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What it should do is put you off of the ToSeven motors. Not mid drives. Just for example, the Bafang motors (BBS02 and BBSHD) are renowned for rock solid reliability, and an enormous amount of 3rd party support on Youtube and elsewhere, both from the aftermarket and a myriad of user groups...

Also another principle of design that was never considered: "Don't ask what more can be added. Ask what can be taken away" aka "KISS". I have already seen a Van Moof bike retrofitted with a BBS02 after its fancy schmancy frame-integrated electronics barfed, bricking the display, the lights...

Especially if you need to use it day by day. Expensive locks that really deter thievery (the angle grinder problem... solved) pay for themselves incrementally every day in peace-of-mind I actually called out the Abloy mechanism as a hidden benefit of the X3 because of that smoothness. We all...

Its actually a 100 Nm mid drive, You are looking at a big IGH in the back.

We are focusing on the wheels here, but that bike has all sorts of fancy gizmos on it over and above the landing gear. It is VERY software-heavy. EDIT: oh and also they have not yet made a pricing decision on this monstrosity. Considering the price an R-M Load commands, this is north of that...

One of the Tarran project engineers posted this web site on a cargo bike group I belong to along with some comments promoting it. Very design-focused as opposed to practicality. Its not just landing gear. The assembly has sensors that analyze travel and can deploy while riding. For instance...

Interesting. I use an X3, with an 11mm Pragmasis noose chain. The noose is more than big enough to let the X3 fit thru it. On the other side I use a Xena XSU-310 which is a motorcycle lock and enormous, but the size of it means it can reach out better, and een though its stainless shackle is...

This is breakfast today (tasting as I add ingredients, and as the flavors meld in the initial heating), lunch when its fully ready and maybe for dinner I will do a chili size, Denny's-style (one patty on each bun half) for the sake of 2am-face-feed nostalgia. Typically I wait until its...

The ABSOLUTE best martini I ever had was in a hotel bar in San Diego, where I decided to try the habanero martini. Its a standard vodka martini with a habanero pepper speared on a stick instead of an olive. The taste was fantastic. And after a few sips, you squished the habanero a few times...

If you haven't seen this kind of bike before, its by no means a unicorn. Its one of many built under the guise of a 'tall bike' and you ain't seen nuthin' yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_bike

I named this bike 'frankenbike' because it was made up entirely of parts taken off of another ebike when I upgraded it. Only the frame was new. Based on the photo date and knowing this pic was taken on the first ride, that means I built it in May 2017. This was the one and only time I...

<charlieBrown>*sigh*</charlieBrown>

^^^ This. No need to ... sawdur https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Americans-say-%E2%80%98sodder%E2%80%99-when-they-are-going-to-solder-something#:~:text=Because%20that's%20how%20the%20word,or%20'sauder'%20in%20Canada...

no. Make one.

I get the feeling the FL fires this time around are going to be one of those things - like boarding up the windows - that FL/Gulf residents are going to take for granted once they become used to the idea and know to deal with it.

The market is so depressed, anyone trying to sell an ebike for the foreseeable future is in for a rude awakening if they think they can make more than a small fraction of an ebike's sale price back. People want the freedom to do as they want, but when the reality of the market hits them in the...

I haven't watched the video but I think I can guess what his reasoning is. I am sure those building owners do not ban UL certified heaters and hair dryers etc., so where's the risk if the UL certification takes the ebike battery back into the mainstream of consumer appliances? Especially since...

Another genius who has repealed the Laws of Thermodynamics.

It might be hard to put into the trash bin if its on fire :-) I try to never, ever look for a price deal on batteries and only buy from vendors whose reputation I have already vetted independently. But if you are stuck in a proprietary platform, I get how thats a tough spot to be in or get out of.

So many people are clueless about this, and tighten pedals to a torque spec in the 40 Nm range, which makes sense to the legal department of whoever is selling pedals, but mechanically is ridiculous. Just-snugged pedals are a secret I have always tried to give away, but there are seldom any...