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My daily rides are usually 30-45 miles. I ride almost exclusively in Turbo mode. For my type of riding a daily charge works best, although I know I exceed the 500 charge cycles in less than 2 years.

Yes, I clean & lube the chain every 300 miles. There has also been lively debate about #1. My credo is to fully charge it every night because I never know how far I will ride the next day.

In a marketing video for the Loop published a couple of years ago a Park Ranger specifically used the word “engine” to describe types of prohibited vehicles.

I put 2,500 miles on my Verve+3 and now have 8,300miles on my Allant 7s. Class 3 vs. Class 1 plus front suspension keep me in the Allant saddle. Mods to the Allant include a handlebar riser, 625w RIB, and 500w Range Extender. Plus I generally upgrade components when doing maintenance. If you...

I had 2 e-bikes - a Trek Verve+3 and a Trek Allant 7s, but sold the Verve because I wasn’t riding it anymore - much preferring the class 3 vs. class 1.

My wife and I agree that one of the best ways to “cool off” when >100 degrees in AZ is a breezy ride on our e-bikes. Call us crazy!

i cannot accept a class 2 as a bicycle. It is a motorized cycle not needing “bi” propulsion. I love my Trek bikes. The Ponto looks like a good ride. Just don’t call it a bicycle.

The best part of your post is you were playing pickleball. Likewise, I often ride my bike to the pb courts. Pickle on!

One advantage of the spoke-mounted magnet is the opportunity to adjust the position on the spoke to “calibrate” the speedometer. My 2 Bosch ebikes with the pickup sensor in the chainstay are always off (too high) by 2-3mph. My wife’s Bosch has the spoke magnet and it is true. We check our...

Thanks for your replies. One more clarification: You state the brake lever switch as normally open. However, as soon as either brake lever is pulled, the motor stops. This would indicate the lever switch to be normally closed. Without being argumentative, your description seems opposite of our...

If I understand you correctly, you recommend that we should unplug thereby creating an open in the circuit. This seems counterintuitive given it is the suspected “open” at the brake lever that seems to be causing the intermittent disconnect to the motor. Per your recommendation, wouldn’t it also...

A buddy is have intermittent motor shut-off issues. We are guessing that this extra cable shown in the attached pix in both front and rear hand brake levers is a battery or motor disconnect switch. This is a class 2 bike. Are we on the right track? Is this cable connected to a kill switch? And...

I concur with Cubsfan. No problem hitting 28mph on my Trek Allant 7s. I usually ride 26—30mph anytime I have open road.

One of the issues relates to Federal and State regulations per the transport of lithium batteries. Apparently there are some regulations that stipulate the battery must be a component part within the shipping package of a larger assembly, e.g., a bicycle when shipped. So my LBS told me.

The key is the MIK adapter plate. I have purchased several and put them on a trunk, a bicycle basket, a plastic storage bin, and a milk crate. it provides flexibility depending upon what I need to carry.

Mirrors are absolutely essential. Thank you for promoting. Personally I prefer the Sprintech Compact Handlebar mirror on straight bars. https://www.sprintech.eu/products/sprintech-compact/ A bit more pricey but the brightness, clarity and low profile are worth it.

Going back to your original question, a friend’s battery failure was one of my justifications for purchasing a 500w Range Extender. My friend’s battery failure was on a brand new Bosch system (Trek bike) - 60 miles old. And it failed at the worst possible time 2 years ago when replacement...

I switched to tubeless GravelKings after numerous flats with tubes. No more flats, but a couple of times I have found a tire flat in the morning. I just pump it up and all is fine. I got about 3K miles out of the back tire. Front is doing well with 4k+ miles. The original G-Ones had virtually...

Oddly, my wife just yesterday asked me to replace one of our toilet’s seat. I thought I did well getting a decent one for $35. Little did I know I could have done much better with an extra eight hundred bucks for so much luxury for the old keister. What a bum I am!