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Oh, yeah, I don't want to come off as unhappy about the outcome. Just an interesting journey. This edition of the Misceo is nearly perfect for me. Right form factor, relatively lightweight at 42 lbs., decent parts spec, and Di2 shifting on an Alfine hub (I'm an internal gear hub geek). I mean...

KEEP IT! So that's the answer to the question I originally posed in the title of this thread five months ago. This morning I reassembled everything and took it out for a climb up into the Oakland hills and to run a few errands. No errors, all well, it seems I have myself my first working...

I could be wrong, but I think Motostrano f****d me. I made an appointment with Bob at Livermore Cyclery (Livermore location). He talked to Shimano Tech beforehand, and got up to speed on my situation and what I wanted to do (program the new motor), so he was prepared when I walked in the door...

I don't know if you've heard the news, but Motostrano closed its doors last week. At least, that's according to the email they sent out. That's too bad -- they had a really impressive fleet in their showroom, but I also suspected they were mis-managed. They had my bike for an awful long time...

I know it's been a minute... Motostrano called me after two weeks with the bike you say Shimano tech wanted him to pull the motor, check connections, and that it might total two hours of labor. So I called Shimano, explained exactly what was up, and they said No, I only needed a 15 minute "log...

Just to keep this thread updated... I picked up a "new" E6050 motor from a SoCal bike shop that purportedly came off of a damaged frame. Thankfully (maybe?) it's marked at a 20 MPH unit, as most of the motors I see on eBay are derated 25 KMH. Although I conferred by phone with a Shimano...

Follow-up notes: I called the second ebike shop, Motostrano in Redwood City. Their tech concurs with Shimano that there's not much they can do with this error code other than replace the motor. Bummer that these boxes can't be opened up and serviced. He'd charge me about $65 to program the new...

I picked up a Redux 26 for my 10 year old, which I converted to an Alfine 8 hub and outfitted with shorter cranks. I was impressed enough with the value proposition that I picked up a used Raleigh Misceo iE for myself that I'm mostly happy with.

I purchased a Raleigh Misceo with a Steps E6000 drive and about 500 miles on it from BicycleBlueBook in San Jose. I'm deciding whether to fix and keep it, or thanks to their friendly store policy, return it. The test ride on the flat streets of the San Jose business park went well enough and...