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I’m just saying the bikes are $500 different in cost. So if you spend $50 every 3000 miles and only do 3000 per year, it would take 10 years to pay that $500 in just maintenance savings. I’ll do double that and have soft benefit, so makes sense to me since I have the disposable income. For...

Internally Geared Hub. Although this is a CVT and changes “gear ratio” not actual gears. Yes, chains are more efficient than this specific hub, but that’s also what the battery and motor are for. They are less maintenance and more ideal (imo) for commuting. Especially when I don’t have a lot of...

Have you not seen or tried gloves that have the touch screen compatible pads on the finger tips? Let’s you use your phone and still keep warm. Worth a test. I have some by Columbia that work well for Michigan winters (general winter, not cycling). Mine aren’t waterproof, but I’m not using them...

For the IGH (belt drive). Even the website says “2022” so that’s not bad. They are getting chain drive in Jan/Feb at my specific store. Dates are also subject to change. I was debating between black and red. Black was listed as August 2022 soooooo….

Whelp. Just ordered a high step Vado 5.0 IGH for me and mid step Vado 5.0 IGH for my wife. Our LBS had delivery for us as April and could preorder today. It was $5500 for the IGH vs $5000 for the Chain Drive. Got both in red. We know our LBS really well and with how fast things are selling...

Yep. To be clear, I’m only pointing out they will be sold here. Availability in this market is a totally different point. I’m personally waiting to test ride the IGH version. I plan to move from car to ebike for commuting next year when weather is decent and I’m in no rush as we approach winter...

That’s in the normal mileage range for a cassette to wear out. They wear out faster in ebikes because people usually go further on ebikes (or use them more) and the motor puts extra torque on it vs. just le power. So they wear faster. Keeping your drivetrain clean and replacing the chain every...

I can’t speak for all of North America but the full Vado line up (including 4.0) shows up for me on the US store page.

Was considering Gazelle or R&M for belt drive. This changes everything. Especially with my LBS only dealing in Specialized and nearest Bosch dealer being 90 minute drive away. Great feature set. I wasn’t comfy on the old Vado and preferred the Como. I prefer high step though and don’t like the...

I've thought if I went C380+ I'd replace with ABUS. Sucks to spend the extra ,but I'm not a fan of the retained key and easier to get the chain. Pretty sure you can even get the keyed-alike cylinder for the battery lock. Honestly want a higher end R&M, but want to wait on the new Bosch system...