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I live out in a suburban California community that was designed around the car, but has made some effort to retrofit for bikes, including our Pacific Electric trail, which is almost like a bike freeway. Unfortunately their other idea of a bike lane is to paint a 3 foot wide stripe on a 6 lane...

E bikes are still a rarity here- the hardest thing is dodging oblivious walkers who put headphones in and plant themselves in the middle of the bike path (there’s a separate path for walkers). Bonus points if they accessorize with a couple of large, mean dogs they can barely control. I don’t...

I use a dry lubricant (WD 40 makes a special one for bikes) because I live in a very dry, dusty area. I don’t do much off road.

That’s good to know. I also worry about spray on cleaner working it’s way into the motor.

I’ve also noticed with my Lore that with an ebike, you really DO have to clean and oil the chain after every few rides. I noticed a big difference in my Bikes performance when I began doing that. The chain had started getting noisy and shifting wasn’t as smooth. First thought the derailleur...

Pedego bikes have throttles, and their comfort cruiser is right in that price range.

If you’re doing that kind of light riding, would it be possible to find a single speed bike with a throttle? If you’re biking after a long hiatus, and have disabilities, shifting gears is one more thing to have to coordinate/think about.

Light. I want to be able to pick it up, and use a regular bike to transport. Somewhat Upright riding position I want to feel me energy going into the bike as speed and motion. If I didn’t care about that, I’d get a scooter. That being said, a throttle would be nice to get across some of our...

A lot of e bikes have no attachment for a bottle cage because of the downtube battery location. I purchased one of these. Doesn’t interfere with steering and it’s great. https://moosetreksbikepacking.com/product/moosetreks-bike-handlebar-stem-bag/ I also use it to pack Halt! Spray and a snack.

You might be interested in this thread. Individual converted a Trek Pure, which is definitely a comfort bike, to electric. Of course it’s aluminum, not steel. He mentioned that his wife has been really happy with the conversion...

I wonder I’d one of these seats with independently adjustable pads would work for someone with one leg slightly longer than the other. I think I’m having that problem with my seat height, thanks to my scoliosis.

Thank you for sharing your experience- I also found a cruiser seat to be very uncomfortable- it might be ok for peddling around the beach, but it didn’t work for me otherwise. Right now, I’m using a Terry woman’s touring saddle, and that’s much better but not perfect. A noseless might be worth a...

There are any number of bikes that could work, if you find an LBS that is competent to swap out the handlebars. Some bike shops I approached didn’t feel comfortable doing it. This is a Raleigh lore. Propel Biles changed out the handlebars and added spacers to make it more upright. Still half...

i have the 500w battery and performance line motor. It looks like I’d get about 60 miles out of it on streets and bike trails, although longest I ride is 20 miles at a time. That uses 25-30% of the battery so it looks like 60 is about right.

Congratulations! I think you’ll love it. I bought this bikes cousin, the Lore. I think they share many of the same components. I’ve had it for 2 months, ride every day I can, and really enjoy it.

Congratulations!

My bike has through axles- so I take it these security devices wouldn’t work? My community in the burbs seems to be incredibly casual about bike security- I often see people park their bikes in front of our local markets without locking them at all, and where they are locked, 90% of people use...

And the scents (mostly good). Here in California right now, it’s blooming orange trees.

Funny that- I’ve been riding my ebike for a couple of months now, and the male road bikers that I’ve run into (some are my neighbors) have been friendly and supportive, if slightly bossy. It’s other women bikers who haven’t been friendly. Not sure why.

Well they did put some nice shiny stripes on it......