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@Armchair Glad you got your bike fixed. Waiting a month to ride -- ouch.

Nah -- there are very few places any more that you can't hit a repeater, even in the more rural areas. Caveat: you can get in a valley so steep, or a forest so thick, that it impedes your access to the repeater. Not the same thing as not having a repeater close enough. You just need to get your...

I posted elsewhere, but it bears repeating, that instead of a dedicated timer I'm using a TP-Link smart plug. I can turn it on/off via Alexa, and the app has a tab for setting a count-down timer, or you can set a start time and a finish time, so if you want to have it fully charged for a long...

Somewhere between 1 and 2 I guess. My preparation consists of having tires with significant flat protection. So far, so good. 2nd level preparation: lock the bike to something, get a ride home, put the rack on the Subaru, go pick up the bike. I've got a Gaadi tube around here somewhere for the...

Thanks for the data. Not a bad field test at all. The cruise control on Juiced Bikes may be a little different. They have a feature called Throttle Assist Boost (TAB.) If you use the throttle while pedaling, you get more assist than from pedal assist or throttle-alone. It's like putting the...

The current CCS2 doesn't come stock with fenders and rear rack as the old CCS did, and the current CCX does.

I go by feel. Get to know your bike, how it responds to the surface you ride on the most, and when it starts to feel a little sloppy -- just a tad sloppy -- you need to pump it back up. Also, pump it up until it's comfy, not to the max rated pressure. Tires need a little give to conform to the...

Agreed. I've ridden for a while with a broken spoke. I was way more careful about staying off uneven surfaces and kept my speed down somewhat -- the stress on spokes goes up exponentially with speed. I didn't ride "for a while" because I felt like it. It was because that's how long it took to...

I wonder if the derailleur is indexing correctly. If the chain isn't square over a rear cog, it may slip up a cog or down a cog. That would be an easy fix.

Awesome! Glad it arrived in such good condition (as did mine, and I'm on the East Coast, so I don't know if distance is a factor). Sounds like your wife is going to have a lot of fun on that beast!

They seem to have discounts at various holidays. I got a good price for Mother's Day this year, and I think they ran the same deal for Father's Day. No telling when the next one will be, but I'd bank on Black Friday for sure if you want to wait that long.

Just went through the same thing. It started somewhere around Thanksgiving IIRC. I finally decided to go ahead and buy the new rear wheel assembly and it's at the LBS for installation now. I could still ride it but it took more and more tries to hit that sweet spot where it didn't slip. If I...

Mainly for exercise. Also for enjoyment, commuting and errands. We sold one of our cars 2 years ago this spring, so we use our bikes as much as possible. There have been only one or two times when it was a little difficult having only one car, the ebikes really do the job for us. We live about 5...

We took my wife's Pedego in to the shop for some repair work. The owner told us he can't keep bikes in stock. They're already sold before the shipment arrives. 400% higher sales compared to the same time last year.

That's bad news. Juiced has needed to step up their service game for a long time. I can see how selling exciting new bikes to new customers works as a business model. At some point it seems you're going to have to have repeat business also, and that means taking care of customers. All that...

I didn't ask what a better plan is. I said I don't think there is one. If you're not reading what I've said, then your assumptions have got to be incorrect. I hope your situation gets resolved.

I always wear a helmet, fingerless gloves, and closed toe shoes when riding. I carry a basic first aid kit. I use lights and a hi-viz vest to be more visible to drivers. I'm no longer an adrenaline junkie -- some might call me sedate -- and this reduces some of the risk also.

Oh, if you meant "did you change the shifter from left to right and the throttle from right to left?", you could have said that.

That's how many companies would manage this. Apparently, that's how J.R.'s company did it. I know of no endeavor on the face of the earth for which there is only one right way to do things. People make choices all the time, and sometimes other people don't like those choices. Have you noticed...

All of that comes pre-installed.