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100% agreed! I've only once ever paid more than 50% of msrp for all of the bikes I've owned or own (brand new out of the box). I couldn't stomach the full price of any of them myself.

This is definitely an old thread, but never an old topic! I think a lot of e-bike buyers don't know or care about the difference between a Rad/Juiced/Aventon vs a higher end bike. Are you paying a premium? Depends on where you shop. I wouldn't pay the premium, but I've primarily only...

The right size bike makes all the difference. Centimeters can make a huge difference in feel, with every aspect of a bike - handlebar sweep/length/angle, stem length, placement of the seat (and seat angle) among many other parts on a bike. You don't get different frame sizes on the lower...

Agreed. Proper seat height is typically set by sitting on the seat, and placing your heel on the pedal in its lowest/furthest position from the seat. With the heel on the pedal, the leg should be fully extended. Once the height is set with this method, when you place the ball of your foot...

Please also make sure you're considering the overall tongue weight that you'll be putting on that hitch. These racks can weigh 80-100lbs on their own. If you're adding a hitch to a car or SUV that doesn't have any tow capability, any hitch you do add will likely have a relatively low tongue...

I'm a big guy myself. You'll be fine with any quality production bike that isn't in the direct-to-consumer straight from China in a box category! You might want to take a look at @Ravi Kempaiah Zen Samurai bikes. Alternately, a Luna X/Z bike might be a good fit too. Don't be afraid of...

What is the fork model? If it is the RS Yari and the tires are 27.5+ (2.8s) and the fork is boost spacing then you shouldn't have any issue changing to a 29 up front. Most of the boost forks that are higher end are interchangeable with 27.5+ and 29, since they actually end up being fairly...

No doubt - we are our own harshest critics, if I left my bike unlocked and someone rode off with it, nobody would be kicking myself harder than me!

OP - I've been reading through this thread, and just went back to the original post. It isn't really about your bike being stolen, which is why many are taking on a seemingly contrarian stance to how you're feeling. By the second sentence, you were up in arms over comments from others on a...

We had snow here in Minnesota 3 weeks ago! Also, Surly started the fat bike craze here in Minnesota - they are as popular as ever in the winter months around here too! Where in Ontario? I grew up in Markham, married Minnesotan :)

Here they are...for the record! Swapped my saddle, pedals, dropper grips and handlebars. Wife's bike also received new bars, seat post, ergon grips and pedals.

It is an excellent bike, great components and rides so nice. I actually took it to a local MTB park on Monday for the first time and had a ton of fun with it!

Agreed. The other thing is at least in my case if I were to run into any problems I would go back to Lenny's to see what they can help with. On a directly related note, I sold my Bulls FS e-stream 27.5 (the one in my profile pic with the yellow accent) to a local buyer after receiving my new...

Looks like at least one bike you received is a 2021! Seems like there was a combination of the 2 model years in the load of bikes they received: 2021 BH ATOMX Lynx 5.5 Pro-L E-Bike

Too funny! So to start, yes something did happen with the delivery - one of the screen cables was pulled out of the housing (not sure if that happened during packing/shipping or some other point). Anyway, CL had a tech coming up to the twin cities the next weekend - they dropped by and swapped...

Yup. Step1 - start making youtube videos about something random Step2 - start talking about the people that make good videos about the random thing you talk about Step3 - hope you get enough views so that the person that you are talking about notices you Step4 - hope that person talks about you...

@Inthewind - I certainly hope you didn't actually buy the bike! It is only an expensive mistake if you've taken delivery. There are so many good, brand name ebikes out there, that choosing specialized really doesn't mean a whole lot. Isn't Trek even under the same company umbrella? Then...

Fat bikes became popular relatively quickly, but their presence has all but vanished and returned to a niche market. Outside of acoustic bikes, the only other place Fat tires are continuing to sell is the lower end E-bike space. Unfortunately the vast majority of people buying a $1,500 e-bike...

What were you doing at the time? Running in highest power output, going up a hill that may have been drawing peak power output? Either of those scenarios (or others possibly) could have put a draw on the batteries that could not be handled at the lower state of charge. It could be the sign of...

I would agree for the hub drive options they have. With the mid-drives however, 400wh was not uncommon 5-6 years back (standard bosch battery size for example). While 6-700wh is great to see now, 375wh should still give most riders 35-50 miles of range unless running in turbo the whole time.