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Wow kind of surprised this thread is still active, I thought you all were done with me. :). Yes this was very helpful and I have decided on a quality bike and will wait for one to go on sale. And that $1,700 Haibike was a great deal, I just wish I knew for absolute certainty that it has...

It appears as if that will require a drive of hundreds of miles, can't find any shop locally that will allow me to take one home.

@Scooteretti I did learn the Bosch motors are preferred but yeah, this is going to be one of many hobbies so the budget is no more than 2 grand. That appears to be the Yamaha which I was told offers a lot of torque and folks here say are capable hill climbers. Just wish I could ride one up a...

It does Will, all the posts help. I get what you are sayings, sort of. So if you have 2 equal bikes with the same tires etc the batter with the higher rating will allow for more miles per charge. Did you see the link I posted on the Haibike Saduro? What is your thoughts on the ability of...

Thanks so much for the help. I won't pretend to understand that 2nd link, way too much technical info for my knowledge. Everyone tells me they are great for hills so it's time I believe that. I just wish the shop would have allowed me to rent the bike but I understand why that was not possible...

Thanks so much Ann. I was told the Yahama motor has more torque than others. I did test ride it but as I said the hills around the shop were not as steep as the ones on my road and what I expect in Tennessee. But I was able to go up some fairly long grades with little effort. Throughout the...

No I appreciate what you were saying. And if the battery was $100 I may pull the trigger. But it's more like $500+ So about the rating. Is a 250W Yamaha direct drive that maxes at 500W what we consider a 500W motor?

Yeah I know you were pushing me to buy and enjoy now. But if a $500 battery will need to be switched out every 4-5 years I think I'm doing the right thing in waiting. Hoping batteries continue to advance.

In case anyone is interested I have an update. Fortunately for me a Haibike dealer opened up in the next town over. I test rode a SDURO Cross 4.0 as well as the Hard Nine which was $500 more. I loved them both but the Hard Nine just felt better. The only problem is the area did not have the...

Sorry what is DIY?

Is there a real preference for the Bosch over the Yamaha motor? Thoughts?

Congrats. Would you be so kind as to return with your review once you have had it out for a bit?

Yeah as I said I get the need for speed if you are commuting. Maybe because I quit motorcycles before I got hurt or worse I just have no desire to ever go faster than say 20 MPH ever again. There is no question to me that 33 MPH is more dangerous than 20 MPH on something as exposed as a...

If the bike is for commuting I can certainly see the need for speed. For me it's not necessary. I get the idea of keeping up with traffic on roads without a bike lane but a car going 45-55 will still need to negotiate around a bike that is going 33 and I have no interest in riding a bike 33 MPH.

Yeah as a 58 year old my cruising speed on a regular bike is around 12, 10 on a gravel path, so 20 MPH seems plenty fast for me, I wasn't aware of the cutting out issue thanks for that. MHS: I'm a newbie at this as well so I'll defer to the experts here. But this much I can tell you from what...

I'm struggling to understand why so many want a bike that goes 28 MPH. If I wanted a motorcycle I'd buy a motorcycle, 20 MPH is plenty fast enough for me and I'm an older fellow too. I'm much more interested in torque and the ability to get up hills than going at a speed that could kill me...

If I could add my .02 I came here months ago knowing nothing. What I did take away is Haibike is a quality brand. A little more digging showed me that in ebike surveys it was by far the brand riders would most likely buy again. My searches frustrated me as I could not fine one under 3 grand...

Very true that you can't take it with you. But again this is the only ebike I will buy so it needs to last until I die. So if that means waiting a few years I'm perfectly OK with that.

While I share your "live for today" attitude Thomas I also understand the longer I wait the longer it will last. What I mean is by the time I'm 75 it is better to have a 15 year old bike than a 27 year old bike. I don't have the budge to buy two of these things so I'm perfectly willing to wait...

Well there you go, thanks