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As for the whining: Great point about the city's findings on the impact to the commute. I work in a busy downtown area where most of my coworkers drive in from the suburbs. They whine about any change to the downtown area that they perceive might add a minute to their commute. The thing is...

My city, at the start of this year, built 8 miles of bike paths downtown similar to those in Ottawa - like the ones we see in the above video of the van hitting the cyclist. The problem with most downtown areas is that they are already fully developed so adding bicycle infrastructure has to...

This thread is extremely interesting and it points out what all cyclists are experiencing these days. My city has committed to developing a system of protected bike lanes in areas where bicycle commuting is very possible. They built 8 miles of bike lanes downtown in a few months and are busy...

Another situation where we don't need bureaucrats deciding anything. There are many step through bike frames in many different sizes out there, so people have a choice - let the consumer decide.

Bought a Surface 604 Colt in the middle of April and just approaching 2000 miles. About half and half commuting and riding for pleasure. Bob

Hello Andy, Just curious - what bikes did you test ride and what did you buy. Bob

Andy, It doesn't sound like your route is too hilly so both bikes will have plenty of juice for a 22 mile round trip. Blue Monkey bicycles in Salt Lake does distance tests on lots of bikes. They put the bike on maximum assistance (level 5 for the Colt) and pedal enough to get the motor to...

Hello Andy, I bought a Colt back in April and have about 1700 miles on it. So far, I've had no major problems with anything including the tires. With 1700 miles, they are hardly showing any wear and no flats so far - touching wood as I type this!!!!! I read the report on the Magnum Metro and...

I wondered the same thing when I got my bike. I had heard that some bike shops refused to work on E-bikes or would only work on the brand they sold. However, in my city, I've asked at the service areas of 3 bike stores so far and they all said bring it in. As Mr Coffee said, most of the...

Hello Joe EE, I hope you like the Colt. I bought one in the middle of April and just hit 1000 miles. The bike is built like a tank and I have had no real problems with it so far. Keep us advised of how you are finding it and if you have any questions about the bike, I'll try to answer.

Hello Cal, I'm pretty new to E-bikes as well. Spent last winter researching E-bikes and bought a Surface 604 Colt in the middle of April - it has a rear hub motor and a thumb throttle as well as a torque sensor for PAS. I rarely use the throttle but I think it is a good feature to have...