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WHy are people so crusty today? Oh man, if I knew @cstmichael 's intention was to be a "danger AND a menace" I never would have made any recommendations. ;)

I was a dumbass/daredevil on a bike when I was a kid. If e-bikes were available to me when I was 14 years old, I'd probably be dead. :)

Just one more thing to add, I swear... If these two bikes are on your short list, you might want to consider looking at the Watt Wagons Hydra. https://wattwagons.com/collections/hydra/products/hydra The base model is priced about halfway between the two, but it's a full carbon frame and...

Thanks! I was unaware that Transport Canada had made these changes. My previous recommendation of MyUS.com probably wouldn't work in that case. https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/importing-vehicle/importing-non-regulated-vehicles#power-assisted Seems like a good possibility that any...

Both are the same base motor (M620 is the model number for the Ultra). Luna has customized it. I'd think the Biktrix would do you well enough, and hey, they're a Canadian company.👍 Also, thanks to @cstmichael for finding out that Transport Canada has changed its rules re: importing e-bikes...

Not that model, but yes. :)

Yep, on the Zone GTS you just have to pull a single cable that connects to the speed limiter. Here's a video I came across last year. I kind of did a deep dive on these after my near-collision, to see what they were capable of. The dude was going 65kph on the road, and is pulled over by the...

Possibly... My condo "neighbourhood" has it's own forum, and there was a thread there where somebody with a suspended license was asking about alt transportation, and another person recommended an Emmo e-motorcycle specifically because how easy it was to derestrict. :oops:

They're as easy to derestrict as a Bafang hub, and go pretty fast (60+kph). Toys/replacements for people with suspended driver's licenses are probably fairly big target markets. :)

I don't know WHY our gov't set 100kg as the "weight limit" of an e-bike. It's like they focus on the "e" in "e-bike" and forget all about the "bike" part, aka "bicycle" as in "pedal". Just to be clear, I'm not anti-throttle, I just think that human-powered pedaling should be a requirement. I'm...

It's NOT a misleading visual comparison at all. We just have a difference of opinion. I happen to think that a vehicle that doesn't have functional pedals AND weighs in excess of 200lbs should be classified as an e-bike. Just because the former (travelling at a derestricted speed) almost...

I can't recommend a kit like this enough, especially if you like going off the beaten path at all. I've always had a similar, home-made kit like this, going back to my MTB younger days. Had to bust it open last year when we tackled a steep gravelly hill that my SO thought she could handle...

You know, sometimes categories and legislation ARE helpful... this and this Should NOT be in the same category of vehicle, but they are in many places, like Canada. They're both under 100kg and both have a top speed of 32kph so they're both e-bikes. It's not a matter of more OR less...

I thought flx did ship to Canada. Their shipping page says they ship around the world... https://flx.bike/pages/shipping-policy Maybe their policy has changed, but that link references 2021. If you REALLY want to get an e-bike that's not available here in Canada, another (not cheap) option is...

Good news. Sounds like things will be okay for sheldonbrown.com Road.cc jumped the gun and posted their article before getting details. :) https://sheldonbrown.com/blog/2021/06/14/we-are-here/ Full text:

Don't know the host's name, but I always appreciate the sense of humour in FortNine videos. The best part in this one is the modern Mac with the classic 3D Pipes screensaver. :) More seriously, I think with a larger portion of the population living in denser urban cores, more manageable...

(Not really) funny how many of these anti-ebike headlines are actually about electric scooters.

As a Canadian, I'm sadly reminded of that fact every time I look at an ebike listing, and think ... "PLEASE be localized to Canadian dollarettes!"

Gazelle e-bikes are nice, but I think the OP is looking for something along the lines of a Bafang M600 or M620 mid-drive, with the 120nm and 1000w minimum.

The only one that ticks all the tech boxes that I can think of is outside your budget a bit, which is the Watt Wagon Hydra, but it's $4,800 US for the base model. https://wattwagons.com/products/hydra If you DO find something else that ticks them all and is sub $5000 CA let me know. I've been...