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Good impressions, and sorry for your wallet. I liked the extra speed of the XM700+ on my test ride, and I found myself easily cruising on level ground at an average of 24-25mph without hitting the 28mph limiter (which was easy to avoid because it took more effort on my part). But my Powerfly 7...

When I compared the specs in Court's review while posting, I saw that he put down 35-75 mile range for the 3.0 and 40-80 miles for the 5.0. So I wasn't even thinking about battery size vs range. Good point. But seems that a person will tend to ride the 5.0 faster because you can, and that could...

I believe I said the same thing as you - I posited that a throttle in my mid-drive, for starting from a stop in high gear vs dropping three gears (which improves things noticeably), would be helpful - just not when starting out in 1st gear because the motor can already outrun my ability to pedal...

I can see where a throttle could be an advantage to jump off the line from a stop at an intersection, but on a mid-drive that launch is going to depend on what gear you are in - so it still might not be as quick as you wanted, if you have forgotten to downshift before you came to the stop and...

I would expect that for a fairly heavy person that a more powerful motor with a lot of torque is more important than it's speed rating. For example, if you were considering something from Trek (which I researched a lot before buying), I would have recommended the 20mph 75NM Powerfly over the...

Why can't they make the Nyon an easy upgrade for people in the USA, without jumping through hoops to get it from the UK and create a UK persona to set it up?

Not really a defect, but the Bosche CX drive system in my Powerfly 7 is way too nice for a simple 5 bar battery gauge - what were they thinking? They really should upgrade the 5-bar battery gauge and add cadence to the display, with a firmware update that also improves the "range" estimate...

I just checked my camel back and I also have a Marmot light weight shell in there, a nice compact 1st aid kit, a spare battery pack and cables to charge devices, sunglasses, a lighter, and some protein bars.

Why would bike advocacy groups be okay with restricting class 1 eBikes and basically excluding a whole group of people who would otherwise not be able to ride (maybe they need an eBike to ride to the trailhead because they can't bring the bike in/on a car, or they're too old or have bad knees...

My Gerber multi tool locks, and my Swiss army doesn't but it's quite hard to make it accidentally fold when I'm pushing with the screwdriver tools. I always have a Benchmade locking knife in my pocket, as well as a S&W .38 or Kahr 9mm. I also forgot to mention that I have a set of rechargeable...

I recently saw on youtube that BikeRadar compared 27.5+ tires to 29" tires on the same bike, and for best performance off-road grip he tended to run the 27.5+ tires around 18-20psi and the 29" tires closer to 25 psi. I hadn't planned to go below 30psi due to the 46 lb weight of the bike, but...

Get a solid lock that can lock the frame to a bike rack or post. I would not use chains or cables to secure the bike frame to a solid object, although those can help secure the wheels from a quick snatch and grab - bolt cutters can get through most cables and chains too quickly. Of course...

When I ride I take a camelback with everything I might need. A cell phone is a must. I also take the above items, but my needle nose is a Gerber multi-tool, and I take a folding hex wrench set, and my Swiss army knife. My screw driver is reversible and has a philips and flat blade, but with...

My favorite features of a mid-drive are not just the ability to take advantage of the gears to optimize torque delivery, or the low center of gravity with low unsprung weight, but the torque sensing capability. I can vary the power delivery based on how hard I push on the pedals, so when I...

I met someone in the neighborhood yesterday with this 1up rack on his Porsche Macan, and he invited me to stop by and see how my bike fits sometime. My 5'1" small wife's loves that she doesn't have to lift the bike so high to load it up. But I hadn't thought about it blocking the license plate...

I just read the article and it's ridiculous, because federal law recognizes class 1 ebikes as bicycles and says they shall not be designated as motor vehicles, and the ADA clearly does not prevent us from using certain types of electric powered mobility devices based on number of wheels, power...

Everything I had understood up to this point has indicated that under the ADA I can use my eBike as an assistive mobility device to access trails that are open to the public, and that a private trail must do a study to prove that my device would be unsafe in order to ban it.

Thanks for the suggestion - I've been following Singletrack Sampler, BKXC, and Seth's Bike Hacks for a while and will check out Nate Hills. I have a 30-50 Psi range and had planned to lower the pressure when we got to the trails, but thought I'd give it a try since airing them back up for the...

That makes me mad, because class-1 eBikes should be treated as bicycles and are not defined as motor vehicles by law. I could be an exception because I am disabled and can bring my handicapped placard with me when I ride (if I'm not in my wife's car where I'd have to leave it in her front...

We live in a hilly area, and our Trek mid-drive eBikes are a breeze to ride up steep (10% or more) hills, using the proper gearing to get a good cadence rate and power delivery. Mine is a Powerfly 7 eMTN bike with 75NM Bosche system, and my wife's is a Neko+ trail/hybrid with 50NM Shimano Steps...