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And then the insurance premium will blow up. I've biked for a decade most every day, commuting and all. Never caused damage to other people's property. Some may sacrifice having a life to protect a bike. Not for me.

Look up the X3.

Most of the insurera are just Markel or rebranded Markel. Not sure there's much difference among them. I'm deciding between buying insurance and buying a very high security bike lock (prob Litelok X3). Leaning towards the latter, and use it only for trips where I need high security (like...

Can you hit 28 mph on the road with this bike?

https://ride1up.com/coming-soon/. Will be interesting to see how it differs from rivals and if they'll cap it at 750w.

Great topic, I was wondering similar things since I recently got a CCS and I too found the top gearing speed bizarrely high, and wanted more granular gearing after using a road bike (but I'm getting used to the bigger jumps between gears now.) If I needed to replace things, I'd prob go for a...

Your logic is correct in a narrow sense, the trouble is in the US most users are recreational, and the market is about sales of new units, not daily usage. Ebikes as $2000 toys seem pretty recession sensitive. That said, ebike subsidies are popping up everywhere. We will see a lot of them in...

I'm gonna go with a law on the books over someone explaining why something we've done before is impossible.

So I guess you've been trained by those corporations since you're saying it's impossible? I haven't been.

We put a man on the moon and we already have the same law for cars. I think we can manage...

Why not? Because no one ever mentioned it. it's relevant.

Just called a State Farm agent. They said they do not cover ebikes in renters insurance. Nor does Geico. Also I compared velosurance, markel/spoke and oyster, they're all the same price roughly, within ~10% or so. Oyster was priciest but still only $5-10 more per year. Lemonade is the only...

More details here https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20212022/AB1909/ Also allows cyclists to use ped walk signals and bans bike licensing.

Defeatism isn't the genius argument you think it is. But that aside, better to speak plainly and instead say 'shut up and accept your fate'. It amounts to the same thing. My tentative plan is to sell my ebike when the extended warranty period ends, at which point it's like a bomb that goes off...

If you're a Californian and a company isn't complying, take them to court in small claims. Or find a law firm to take on a class action and find people with the same brand and issue (e.g. through this forum, FB owners groups, etc).

Maybe if there were a law that stipulated otherwise...

I see again why I have you on ignore - the law didn't expire.

For a walmart bike, yes. Otherwise, no. Bikes last decades, cared for properly, if suitable parts are still available.

I believe it does not apply to non-CA customers buying from CA based brands, but does apply to CA customers of non-CA brands. While it is technically only for people in CA, this could spur vendors to keep replacement parts longer if they knew their obligations, helping customers from other...

Yeah I have the same question - it's odd that almost everyone misunderstands you and thinks thieves are after the battery. +1, these bikes are big paperweights without a battery, and buying a $500+ battery would nuke the financial appeal of stealing a battery-less e-bike, provided the thief...