I (77kg) sit on it, what will happen?