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    New build, Mid Drive or Hub?

    That's a perfect bike for a DD motor and a controller good for 1000w, assuming your battery is rated for at least 2c.. DD motors are extremely reliable and tough. Not sure what country you are in but there are plenty of vendors who could hook you up.. Just don't buy crap on Amazon or eBay.
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    Ebay bike kit??

    Don't waste your time... Go to Cellmans website and have him price you out a kit... AT least he will be around to answer questions and honor a warranty https://em3ev.com/
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    Total Noob Here, Need Your Help

    Hi Dave, if I were you I wouldn't get anything but a mid drive eBike, either buy one or build one. And for your size and hilly terrain, buy the largest battery you can afford, no 36v12Ah minimum. If you buy a kit, you'll be much better off since you can probably use the bike you own now, and...
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    my online buying experience with a Wisconsin dealer

    Seems like mis communication.. My experience with buyers who are new to something tells me to painfully document in an email what it is they can expect to receive, the total price, and take a picture to make sure this is what they want.
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    A lot of help needed.

    A lot of people are excited by the idea of riding an electric bike, buy one, then use it a couple of times before they park it next to their treadmill.. jk. Find a local ebike dealer, or find one in a city you want to explore by bike and test ride a few different types.. Only you know what...
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    College recommendation

    UM is a great school.. Before you send your son off to school with a nice bike, you should call the campus police and ask them how rampant bike theft is. I know at my alma mater and the local school here U Miami, bike theft is a huge problem. Until youor your son figures out what's what...
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    Commuter Bike for Female, 350 pounds, $3500?

    Have fun no matter what you choose.. Just get out there~ I take it that you haven't ridden a bike in a while? The most important aspect is how you feel riding the bike, and for that reason you should find a local ebike dealer. And test ride a few.. Don't be shy about trying a bunch of bikes...
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    eBike for NYC Commuting

    Aren't Ebikes illegal in NYC? I see pics all the time of cops confiscating ebikes. If you do buy one get one that doesn't look like an ebike at all. Your needs are pretty simple... I'd suggest a stealthy and light folding bike
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    Cross Current extended battery

    Get the middle size battery. Batteries degrade over time, and having that extra margin will be helpful in a couple of years. The large battery is very expensive but has awesome range, like 75 miles, supposedly Suggest you contact crazy eddy before you buy
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    4th flat in 2 months

    Dude, I just checked their website and saw they have Kenda tires. Kenda tires are absolutely the cheapest pieces of crap tires in the industry.. I had them on my A2B and had so many flats I went thru 2 patch kits in 3 years, plus four tubes.... I finally got wise and bought moped tires...
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    Need advice with first ebike

    9ball I'd demo a few electric bikes before deciding anything. If you haven't ridden a bicycle Ina while you may want to make sure you actually like riding. Maybe rent one for a couple of hours. Electric bikes are expensive and depreciation from a private sale is very steep. If you're...
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    Stomer self maintenance?

    Stromers are really reliable but you live in a salt laden area. Not sure if it's a great place for electrical system. You will find their parts are proprietary and expensive. Have you thought about buying an ebike kit and installing it on your bike? Those kits are a lot easier to wrk on...
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    Disappointing Service from BionX and it's 48V Battery

    @Eco-Ants Oh they just suck! Replacing a motor mounted controller with a new one is impossible!
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    Disappointing Service from BionX and it's 48V Battery

    Year ago a co worker inherited an old Mercedes 230 Sedan with the big 6 cyl eng. The car needed a new carburetor, which was very expensive. You know what the guy did? He tossed the whole engine and dropped in a Dodge Dart slant 6 engine.. Fit fine and was reliable and cheap to fix. You...
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    Maine to Florida

    Hey JohnKey ! Sounds like a great plan. It's only 1500 miles from Augusta to key west. So are u goi g to take a lot side trips? I think 100 miles a day average is pretty ambitious. But u can certainly do it. And if it were me an electric bike brings a lot of complication to the trip. Any...
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    May be moving to Vienna, Austria, will need commuter e-bike

    It will be fall by th time you move to Vienna, and would u want to ride a bike thru the winter? Wait until spring and pick up a left over 2016 model in Austria and stick to a legal bike. I actually got a speeding ticket on their Autobahn. This was when they didn't have sped limits exc for...
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    Long e-bike commute in Chicago area

    48 miles in one day thru a busy metro area everyday sounds dangerous and tiring. Half that is manageable At the end of a work day do you really want 90 mi Utes of mixing it up in bad or cold weather?
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    Disappointing Service from BionX and it's 48V Battery

    You're probably SOL. If your guy can check the mosfets, diodes, capacitors and two board batteries, may he will get lucky and find the defective component and just replace it. If it were me I'd hit them up in social media. Warn others and maybe they will help
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    Throttle Starts To Avoid Gear Changes

    Always start pedaling from a stop. Worst battery and controller load is from a dead stop. Changing gears just takes a second and no effort
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    I got pulled over again

    Good story.. I've noticed that police have stepped up traffic enforcement of cyclists this year, by quite a bit.... They are writing people up for running stop signs, riding side by side.. This was unheard of in Miami.
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