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I like the looks of the LRTi too, but not enough to have to deal with larger/more expensive/less universal/less easily swapped battery packs. There's a BMC bike I'm really interested in, and word on the street is that BMC's moving to deeper battery integration for 2021. So I'm trying to make...

I'm OK with cyclists being licenced, especially for e-bikes, and most especially for class-3 bikes. I have no problem with a cyclist being forced to demonstrate that they understand the rules of the road! I don't have a driver's licence, so I've never had to prove to anyone that I even know...

The regular Connect has an E5000 motor, whereas the Connect LRT has an E6100 motor. But I agree with your comment about cheap and easy replacement being desirable, and that some companies have managed to integrate external battery packs attractively which gives you the best of both worlds IMO...

With e-bikes we're seeing the number of companies growing, not shrinking. Why do you think the number of car companies will shrink so drastically? As for batteries, there is interesting new capacitor technology in development. If they can get capacitor technology to the point that they can...

I've been unable to find "one e-bike to rule them all" myself. I've got a lightweight trekking bike that is great for transportation and touring. I put a clip-on aerobar on it, which has made it perform well enough to replace both my gravel and endurance e-road bikes. If I can justify the...

Absolutely agree. We don't want to sell every e-bike in town, and wouldn't have the capacity to do so even if we wanted to. We have many times directed people to other e-bike solutions than what we offer, if what they need it something we can't get (or don't choose to sell.

Cars and drivers are heavily regulated. Cars require registration, drivers require licencing, and insurance is required. Since the cars and drivers are heavily regulated, the cars are allowed to do more than the typical speed limits and the drivers are trained and trusted to limit themselves...

There's a significant push towards integrated battery packs. I'm actually a fan of the external battery packs as they tend to be smaller, easier to swap, and less expensive. They're also often better sealed when being transported out of the bike. I think that integrated batteries can look...

Bosch sells dummy batteries to bike shops, for use on display bikes when the battery is removed. Anyone with a Bosch-equipped bike can probably sweet talk a local bike shop into order one for them. :)

I'm looking forward to these too. Fun fact: Schwalbe North America is based where I live (Victoria BC, Canada). :)

Tea has both caffeine (a stimulant) and theanine (a relaxant). Black tea, and most types of green tea, are more stimulating than relaxing. That can lead to dependency issues and other problems. But there's one variety of green tea where the caffeine and the theanines are in balance: matcha...

I recommend the Bell Super Air. It's the lightest-weight and best ventilated full-face helmet that I know of, that also has a removable chin-bar so that you can also use it as a regular helmet (so it's two helmets in one).

His point was a legal restriction, if I understood him correctly. Most of the big companies (Trek, Specialized, etc.) won't sell class-3 e-bikes in Canada. Most of Canada, they're not allowed. In British Columbia, however, it seems to be a grey area. The rule here is that you can't be...

One British study found that bicycle commuters (after controlling for other factors) had 50% lower rates of heart disease than did car commuters. In that same study, the bicycle commuters had 40% lower rates of cancer than the car commuters). And since more people suffer and die of chronic...

Many times they sell the same motor limited to 25 KM/h in Europe and 32 KM/h in North America. People have discovered that most (all?) of Shimano's motors sold in Europe have a setting that lets them be switched to 32 KM/h, for example. Same motor, different settings. The Shimano E8000 motor...

They're not made anymore, but if you can find one check out the Raleigh Tamland iE. Its stock weight is listed at 43 pounds, which is quite a bit lighter than the Lore iE. The Tamland iE is a class-3 drop-bar gravel bike.

I partly agree with you. It would be nice if the limits were put on the bike lanes and bike paths rather than on the bicycles, just like with cars. No one says you can't sell a car that can go 300 km/h, even though you're supposed to drive it slower than that most places. The difference I...

You appear to have misunderstood. I didn't say legitimate reason, I legitimate use. Legitimate meaning "conforming to the law or to rules." Meaning, a legitimate bike with a throttle used in a legitimate way (as opposed to a de-regulated e-bike, or a class 2 e-bike that's being used in an...

It's possible to switch many e-bikes from 25 km/h to 32 km/h. Many times the same motor is sold in Europe and in North America, and they have a setting in the motor that they set to one or the other at the factory. So the trick is to hunt down software that will change this setting for you...

I'm currently riding a Felt Sport-E. I switched to it because it has a STePS E8000 motor. That motor, and that motor alone that I am aware of, allows tuning both the level of assist and the top speed individually for each level of assist. Once I learned about that, I swapped to a bike that...