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SO I am going to need a pretty small granny gear. I don't need a really large outer ring, 34 or 36 would be plenty.

That still does not really get it. I can find one that tells me the watts up a hill, but it says nothing about gearing. Because hills are not about speed, really its more how much effort it will take Really most liky I would need a double or triple chainring because you need to add groceries...

What I need is a calculator that tells me that at 240 pounds with gear and my bike weights say 35 pounds, what gearing do I need to get up a 18% grade, putting out say 200 watts and 400 watts. That will really help with the gearing. A triple on front would take care of it too.

I do like the convence though.

its not a headlight that I need as I dotn ride at night so much its the blinkies and you got to turn them on and off and remember to charge them. I could run usb cables to them all the make it all easy to charge. I already have two wheelsets dont want to buy another wheel. plus I dont really...

man it iwll be back to battery-powered blinkies. it was so nice not dealing with them, remembering to turn them on and off and charging them.

the older 500's regular price is abpout 790.00 now they are 1100 unless you find them still at the lower priice but that won't last. I bought two in November from REI for 790 now they are 1100.00

no with me its not that easy. Sometimes it feels easy that day only to look at my average and it sucks. or it can feel hard and I don't think I am doing well and I am. part of that's a e bike. but still its good to know it shows me how food effects my riding and it really effects my riding.

I planned on renting or borrowing a bike first. I have ridden my commute years ago when I was much sicker on a road bike and two recumbents and two e bikes so I know exactly whats involved and how much it takes to do it.

I know there are other ways like crank arms and bottom brackets. I don't need great I just want basic info. I don't want to change pedals.

yes it seems a good choice. i will see what I can find used first. One thing I need is some kind of power meter. its been a great tool to tell me how much energy I have and how well I am doing. You can do that somewhat by speed average on an analog bike, but its not the same thing.

god yes. even without the motor, the bike would be over 35 pounds. my first e bike, another bosch bith with the same weight but with 1.5" 700c tires is a much zippier bike overall its not as fast but it accelerates so much better the the trek ever did. since I am in no rush I can hunt around. I...

that would be the way to go if I had the spare money. but its not really a commuter bike either.

my bike is just too heavy and the wider tires really slow it down. it would only save a little money doing that.

right is a mid drive so no changing it it has no bottom bracket

should be fine I used to ride a regular bike with I was really sick. I will just go slower with the same effort. my trek is such a dog without power. Even a 2% grade takes 200 watts to get up.

I have tested many tires. my long wheel recumbent with a wind screen and the hill at my house was a perfect platform. I have been doing this commute for over 5 years so I know it well. The ebike is good when I am sick, though. but now I can put ut more watts while sick then when I was feeling...

bosch batteries in the us went up about 300.00

I can just get the frame the components kinda suck on it. I have most of what I need. the dt-dwiss wheels will adjust to fit. I would have the back drivetrain already, brakes would just need new lines run and maybe new levers as the ones I have click. its setup for fenders and a rack.

I weigh 212 so I am not light. and I am 62 years old. The bigger tires would be for comfort. but its been so long since I rode a regular bike I dont really know. but it is nice to know how many watts I can put out. I usually coast down steep hills anyway or use the brakes. my commute only had...