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Brilliant. Missed that, good to know! Already have the extender for my Roadster v2, for 50+ mile rides, so would be great to be able to also use on that bike if I got it.

Hmm. This one is interesting. I’ve been riding my analog SS and geared bikes more than my Roadster these days, and especially for bike club rides. This could be a good compromise. I don’t care about torque sensing either, and am fine with cadence sensors, since I’m almost always putting in...

+1 Too many conflicting wants. Need to pick which ones to compromise on. Very few lightweight e-bikes with throttle, and obviously more range equals more weight. Just speaking from my own experience, my Ride1UP Roadster v2 is the only e-bike I’ve found that is lightweight (~33 lbs with...

Got to 46 mph on my SS e-bike, my analog SS bike, and about the same on my analog Canyon geared bike. Don’t think I’d want to go any faster, and I’m aero’d and geared out way before then anyway. Only got there by spinning as fast as possible (120-130 rpm with the SS) and getting very aero down a...

Sweet ride, and glad you are working through your medical issues, and hopefully can work this all out for the long-term. Riding is such a mental benefit along with the physical benefits. Good for you in trying to stay within your heart rate and limitations needed. Another huge benefit of...

For gran fondos, after about 8 hours I’m completely wiped. In my case, tend to use minimal boost, for the exercise/fitness challenge, and to extend my range. SS e-bike best efforts so far, with motor off a lot and low assist rest of the time: 60 miles with 7ah 250 wh internal battery 100 miles...

Riding lightweight single-speed e-bikes and traditional bikes have been a game changer for me. Enjoy them so much, that I got rid of my geared e-bike, and ride SS bikes 90% of the time. If you’re committed to fitness and your heart and mind is willing, you’ll lose weight, get rid of belly fat...

I used to think indoor riding was terrible, but my opinion was completely changed with a smart spin bike and the latest virtual reality apps. Actually makes it fun, and really helps me improve my fitness with focused training and ability to ride at times when I couldn’t otherwise (due to work...

Lots of deals these days, with industry overstock? https://ride1up.com/promotions-and-discounts/ Includes my Ride1UP Roadster, on sale for $895 or the gravel version for $1145 If you haven’t tried a lightweight ebike (Roadster is ~33 lbs), you’re really missing out on a different experience...

2024 goal — 100 mile 10000 ft elevation ride with either my single speed ebike OR single speed analog bike I’ve been trying to improve my fitness, FTP and climbing technique, but this goal might not be achievable for me. Too much of a challenge. So far, max has been ~100 miles 7000 ft with the...

Absolutely have range anxiety, but only depending on the ride. For rides well within the battery range, no worry. For very long rides, a different story. Did an 100 mile ride, and battery capacity only got me to 80 miles, and had to ride the last 20 with motor off. Tough!

In my case, I had to find a company that made non-polarized sunglasses.

The more I look at specs, the more it seems like a lot of bikes do have heavier wheels than expected. More Aluminum wheelsets that are lightweight are now available, they are much more affordable than carbon, and are not much heavier. Since I really liked the new lightweight aluminum wheels for...

FYI, with one of my analog bikes, I swapped out my heavier aluminum wheelset with an affordable lighter aluminum wheelset (only $400, Wabi cycles “Sub 15” in case you’re wondering). Highly recommended upgrade. Dropped about 1.5 lbs of weight (from rotating weight, which is a bigger benefit that...

As some others have described with other threads, we all have to face reality at some point and adapt to our circumstances. You’ll never know how you really feel about riding an indoor spin bike or trainer, until you try. Could surprise yourself, and enjoy it.

Hope she recovers and feels better. Seems like an three wheel e-bike might be a good idea, and even a good way to ease back into biking (or plan for the future - we all need to face up to the reality of aging, at some point). Can’t say anything about whether this is any good, but came across...

Tough situation, and hope for the best for you (and family!). Can’t speak to the medical aspects, so the only thing I might recommend is an indoor smart spin bike, good fans, and apps like Rouvvy (or Zwift, but you’d need to keep yourself from overdoing it). Allow you to get aerobic exercise...

If I recall correctly, from the above screenshots in an earlier post, it’s the Max Speed Road and Max Speed Off Road. In my “final” setup though , I changed the Mode Labels to “Eco/Sport” modes instead of “Road/OffRoad” labels and set the max assist speed for those modes to 25 kph and 45 kph...

This. Lots of riding with my single speed e-bike improved my fitness enough that I can ride and really enjoy a traditional single speed. I just have more options and capabilities now, depending on what I feel like doing. Now I just need a bigger garage for all the bikes ;)

Great to know that about titanium, thanks! The flexing under stress would be a deal-breaker for me, for those times where I’d be high speed cornering on uneven surfaces. The track bike geometry is already agressive, so wouldn’t want it to be any less stable. Once again, that’ll allow me to focus...