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Yes, definitely check the belt tension (if it has a belt). I just had a trying experience with my 2019 Homage Rohloff. After a short while, I started experiencing the same symptoms as what's being reported here. Noisy pedaling. At first, it sounded like a bearing gone bad in the motor. I thought...

I can recommend e-bikes of Colorado in Louisville (north of Denver). They too have a good selection and there are lots of paths around the area.

I just checked my Bosch US charger and the label states the following: Input: 110V-230V~50-60Hz 2.2A Output: 36V 4A This charger, with proper wall cable, is good anywhere in the world. Since I have the 4A Standard charger, my dual batteries will need nine hours for a complete charge. This is...

Interesting about Holland. If there's any place where e-bikes aren't needed so much it's there. Everything is so flat, no hills, no mountains. Forget about riding fast in the city. You try it and the Politie will stop you and write you a ticket. The tourists don't realize that bike paths are for...

Hello. I am wondering whether anyone else is seeing this problem. The last charge on my 2019 Homage showed an oddity. The batteries were down to low 30s% when I plugged in the charger. Charging quit well before the batteries were full. The Kiox showed 63% for several hours before I unplugged the...

Not sure what you're asking. Bike brake pressure comes solely from the rider squeezing the levers. No supplemental pressure is created, ABS or not. Automobile brakes are powered. You get more pressure than from the driver just pressing the brake pedal. Bike ABS is just a valve that reduces brake...

Yes, pressure can be added. There is a sensor on every wheel. When impending wheel lockup is detected, pressure is reduced only to that wheel. Conversely, when one wheel spins too quickly compared to the others, brake pressure is applied to that wheel. This adding+subtracting brake pressure is...

I think a bike ABS system is more useful in emergency braking situations not so much with poor road conditions. When a rider executes a panic stop, he/she is probably going to squeeze the levers like they're hanging onto a tree limb dangling over the side of a cliff. ABS would be very useful...

I too disagree. Wanting the latest and greatest tech doesn't factor into it, in my mind. If there is an improvement in tire/wheel tech, suspension tech and even battery tech five years from now, I can retrofit my (then) five-year-old ebike with the latest stuff. And even if I can't, I will still...

Dionigi, how did you settle on the Ergon ST Core? Do you have prior experience with this saddle? How do you get the proper size S/M vs M/L without trying it out?

I have had my Homage for about two weeks during which I have only been able to bike three days because of the weather. I don’t mind riding when it is cold but I draw the line when my fingers and ears begin to freeze. I can sum up my experience easily: this is my first ebike and it is everything...

Interesting. Unfortunately, the Homage w/KIOX doesn't have a stem cap.

Hi David, you mention a rack bag: Topeak bag with a Racktime adapter. Is this the Topeak TrunkBag EX-Velcro? Did you attach the Racktime SnapIt adapter yourself or did it come with one? I currently have an Ortlieb Racktime bag but it is too small and I am looking for a larger bag, one like the...

Thanks muchly!

David, it sounds like whatever you don't like about the Kiox can be--eventually--fixed with some necessary software updates. I suggest you make a detailed list of what you don't like about the KIOX and send that list to @Court. That is what I intend to do after I have spent some time on my new...

Helpful and informative, Court. Reading an instruction manual is good but seeing something in action, I find, can be even better. I want to ask you one thing. Can you please post the URL for the power cable you demonstrated for the iPhone? I have read discussions where people talked about some...

That's interesting because I was told last year that R&M would be moving into their new factory in December and I assumed their move was already completed. Apparently not. I placed my order for a Homage Rohloff GX back in September. It's going to be delivered to my LBS on Monday. I hope the...

@Court can you please tell us the internal differences between the Bosch Performance CX and Speed motors? I have read that the motors are identical inside, the only difference being the software parameters for the CX vs the Speed. I'm not sure that they are the same and I wanted to ask. Another...

I have been riding a normally-aspirated touring/trekking bicycle with a Rohloff + belt drive + hard suspension for seven years. I am thoroughly pleased with the Rohloff and I won't buy another bicycle without it. I am getting a new Riese & Müller Homage Rohloff GX (20mph). I test rode the Vario...

Hi David, I'm interested in the dropper post you added. My Homage Rohloff GX is scheduled for build the week of 21 Jan. I can't really do too much about planning changes until I have the ebike in hand (six-week shipping, I'm afraid) but I do want to think about adding a few essential things. The...