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I was recently your position looking for an ebike that fit my commuting needs (10 miles, some hills but nothing crazy). I tried hub drives and mid drives. Hub drives I tried were cross current, Stromer st1 and magnum. As soon as I stepped on a mid drive with a bosch cx system I didn’t look back...

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this Andy. I kind of feel the same way about gambling on a used bike when there’s a battery involved. As far as tires go I would be upgrading to the Schwalbe marathon plus as a dealer installed upgrade if I purchase the bike. Unfortunately it was raining today...

Well I’m pretty stoked to give it a go. Will let you know my impressions once I throw a leg over. I have no idea why I’m so excited to ride something with just over 1hp but somehow I am :)

There is a dealer near me thankfully. I did visit the shop already but the CCS shipment was still in the box so I did not get to try it out. Tomorrow they will have them assembled and hopefully I will get to test ride.

Ugggh...I’m so conflicted o_O I have found a used 1 year old Stromer ST1 s (the 28mile/hr green one with carbon fork) for about $2200 cdn. I liked the Stromer and the feeling of the bike was very natural but it is used with 8000kms on it already. I would not have a warranty on this used bike...

Well I think my full face arai rx-q would be a bit extreme. The guy at the ebike store recommended a “nut case” helmet. Looked a little more solid than a bike helmet, any thoughts on good brands/models to look at?

Thanks for the reco, I’ll check them out.

Nice. I’ve always thought an electric motorcycle would be cool. I know this isn’t the “electric motorbike” forum but I’m curious about which you have and your impressions.

Thanks alphabetadog. I don’t know if I will completely give up motorcycles for the track and for fun but who knows, electricity seems to be the way forward. Definitely looking towards commuting on an ebike. Also, I’m used to wearing a lot of gear and full face helmet. What do you tend to wear...

Thanks for the advice JRA. I am considering hub drives for my commute and all my research agrees with what you are saying. I guess a hub drive is like a powerful inline 4 and a mid drive is like a torqey v twin ;) I am considering the cross current s because it fits my budget of about 2000usd...

Ok. Thanks again. Just inquired and it turns out I have dealer support near me. Now it comes down to just the merits of the bike. I rode a new st1 platinum today but I didn’t get it up to speed cause it’s -15 degrees here. The older models are what’s on sale and like you say the older st1 top...

I would only have dealer support for the CrossCurrent in salt spring island which is literally across the country. I have local dealer for the Stromer. Apparently the Stromer only does up to 32kms/hr assisted. In your experience do you think that I will miss the extra speed of the CrossCurrent s...

Hi All, New member here from Toronto, Canada. I am new to eBicycles but not to things that go fast on two wheels:) I am looking to make a switch from petrol to get a little more exercise on commutes, be a little greener and make use of bike lanes which are continually expanding in my city...

Hi All, Firstly, I am a new member. I have been commuting by motorcycle for the last 5 years and I’m tired of sitting in stop and go traffic, burning my ass while bicycles pass me:) Anyways, I want a bike for under $2500 Canadian ($2000 usd) that will make my 15km commute really quick. The...