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The idea of car drivers, electric or otherwise, bitching about bicyclists "taking something away from them" is bloody laughable. Mr. "I'm saving the environment with my Tesla" complaining about waiting in line at the charger, in his nice air-conditioned cage, behind a bicycle that consumes some...

Great info, thank you for posting it! Although your use case is far different from mine (you probably rode more yesterday than I have in the last two weeks), any real-world* battery info is great to have. And I tend to be a bit long-winded too, so I appreciate all the details lol. *Probably...

Thanks, I'm looking forward to it too. It's supposed to get made in late October, and then of course sea shipping takes a while, so I'm expecting a long wait lol.

I've been getting enough range with my present bike, since I only use the max assist for the steep hills. Otherwise, I'm only using medium assist, or none on the level areas (and none coming back down the hills of course!). I like the slightly lower center of gravity without the top tube...

So I booked a test ride - actually I ended up booking two. First trip, I rode an Homage and a Superdelite, both with the Rohloff. I've been a hubshifter guy since I dumped the derailleur back in the mid-'90s. My '90s townie-style pushbike had a Shimano Inter-7, and my Priority Current has the...

I can't wait! lol But it's a happy day to look forward to.

Looks good! I'm waiting on a Delite HS Rohloff that is tentatively scheduled to be built in mid-October. I took the free sea freight option, so I've settled in for a looooong wait.

I had a fairly easy time assembling mine - A friend and the extra pair of hands that came along with him helped a lot! My cats helped out by crawling into the empty box and promptly going to sleep. I'm getting a bit better range, but I'm not quite a Clydesdale rider - I'm probably more of an...

Ah, man, this is outstanding! I was just searching for the tooth counts so I could calculate the overall ratios myself, and here it all is lol. Thanks very much for this! I wanted to compare the overall ratios of this bike to my present one, a Priority Current with the Shimano 5-speed hub...

Upvoted for strategic use of the word "imbroglio."

Yes, that's one reason I definitely want to do some test rides. I'm also curious to see about the overall noise factor on the R&M bikes. The Current is spooky silent with the motor off - the Shimano hub is virtually noiseless so it's kind of peaceful when tottering along on the flats. The...

True enough - I'll try when I order, but I'll probably have to go that way - I also have Abus locks with the regular Plus (not XPlus) keyway so it would still be handy.

Hmmm... the page looked like I have to buy new locks to replace the ones I get with the bike, rather than ordering the bike with a specific key code from the factory as I was hoping to do. Unless I missed something. Anyway, it looks like a moot point because apparently the battery can't be...

Oh, man, am I glad to hear that! They are literally a few blocks from me - I could walk there and ride the new bike home :) I'll be going there first because they are local so it's good to hear from one of their customers - thanks.

Yes, but I'm looking at kinda the reverse of that. I'm wondering if R&M will match the keyway on the battery and the lock that comes with it to my key code. It's kind of odd, I guess, but it's either that or end up with two keys for the locks, or get my existing locks re-keyed to match...

For sure - there is one R&M dealer nearby (I can easily ride my bike there!) and their reviews are good. If not, there is another one down in Long Beach which isn't too bad of a drive. I definitely want an ongoing service relationship with the shop for a bike like this.

I ended up with a long preamble, so I edited to put that at the end if anyone cares, and get right to the questions: So I'm seriously considering a full-suspension R&M bike - maybe a Delite or an Homage. I'll go ride them both before making up my mind as to the specific model I end up with...