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Well put! Btw, I haven't taken the time to read thoroughly on the subject, but regarding soil dispersion, I have a real hard time believing that ebikes are different than traditional mtbs. I would think there are exceptions to the rule on both sides. But someone who rides hard and...

By the way, I know you don't all agree with me, and I did not fully accomplish this with my purchase... but given the controversy coming our way, I still think stealth is the way to go. If they don't know you're riding an ebike, my guess is the issue largely disappears.

Good piece John. Colorado maybe we ahead of us, but the controversy is coming to us all, one way or another. Personally I like the line " if you can't tell it's an E bike 2 feet away, then what difference does it make?"

Well written article on the subject. The part that hit home for me was the "accidents can happen even close to home". The article has affected me... Buckle Up a Helmet to Save a Life https://nyti.ms/2h0Ci5X

I'm with you.

Love all the comments here. Will keep some in my back pocket... I guess i shouldn't be surprised that there are such jerks out there that make the comments. I could understand it, if we were ruining their experience, but we aren't. So, i simply have no use for these people. I'm trying to...

I almost bought a FLX. From what little I know, the bikes look good (and fun) and the company seems to be trying very had to do things the right way, business wise. I ended up buying a similar type bike from a local LBS, for the support. (Magnum Peak). Also demoed it prior. Love it so far...

Hey Fitzy. I'm in Newtown. Northern Fairfield co., Would love to hear your suggestions.

I hear you. Been thinking a lot about ticks since this new hobby has me out all the time now. Its a huge problem of course. CT is as bad as it gets i think. Been bitten and on the drugs several times over the years. But no disease yet. I work out of the house and have some flexibility in my...

Eddie, fairly new member here. Just discovered your post. Amazing and inspirational. If I could get my wife to prioritize and spring for Switzerland, I'd go for sure!

Appreciate your thoughts a lot. It's the perspective I'm looking for. Also, love your sample. And actually, the trail in that sample is hugely better than the one I started this thread with. Mine was much steeper, and the rocks and roots were horrible. I do have an emtb, though not a...

Ha! Rich, its quite funny, this world of mtn bikers. I'm definitely getting the looks. No nasty remarks though. I could really care less though either way. Just doing my thing.

I hear you on the "kicking out of a situation". Did that. My fear was being thrown over a cliff or large rock with one stroke and PAS power.

Back to my new source for brilliant info these days, you! So... I have this new mtn ebike. Bought it as a hobby for road and trail use. Breaking it in lately. Used it on roads... great. Rode it across a field, perfect. Love the versatility of it. But yesterday I took it on a local mtn...

Happy for you. I hear you on the late spring. Finally breaking here! 62 yrs old and per my name, living in Connecticut. My new bike was also gift to myself. Some of us older folks are just covering the beauty of this thing. But still it’s rare where I live. Wonder how long it’ll stay that way?

Thanks Mikey. Your service on this subject is a great one. Btw, in your tests, im assuming the PAS is always on and using juice (as opposed to my recent test ride above where I turned off the PAS on flat and downhills), correct?

Update: I filled up the battery and just took a 12.6 mile ride on rolling blacktop terrain. This time, per the excellent advice in this thread, I purposefully worked a little bit harder ( not killing myself) and paid attention to my cadence. As a result, there were significant portions of the...

Jay, understood, thanks. Excellent advice. The output on my monitor does show in bars how much juice is getting consumed on a constant basis. I can adjust cadence accordingly.

Rich, thanks. I use virtually no throttle, 175 pounds, mix of hill and flat terrain, pedal fairly aggressively. Specs: Motor: Geared Hub 500 Watt Nominal / 700 Watt Peak Output Battery: Samsung / Panasonic / LG – 48 volt 13 ah ( 624 wh)

Bruce, thanks! Yes, it shows Volts, so I can run your experiment! Btw, here’s the specs: Motor: 8Fun Rear-Mounted Geared Hub 500 Watt Nominal / 700 Watt Peak Output Battery: Samsung / Panasonic / LG – 48 volt 13 ah ( 624 wh) – Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese (Li-NCM) Estimated Charge...