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A few days ago I was practicing riding my new ebike on some residential streets. I couldn't believe the number of old people who just wandered out into the street a few feet in front of me, without even looking once. When we were kids we were taught "look both ways before crossing the street"...

Interesting comments, but there are a few points I must disagree with. First of all, ebikes' speed is limited by the ebike controller to the maximum they're allowed by law. In other words, complaining about ebikes going at their maximum speed is pointless because they're not breaking the law...

Thanks for the ideas! As I previously mentioned, straightening the existing rack is out of the question. It doesn't meet my needs anyway, because it doesn't support panniers (unless I want them catching in my spokes as I ride). I did ask the vendor about getting a spare rack but they don't have...

I actually do something similar, because I find that getting on the bike is half the battle, next you have to get the pedals moving otherwise you can fall over. The other day that happened to me. I was taking the ebike to get the derailleur unbent and adjusted when I had to stop on the way...

My new ebike arrived with shipping damage including a bent rear rack with paint flaking off of it. I don't have the tools or facilities to bend it back, and if I did the paint would flake off even more. The vendor has given me a partial refund on the bike to cover the cost of repairs (there...

I'm looking for a new rack because the one that came with my ebike was bent in shipping. I was seriously looking at the ibera racks and bags last night, so I'm glad to read that someone is having a good experience with them. Now I just have to figure out which, if any, after market rack will fit...

Welcome! I'm in Toronto. I'm glad to hear you were able to find an insurer who would cover your ebikes. When I got my first scooter style ebike 3 years ago, I spent an an entire day calling one insurance company after another and being turned down "we don't insure those, because we don't have...

I've actually thought of something like that. My hips, knees and lower spine are shot (I'm in my early fifties) and I can barely make it over a step through frame now. I have a couple of small step stools from a dollar store, they're about a foot high and a foot by 6 inches in size. I've...

I use motorcycle mirrors. They're great because they stay in position on bumpy roads. They're solid alloy and have ball joints on the back of the mirror and where it attaches to the handlebar. They don't take much space on the handlebar and can also be mounted on the tip of the handlebar grip...

Spark bikes are a standard alloy frame with common name brand parts added. Nothing is proprietary to Sparkbike. To get it fixed or parts replaced you can go to any local bike or ebike shop. The battery is LG. Gears are Shimano, brakes are Tektron, hub motor is Bafang, etc. That was one of the...

When I did a search for ebike insurers in Ontario, Josslin was the ONLY one. Two years ago either they didn't exist or didn't come up in a search. I could contact them, I have existing tenant's insurance. However, if they are the only game in the province, I don't want to imagine what kind of...

You guys are lucky you can insure your ebikes. Here in Ontario, Canada the ebike laws are designed to make ebike ownership as onerous as possible. So, insurance companies are allowed to refuse to insure them. People can insure a standard non electric bike under their home insurance, but ebike...

Meanwhile up here in Canada, we had -30C windchills last week! Yesterday it was a balmy -2 and sunny, but today it's a howling gale and driving rain. The good news is this week the temps are finally going up a bit, 12 degrees on Thursday. That doesn't mean we won't get any more blizzards or deep...

I was digging on Amazon and found 3M tape sheets that people put on their cars to protect the paint, maybe this would be a good option? Here's an example.

I'm already finding chips on my matte black ebike which I took out for the first time today. I noticed the paint crackled and chipped on the rack (which I haven't put anything on) and chips on the step through part of the frame, from my shoe rubbing I think. I'm concerned that if I just apply...

I went out for the first time on my new ebike today, and the first thing I learned (by accident) is a trick that helps me get my leg over the step through frame. I just stepped a bit further away from the ebike and tilted it towards me, then I could get my foot over without catching it. I had my...

For the record, I don't hate e-scooters, I just think they're a poorly thought out idea which could be improved with a redesign to make them more stable, and some enforceable laws to make sure riders wear helmets. There's a definite need for this type of transportation in cities, it just needs...

Unfortunately ruin is exactly what will happen. Electrified scooters were a dumb idea to begin with. They are unstable and their tiny wheels catch in everything. Scooters were originally designed by kids, for kids to push manually on sidewalks. They used to use four-wheeled roller skate wheels...

You sound almost like me! In my case it's bipolar disorder. I find ebiking very enjoyable, even relaxing if it's in a park. In traffic - a bit hair-raising but I'm proud to say that with practice I've become used to the traffic. Concentration problems can come in handy when you have to be...

I live in Toronto, where most of the bike lanes are located in the downtown core, and if you live further out, there are very few lanes. My city councillor actually nixed a bike lane extension which would have connected a major bike lane from a neighbouring city with our city. The lane goes all...