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Thanks, y’all! (I’ll see if I can come up with a way to hang the bike: I don’t have a bike stand or hanging hooks).

I wouldn’t know how to tell if there’s lining left on the brake pads, but the brake pads are brand new. The local bike shop just installed them last week (but the problem didn’t manifest until today, a week after the new pads were installed).

Hi all, My Vintage Electric Cafe bike has developed a metallic knocking sound (and accompanying pulsation that I can feel through the handlebars) coming from the front wheel when applying the front brake. It only happens with the front brake; if I apply the rear brake alone, I do not get the...

As a complete newbie to e-bikes, I don’t have too much to add other than my thought processes in embarking on this journey: I bought a Vintage Electric Cafe in late December 2022. Love it; no real complaints. However: I recently decided that I also needed (ok, wanted) a lighter weight and...

I have a Vintage Electric Cafe bike. Any suggestions for a small-ish but useful trunk bag that (1) would fit/connect easily to the top of the rear rack, preferably with some kind of quick release and (2) would better match the aesthetic of the Cafe than the black trunk bag I’m holding in my hand...

Very true: the raw power of the Vintage motor is very very impressive. I almost never put it in Level 4 or 5 for regular riding - I’ve done it a few times on a clear stretch of road that runs through a local park nearby, just for fun - but I definitely do not have the skills to be riding it...

Thanks! Additional pictures attached for those who asked. Went out on a 1 hour ride today. It was cold (32 degrees Fahrenheit) and very windy, so the effective temperature with windchill while in motion was probably more like 22 degrees. Even so, battery is showing 27 mile estimated range at...

Thanks! Very helpful. I will try to avoid jumping the gun in terms of switching tires. Thanks also for the link to the Specialized tires. They appear to be only offered tubeless, though. I’ve read enough to know that there are various pros and cons of tubeless tires; yet I’m also aware that, as...

But that doesn’t necessarily make them the best choice for me. I’m not saying they’re not; I’d just like to hear any ideas from others about possible alternatives.

Thanks. I recently learned about the ETRTO convention and emailed LeMond asking them if they could provide ETRTO sizes for tires that will fit. They didn’t respond yet. I will definitely think about just sticking with the panaracers. But I am not myself enchanted with them; they feel less...

Thanks! I was going to ask about tire options. LeMond’s website says it comes with “700 x 38” tires but you can go up to “700 x 44.”...

Also, I should add: so far, I’ve really only mentioned the things about the Dutch I’m less than thrilled about or have concerns about. I haven’t yet mentioned all the other things I *do* like about it; there are many! She sure is pretty! And lightweight. And provides enough assist for the kind...

Picture attached. Best I was able to do right now: I carried it downstairs last night. (And one of the main things I like about it is that I can easily carry it up and down the stairs very easily/without it being a major upper-body workout. Even easier with one of these...

Interesting! Thanks. That’s very helpful. (Would’ve been nice if LeMond had also explained this to me with this level of detail…). Your description seems to be being borne out by my experience: after initially charging it, it showed 28 miles at 100% charge; after my first very brief ride a...

Thanks! Very helpful. I did actually also order the range extender for the Dutch; just wanted to make sure that I’ll be getting the range that I should be getting without the extender. Interestingly, I just took it out for a very short ride; when I got back, the app was now showing a slightly...

Wasn’t sure exactly where to post this since there isn’t a dedicated Lemond forum. Anyway, hoping for some input: I bought a Vintage Electric Cafe bike a few months ago and really enjoy it. I wanted to get a second e-bike both just ‘cause, but also because, due to some pre-arthritis in one hip...

I hear you: I’m “only” 51 years old and just beginning to give in to the reality of my impending decrepitude … 😂 In my case, liftin’ and totin’ heavy stuff still works just fine: but due to pre-osteoarthritis in my one hip and sciatica on the other side, I'm going to get a step-thru ebike as my...

Got it. I’d say that definitely sounds like a 2 person job to balance it while lifting: I wouldn’t want the risk of that much weight falling on me (or the risk of damage to the bike from the momentum of that much weight falling if it falls to the other side rather than on me). But: if you have...

I assume you’re talking about a floor jack for a car, like...

Thanks! Very helpful. With the battery removed, it would be exactly the same weight as my current ebike (a Vintage Electric Cafe) with its battery installed. So this is a very helpful frame of reference: there’s no way I’d regularly carry my VE Cafe up and down the stairs with the battery...