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Looking good. Any new plans on the battery compartments different than the rectangular box in the triangle? I suggest a shark or dolphin pack, which look great and have good performance. Dan

Pic of bike at work.

Grench, The Focus has 1.4" tire x 700mm. I had 2" x 700 on the Trek DS. They are fast, the bike is fast. The non hub freewheel is noticeable and a real plus of a MD over a ddhub. Power wise, I think the 350w MD is about the same as the 500W hub. It has been a while since riding the hub and...

I want to give a short report on my new mid drive. I was riding a Falco HX500 on a Trek DS8.5, which got rear ended by a car and is out of commission. I decided I wanted to go back to a mid drive, have it be a Speed Pedelec, and be an all around commuter bike. I ended up buying a demo from...

Chris, Do you know if the motor drive rpm is stepped down to the 20T sprocket, or is it a direct drive for the Bosch? If it is a direct drive to the axel, and the speed is 2.5x the peal speed, a typical pedal cadence of 80 rpm would say the motor spins at 2.5x = 200rpm. Just wondering about...

Corey, If you go electric, you have to find a way to add a couple solar panels on the roof and help keep the battery charged. For a 4 wheeler, I would look into a double motor drive to get you above 1000W and distribute the load.

Ravi, I did hear back a couple months ago from Jim Turner. He said they are working on a PAS system....no more details than that. Their MBB controls advertised a derivative response to shifting. That is basically a feedforward path give a smallpower bump, and overcome a power lag caused when...

Chandlee- Is that your Optibike? If so, did you like it? Dan

So you have two motors on the bike?

Agreed.

See thread under OTHER.

Drafting is involved from both sides. I encourage it as ebikers and build some good will with the roadies. One must communicate when being drafted...rocks, holes, stopping.

A good chain has lasted me 5km on a mid drive, with more power and torque than the Bosch. I also found that going to the heavier, step down cassette clusters like PG-950, $26, last longer and cheaper than the high end, PG-90, $72. more metal. Don't need the weight difference. Chains will...

We read and watch each review from Court and he covers how each bike gives you different power levels. There is usually a +/- key pad to scroll up or down. Most systems will toggle from 0 to maybe 4-5 levels. Some like Bionx and Falco go to -5 for regen. Optibike just has 2. What if **??**...

I know it is difficult to go to the website and get an address, so here is some info right off the website.

I expect the light is loading down the voltage source, and the circuit may have a current limiting resistor. Can you experiment on the light with a different battery source? Running off the main battery is ideal. I found the quality of the light and wiring to be subpar to a good bike light.

@motostrano, Do you guys carry this model? suv hybrid 45 SL 500 29

I would consider a simbb if it had PAS and throttle .

Jason, I appreciate your desire for a high speed, long range commute. That was my desire and success when I started in 2007-08 on a 22 mile commute. I wanted 28mph, but the best I got was 24-25mph ave. on an Optibike 850 (now an R8). I upgraded to an 1100R and got a couple rides at 30mph ave...

. Yes, the LiFEPO4 chemistry is 3.65V per cell vs 4.2V for Li Ion. So 10 x 4V. = 42V MAX for Li Ion, NMC, etc; LiFEPO4 is 3.65 x 12=43.8V max charge.