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You'll have to search for a Bosch de-restricting device of some sort. Will definitely void the warranty and depending on locality, may limit where you can legally ride. My ebikes all cut out a little below the full legal cutoff; my Shimano E8000 bike ramps power down pretty fast around 18.5mph...

Interesting... I know they switched the canadian Revolts to Shimano a few years ago. So maybe they are using Shimano more globally? I've not seen a US spec bike using anything but Yamaha (and now whatever brand hub motor system they are using for the new drop bar bikes). I don't think Shimano...

My wild-ass guess is they decided that they wanted their new drop bar ebikes to be in the ever popular low-power-light-weight genre. But their motor partners (mostly Yamaha with a dash of Shimano) didn't have anything in that market, so they switched to a lightweight hub motor system. Maybe...

I know Emilyrides got herself sorted on a sweet custom, but just as a followup for anyone else looking for a really small drop bar ebike, it looks like Liv is doing a version of Giants new hub motor lightweight drop bar bikes and the XS is pretty damn small...

Lovely bike, glad you got something you're happy with.

For my gravel/pavement combo bike (not electric) I've run a few. Currently running Panaracer Gravelking SS in 35mm on that bike. Originally ran Schwalbe G-one allrounds, don't remember the exact size but somewhere in the mid 30s. The schwalbes were definitely the more supple tire and handled...

Drop bars are definitely enthusiast setups. The advantages (better aero and a wider variety of hand/weight positioning for long rides) are largely negated on ebikes anyway, which have the power to not care much about aero and are limited in range by the battery. Probably why most drop bar...

And to answer your question, handlebar extensions like that on drop bars would be a really unusual setup. It basically puts you in the same horizontal position as riding on the hoods, except with no access to brakes or shifting and less leverage on the bar, while also putting your weight on a...

Yeah, not sure why you have to go to the drops to brake. You should be able to brake on the hoods as well, unless they are mounted in a really strange way.

I run this mirror on my drop bar gravel-ebike. It works ok. Its an awkward position to monitor constantly but its fine for the occasional "see whats behind me" check. My wife has a mirror on her non electric road bike that basically has a cap that velcros over the brifter grip and puts the...

It does really depend on where you ride. If you ride on the shoulder of busier roads or places with a lot of debris where flats will be a semi regular occurrence without extreme measures, sure. Or if changing a flat on your bike is a huge pain. Or I guess if you just really hate handling...

I've run Marathons a few times. Certainly very durable but thats really the only positive thing I can say. Rolled like crap, felt like crap, mediocre traction. They last forever though, and are available in every tire size imaginable. I may give it a try! I've used Stans for years, but...

And yeah, the stock rack design is dumb. Its cantilevering the load on those thin aluminum tubes for no real reason (like, could have put an attachment point further down the chainstay and had a load bearing tube that was much more vertical). That looks like a pretty textbook aluminum fatigue...

They are generally designed with a replacement axle with machined ends that accept the rack. Very robust. I have one of their axle packs to mount bottles to my fork on my e-gravel. I know several people who have used their racks to setup FS mountainbikes for bikepacking. With a hub motor...

They are pricey, but the Old Man Mountain racks are probably the best way to carry around some weight on full suspension bikes. They replace the through axle with a custom one with mounting points for the rack which can handle a lot. Good company with excellent service too. EDIT: Just noticed...

Gotcha. Riding them back to back would be nice. Understand its not always possible. Do you have mountainbike experience? What are you currently riding? If it were me, I'd probably buy the Giant. I have owned a few Giant mountainbikes (including a ~2006 era Trance that I still have in...

First thought is did you test ride them? Which one felt the best while riding? Just going off spec sheets, the Giant is probably the nicest. Carbon frame vs aluminum on the Cannondale and Cube. The Fox suspension bits are likely a little nicer than the Rockshox on the CD/Cube. All 3 have...

Popular bikepacking site The Radavist had an article about the Tributary a month ago. Nothing super new, but worth a read if you are interested in the bike. They are riding the suspension fork version, though theres a shot of a Salsa employees custom build with a rigid fork and flat bars of...

Drawback is they absorb energy to deform so add to rolling resistance. On a normal bike means you'll expend more energy for the same speed/distance. On an ebike will mainly mean a slight increase to battery consumption. Also make the bike feel a bit more "dead" handling wise for the same...

Yamaha. I think only some of the Canada spec Revolts were Shimano. Mine is a 2020 US market Revolt E+ Pro.