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Interesting blog post on Military motorcycles and ebikes https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2023/09/the-past-present-and-future-of-military-motorcycles-and-e-bikes/ interesting to compare the heat signature of an electric motor vs internal combustion engine

System 2 is what Bosch are now calling their previous generation motors and supporting batteries, displays, components, etc. The current generation Bosch motors you find on MY2023/24 Gazelle ebikes are called Smart System.

BRAIN report NYC Council passes two-year funding for an e-bike/battery exchange/trade-in program

The High Voltage YouTube channel has posted an excellent series of videos on the ToSeven motor that can be viewed from this playlist. My preferred Bafang mid-drive supplier California Ebike is now taking pre-orders on Toseven motors. Watching the videos it seems the kit currently does not come...

September update: Reportedly DC Council voted on Monday 9/18/23 to pass the e-bike rebate bill - the DC LIMS system still shows the bill # B25-0115 as being Under Council Review. DC DDOT will issue the program details some time in 2024.

Well done, keep going! Slow and Steady is the way. Your bird reminds me of my aunt's Conure Pancho.

This is a link to a 2018 Yamaha Cross Core manual, which also used the PW series motor. Look up a Yamaha part number, then search for it in the official Yamaha Power Assisted Bicycle parts search or on Partzilla.

In the EU there are a few mid-drive with mid-mounted IGH combo motors coming onto the market, That’s nice because it leaves both wheels easy to remove when changing a tube/tire. I’ve given up doing tube/tire changes because it’s very time consuming and I usually end up breaking something, last...

I have a 36v BBS01b & Enviolo CVT combo on my bike. I agree the Enviolo works well for commuting, and is a lot stronger than the Nexus 8 IGH hubs I tried previously and broke with the torque of the motor. I like how you use a chain tensioner to make it work on your FS bike. Mine is a basic town...

Retailer participation is a problem, DC has two wards East of the city with only one bike shop (Trek) between them, that just opened in Ward 8. I recommended the District of Columbia government contract with Capital Bikeshare to have their rebalancing vans collect batteries dropped off at...

https://ebikeincentives.org/ The website is now up, at this time they’re signing up retailers, and you can check your eligibility. Soft launch may happen by Halloween.

BRAIN report Call2Recycle locations have collected 43,000lb of batteries for recycling since the program began in November 2021

ChatGPT is good at pattern matching, but is it still making up fictitious citations? Can't be trusted, but can be used to spread disinformation. Prompt engineering appears to be the current suggested workaround.

While this ChatGPT integration appears more hype than substance, on this forum others have raised arguments for/against some sort of beacon on the bike, or from a phone carried by the rider, transmitting "I am a bicycle/e-bike" for the AI software driving Autonomous vehicles. Frankly if AI...

https://blogs.gwu.edu/law-eti/ai-litigation-database-search/ GWU Law School has started to keep track of US legal cases involving Artificial Intelligence, in a database funded by a Public Interest program grant. The database may potentially in future include cases involving autonomous...

Upway sells used Momentum Vida E+ low step bikes with a 60Nm Yamaha motor, chain and Nexus 7 IGH, those are reasonably light. They also sell used Gazelle Ultimate C8 that have a belt

Cannondale Cargowagon Neo. The upcoming US Neo 2 version will have a Class 3 Bosch Performance Speed motor, Deore 10-speed derailleur, Tektro quad-piston hydraulic brakes, dropper seatpost, suspension fork, and reportedly Garmin radar (source). Neo 1 versions for the EU, UK & Australian market...

Re: concerns about Bosch service The official Bosch line is the new "Smart System" components including batteries are not compatible with the older "System 2" components. An American bike shop has blogged more details about why this is so and arguing Bosch should be able to continue to supply...

Decathlon B’Twin LD 920 E step through. This EU model uses an all-in-one mid-drive, the 48v E2 Drives Owuru, offering 65Nm torque and a 265% range. Reportedly the drive unit uses two motors and a planetary gearbox. Source: Richard Peace eBikeTips

Electrify Bike website says they're Bafang crank arms for square taper on the TSDZ2. They don't appear to have the 152mm in stock but other retailers appear to. I went the other way for my BBS01 and bought a pair of Lekkie cranks that push the left side 15mm further out to match. I'd tried a...