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Beautiful spot! Nice of the Druids to leave you something to lean your bike on at the top. Steep is right — 136 ft/mi is some pretty intense climbing!

Really? Never once had ANY of those problems in over 3,000 mi on my heavy 500W torque-sensing commuter with progressive on-demand thumb throttle. Not even close. Especially that nonsense about not getting used to pedaling. Nothing about having a properly implemented throttle at your disposal...

Any thoughts on how @Catalyzt would operationalize RPE in a casual endurance-oriented training program? There are many RPE rating charts out there, but the various descriptions for, say, RPE 6 give me no confidence that I could reliably target RPE 6 from one session to the next.

Coastal San Diego County's having a prolonged Santa Ana event between big Pacific storms. Everything's still well-hydrated from earlier storms, and wind speeds are pretty tame, so no big fire worries this time. Just the benefits: Balmy breezes, no onshore marine layer, crystal-clear air to the...

Fair enough. In that case, I'd definitely get their input on seat height.

Looks like a very capable utility ride. Please let us know how it works for your purposes. Curious about all those mirrors. Does each have a specific purpose? I won't ride without a mirror. Even carry one on vacations where bike rentals might come into play. But one bar-end mirror low on the...

It's a legally licensed motorcycle. He never tried to pass it off as an ebike. Hope buyers can control it properly in traffic. Otherwise, as long as it sticks to places where motorcycles are already legal and stays off bikeways, who cares?

With your 10+ years of riding experience, you probably have your seat height dialed in. But when I hear about knees getting sore mid-ride, seat height comes to mind. So, the new bike could be an oppotunity to revisit seat height. Just as an experiment, you might mention your knees to the dealer...

If you've asked several times, and no one taking care of you is offering restrictions, I'd put a lot of weight on not needing restrictions at this point. Maybe ask one more time, but docs tend to err on the side of caution. Problem is, few docs have had the training or experience to fully...

I used to worry about the Reptilians. But after 20 years of living near the huge colony in the vast underground beneath Denver International Airport, I think they're harmless. The ones I worry about now are the Zargonians — those pesky alien pranksters in the mothership hiding behind the moon...

Welcome! It's going to be hard to translate other members' experiences with giving up throttles into decision-worthy info. Too many uncontrolled variables — including terrain, fitness level, bike weight and motor, assist type, and the kind of help the rider actually wants from a throttle. Many...

An important point. Zones are supposed to reflect the succession of metabolic states a particular healthy rider goes through as effort increases. Targeting specific states to beef up the associated cellular machinery is what zone training is all about. Some authors estimate zone boundaries on...

Pretty sure that was the Zargonians messing with you from their mothership behind the moon. Pesky aliens! They just timed it with the Chinooks for plausible deniability. ;^}

I just started wearing an HRM 6 months ago — mainly out of curiosity about my cardiovascular fitness. Not every single ride, and definitely NOT to guide any kind of formal training regimen. Mainly just to get a feel for what HR goes with a particular perceived exertion and to look for trends in...

Excellent! Exploring's one of my favorite things to do on an ebike. Glad you take the time to share your forays. Keep 'em coming! Just one thing: You got that horse's permission to show its face on the internet, right? ;^}

Totally agree. Nothing good can come of private equity firms buying up the US housing stock. Rents are already obscene percentages of younger adults' incomes all over the country, and my kids are already victims. And my favorite sleepy little East Coast beach town (Holden Beach, NC) was bought...

Sounds like good news for your project! I spin out at 100-105 rpm. On my Vado SL's lowered 22-99 gear-inch drivetrain, that's 29-31 mph. Plenty fast for me. Just make sure that when a hill slows you to your minimum balancing speed — say, 3-4 mph — your low-gear cadence is still high enough to...

The slithey tove has left the building, and the torque wrench is sunbathing under the tractor wheel. Do you copy?

That's why I recommended using 2 different calculators sequentially. The 2-step procedure I outlined will give you the gearing estimate you said you want. Don't know of any single online calculator that will get you all the way from total weight, rider power, and target cadence to gearing in...

Heck, yeah! Pogi and Jonas will never know what hit 'em!