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I wear my MTB specific shoes, long sleeve UV biking shirt, and gel padded gloves for all types of riding (always eye protection and helmet). I only wear my elbow and knee pads when riding single track. Northwave MTB Escape shoes: G-Form Pro-X Elbow and knee pads. Pretty comfy to wear on...

I don't use my throttle that much. Most of the times I use my throttle are to supplement my pedal power for faster acceleration (Example: 0-20 mph max speed across an 4-6 lane intersections) or a little extra power near the crest of a very steep hill crest. The throttle did save me from walking...

I'm a 365 days a year ebiker living in the USA southwest. It is usually sunny and dry with mid day temps above freezing in winter. I don't ride during rain, snow, or icy conditions (probably about 10-12 days a year). My riding days actually increased with an ebike compared to my old pedal...

No issues with charging at home and I have a extra charger at work to top off if needed. I sometime top off at work if I know I'm going to take a detour and need the extra range.

I hand wash my cars with ceramic soaps, microfiber wash mitts or microfiber towels, and air blower to finish up. I use the same for my 5 ebikes. I clean the chain on the ebike with the Park Tool chain cleaner and Pedro's Oranj bike chain degreaser. I also use the scrub brush that comes with...

My S.W.A.G. (Scientific Wild-A$$ Guess) is most thieves still wouldn't be able to figure that out or too weak to lift the ebike.

My wife is Hispanic and she has an old superstition of it being bad luck to kill a cricket on accident or purpose. I have to capture it if one gets into the house and let it go outside. Not sure how that got started; but, my suspicions are the crickets started this superstition?

Any steep hill climbing, long down hill runs, technical riding, or mostly fun rides on level off road riding on improved trail or single track? You might be limited to rear hub fat tire ebikes in the +/- $2000 range. The average specs for those types of ebikes are 65-90lbs, hardtail (no rear...

The general basic rule of thumb is tongue weight is around 10% of the tow weight: 1000lbs tow weight = 100lbs of tongue weight. This also depends on the type of vehicle, suspension, number of passengers, and how much cargo weight (hatch, back seat, or roof box). Any extra weight will reduce...

I finally updated my +10 year old Fox Flux helmet to a XL Bell Sixer MTB with MIPS system. The Bell helmet is extremely comfortable, feel lighter than my old Fox helmet, the visor can move up/down, it has more contact points to feel more secure on my head, and it is easy to adjust if I need to...

I called my USAA insurance company to see if my Home or Auto covers my Radrover ebikes. They told me my ebikes are covered under my home insurance and would be covered if I traveled in/out of state with them. I just needed to provide proof of purchase and documentation at claim time. This was...

I've noticed with my QuikRStuff Mach2 (with 56 inch max ebike wheelbase) it looked like I had a lot wobble and bounce the first time I used it with my Himiway Cobra Pro (52.6 wheel base, 4.8" fat tires, 90lbs). I forgot to lock the rear and fork suspension and it was very secure and way less...

Class III ebikes are restricted in ABQ, NM, on bike only paved or bike only dirt paths (bike, hike, jog, wheel chairs, horses A-OK). Class III have to ride the same roads for motor vehicles (ride with traffic in bike lanes, obey traffic laws/lights, no side walk riding, etc...). The city is...

The wife and I occasionally ride beyond that bridge to have breakfast at the Flying Star Cafe. We have to ride the sidewalks and cut through parking lots to the restaurant once we leave that bridge. Not a lot bike lanes and the area is too busy all hours of the day to ride beyond that point...

I had about the same positive and negative comment back in 2016 with my first ebike with the usual "that is cheating", "motor vehicles are not allowed on bike paths", "what is the purpose of riding a bike if it has a motor?", or "why don't you just get a motorcycle?". Add in city restrictions...

Are you riding the both types of ebikes in the same environment, mileage, and riding style? I had to rotate my rear hub Radrover tires to even out the wear between the front and rear tires (extended tire life). Just added a +90lbs Himiway Cobra Pro mid-drive; but, not enough mileage to notice...

I purchased a bike cover that encases two fat tire ebikes completely and ties off at the bike rack hitch arm. It folds up to a size of a large pillow when not in use, has semi-transparent panels for brake lights, and installs in minutes. The version I have was purchased back in 2016. The...

I usually adjust my tire PSI range depending on the weather, surface, and riding environment like I do with my cars.

I think we might see future ebike tires with longer treadlife tires. I was was lucky to put 1500 miles in 3 years on my old pedal bikes compared to +7000 miles on my ebike during that same time period (3 sets of tires, 3 sets of brake pads).

It is very easy to remove/rotate the front or rear tires on the Radrover (probably less than 30mins). I was just getting 2X the wear on the rear tire compared to my front tire (70lbs ebike, rack+rack bag, me +275lbs, commuter backpack, work commute 50-70 miles per week at 16-20 mph). Zero...