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Pretty sure the speed limit will be defeated. What's sad is the reverse-engineering will have to restart again (see progress on Yamaha).

I found the energy efficiency on FullFatSix to be very surprising as well. I suspect this is due to better momentum after you spin up, since the wheels are a lot heavier. I find the bike a lot faster than my R&M Delite Rohloff, which now feels sluggish in comparison. Also on Bosch systems, you...

My issue with Magura is the feel of those brakes. They feel spongy and too 'progressive' for my liking. Whether you buy Shimano or SRAM brakes, you'll never get that annoying sinking feeling, there's never any 'hard point' when you know the brakes are about to bite. And then there are just...

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Actually it shouldn't drain the battery any differently to a single motor. Another question is whether or not AWD really helps with anything. I suspect that it only helps in a situation where you install two rear-specific tires on both the front and the rear of the bike.

Finally got it a couple days ago. Wonderful machine! Also I realize I love Yamaha motors a lot more than Bosch. Only restriction is that it doesn't fit 4.8" in the rear... I think it fits 4.4" though.

That's not good. The reason I prefer Yamaha over Bosch is precisely the fact that you can pedal it with the motor off. Also (anecdotally) Yamaha battery life is better because your own power gets transferred better. Could be I'm imagining things.

It's happening... Haibike's website now lists the 2019 models, including a few FLYON ones. Some observations: They seem to have restricted FLYON to the more expensive models; the cheapest FLYON equipped bike is €5000, the top tier one is €9000. The remote has a LED. This is similar to the...

Not sure about that. I just noticed that R&M Delite is no longer available with a Nyon — only Intuvia and Kiox.

Finally got my bike today!!! Very happy, obviously. Some observations: You can pedal it without battery power! As a Bosch user I'm amazed that this is a thing with Yamaha. I unboxed the bike right at the post office and cycled home. Didn't expect this but now I know, if my batteries die, I'll...

Whoa, the motor assembly actually moves. Innovative, sure, I just wonder how reliable this approach is. That said, what I'd really like to see is a user review video, not marketing material nor someone's ride. I want Court's type of video with actual close-ups and whatnot. The lack of such...

I find it interesting that there is a specific list of bikes the battery is compatible with. What's the purpose of this? Are they saying that the battery won't be compatible with some other Yamaha-equipped bike? Because there's no way that can be the case. In fact, Haibike has nothing to do with...

Has anyone here actually purchased this bike? I'm interested in how its magical rear suspension works and cannot seem to find any materials showing its actual operation. Something tells me nobody bought the bike, could explain why the company got merged with Nicolai.

It needs to be said that the situation with Bosch vs Yamaha (omitting the other brands for the moment) is drastically different. Yamaha's battery protocol has been reversed, which is why we can have an aftermarket Yamaha battery in the first place. Yamaha motors also offer interesting choices...

It seems weird that Yamaha would compete with companies that use Yamaha drives. I think this situation has to be an either-or. Yamaha certainly has lots of experience in building motorbikes, so if it decided to incorporate a Niken-style dual front wheel suspension, then this would make sense...

Just any suitably large pannier bags will do.

None. There, I said it. Sorry to burst the bubble, but really, even mechanical bikes don't help you lose weight. I mean, maybe in some extreme cases where you have a sedentary lifestyle, perhaps, but looking at biking groups, I don't see anyone losing weight. And certainly an ebike doesn't help...

That doesn't really affect things much. I could move it above or below but my hand/glove doesn't intersect the cables. The very fact that the cables exit at 90° is where the problem is... it's not meant to go like this. Look at any grip shifter on the market — they all have an exit at an angle.

Preorders for this bike went out in January for the bike to be delivered in June. In June, on the other hand, Haibike realized there are lots more people who want this bike. So, despite the next model of this bike already being available, Haibike is doing another production run of the old model...