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As the original poster of this review, I thought it appropriate to let readers know that I've inserted an update in my original review pointing readers toward a recent and very informative post by Zen, providing significant additional details on their Photon motor.

If I recall, the base Photon doesn't come with a suspension seatpost. They offer a Zen-branded suspension seatpost as an additional-cost accessory (at a very reasonable price), but I chose to go with a Kinekt (unfortunately, at a much greater cost) because I'm a heavy (250lb) rider, and didn't...

Normally, I'd be happy to oblige here, but it's not very easy to show the actual texture of paint in a picture. The best thing I can recommend is that you check out the many pictures Zen has included in their Photon's website listing. The difficulty for me was, the pics shown in bright...

Hmm ... interesting ... never heard of Cerakote. And you say it might be more durable? That's certainly a plus. The outermost surface of the Photon frame looks exactly like -- and has the texture of -- primer to me. I keep thinking, to give this bike the brilliance it deserves, all it needs...

FYI: Presented as a combination of my own collective research and personal experience riding a Photon, this is meant to be a detailed review of a primarily direct-to-consumer ebike that has only been on the market for a few months. If you're looking for a belt-driven, low step-thru ebike, with...

Thank you everyone for the brands that have been brought to my attention. As we approach Black Friday and Christmas sales, I appreciate your continued suggestions in helping me form a short list of choices. In your suggestions, as well as in my research, I'm surprised at the number of bikes...

Yes, for sure, Zen ebikes are not off the table by any means. In fact, Ravi and his team has been superb so far. We've had many email and phone conversations ahead of my upcoming Photon delivery. If the Photon ebike itself ends up being anywhere nearly as nice as their support has been, I...

Recently purchased a new Zen Photon ebike from Ravi and am now looking for an ebike for my wife (130 lbs, 5ft 7in). As psyched as I am about taking delivery of it for myself in the next week or so (it checked all my boxes), 120nm of torque is overkill for someone in her weight class, so I'm...

Ok, thanks, that's what I was hoping to hear. I thought the whole point of having a throttle was for a "quick temporary boost". Just didn't know whether or not I'd be damaging or prematurely wearing out my mid drive motor if I was pedaling at the same time. Like you said, saves me having to...

I just watched a YT video this afternoon where the guy said you should NEVER use the throttle while pedaling. Then I read an EBR thread tonight where a guy said his wife does it all the time. Which is it? Does it depend on whether the motor is hub or mid? I know you're not supposed to pedal...

Thank you for the replies. This is exactly what I was hoping to hear -- helmets shipped outside the U.S. are apparently labeled accordingly. I guess it is just a case of their package/product labeling being behind the build of the helmet itself. Weird. I'd think it would be something they'd...

I bought an ABUS Pedelec 2.0 MIPS helmet a couple of weeks ago and really love its look, fit, and ventilation characteristics. My concern is this ... nowhere on the box, in the included manual, or on the helmet (stamped, stickered, etc.) does it actually say anything about NTA-8776. As of...