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Are you sure you want a step-thru? When my wife and I were E-bike shopping we were so close to buying the Comos (step thru) because I hadn’t ridden in years and my wife hadn’t ridden since she was a kid. The chick at the LBS talked us into the Vados and I’m really glad she did. We love them...

As others have stated, go to your LBS and buy a quality bike. Definitely test ride several before you buy. Save some more money, or finance a portion of it if you have to. A lot of bike shops offer 0% for 1 year financing, that’s a no brainer. You want to get a bike that your shop will...

The electrical terminals are on the bottom on my 3.0. Are they in the same place on your bike? I had to mess with mine for a while one day until I figured out the easiest way for the battery to seat in place. Turning the key back to the “locked” position first helped a lot. The lock...

When I remove the battery on my 3.0 I turn the key, remove the battery, then turn it back to where it was. Replacing the battery is fiddly, but I make sure the bottom is seated correctly, then put the top part in place. I have to hit the battery with the palm of my hand for it to seat...

We didn’t see any bison, we looked for them. I’ve got a few friends that live and work on Catalina and one was telling me about a hiker that got charged, gored and stomped by a bison about 5 weeks ago. Needless to say we didn’t go looking for them.

Little Harbor was amazing. We were too thrashed to get to Parsons Landing and especially Starlight Beach.

We took the route from Avalon to the airport, which was 12 miles and the halfway point to Two Harbors. When we left the airport we headed to the opposite side of the island to Little Harbor. That route isn’t showing on your map. I bought a Catalina map, a dive map actually, off Amazon for...

CONTINUED During the ride we went past Little Harbor. It has to be the most spectacular views there that I’ve ever seen. We ran into several backpackers that had spent 3 days getting from Avalon to Two Harbors. It took us 5 hours including the lunch stop at the airport.

We’ll we’re back. We had an eventful trip and had to make some modifications to the trip plans to get back to where we parked our trucks. We parked at the Long Beach Catalina Express terminal and boarded the boat with our Ebikes. This wasn’t a problem because we‘d removed the batteries and...

As far as I know, there’s no gambling at the casino. It’s a movie theatre now.

Thanks, we’re stopping for lunch at the airport for a bison burger, then to Little Harbor. We’ll have plenty of time on the first day because we went to buy our ferry tickets and they are all sold out except for the 6am boat. Ugh!

If you plan on taking E-bikes, the batteries must be removed and carried in your luggage to get on the ferry. If you’re not taking e-bikes, hope you’re in great shape, the climbs are extreme. Also, a bike permit is required by the island conservancy if you’re going out of the city. The permit...

My wife and I, and another couple, are taking the ferry to Catalina Island next weekend and biking across the island from Avalon to Two Harbors. We’re spending two nights in a hotel at Two Harbors, then returning. It’s only 22 miles each way, but it’s very hilly, and we’ll be carrying our...

A simple, cheap battery bunker can be made with some cement blocks and pavers. It can be made any size by adding or deleting blocks. It won’t burn or melt, and it will vent between the blocks. I also have several big RC heli batteries that are scary as hell when they cook off. The toxic...

Thanks for the advice guys!

The same thing happened to my wife’s Vado when she crashed. It’s about $300 to fix it because the wiring is attached to the part that broke and it all has to be removed and reinstalled in the bike. I tried several types of double stick tape, and the only one thats worked is the Gorilla double...

Hi Stefan, they are 700 x 47c. There isn’t much room inside the fenders for larger tires, so I’ll probably need the same size or smaller. Also, what does the “c” mean?

My wife and I each have Vados and love them. We’ve started doing some longer organized rides where we need to be efficient with the battery by turning the power on and off during the ride to get the most mileage. A couple weeks ago someone on here mentioned getting rid of the tiny knobby...

Ventura and Santa Barbara, CA have all those and the ocean. There’s so many good restaurants in both of the towns and miles of bicycle trails alongside the ocean.