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I'm thinking that rodent is on something. :)

No cycling this weekend, in fact no outdoor stuff at all except for some very very quick dog walking (the old greyhound doesn't do serious cold, or snow, or really winter in general). Friday night temps are going down to a nasty -30C but with a wind chill of -45. That's really unusual for this...

That looks like they need a giant T bar tow lift. We've had lots of freezing rain across the province but hanging out here in the far east of the province (not Fredericton) we've actually had a number of really warm/rain events that have removed most of the snow and ice. Still lots of heavy...

Yup, and with some systems it can be a bit more nuanced than that. My setup (PAS only, no torque and managed by the Grin Cycle Analyst) differentiates between pedaling backwards, slow rates (power won't come on if you just re position the pedals), and ramps up the power as I spin the cranks...

I get there could be a rotational sensor there along with the strain (torque) measurement, and it's position on the rear dropout will measure wheel speed. But how can there be a measurement of pedal cadence without being certain what gear your in? ... and even then it's a calculation and an...

Jeremy I agree, this quickly devolves into oooo I've got 5 sensors .... well I've got 6 sensors .... I must be better. It all seems to be a common theme on this forum. Is the number really important? I ride a pair of very responsive natural feeling ebikes with "just" 3 motion/position sensors...

The torque sensors from Grin have both pedal torque/pressure data as well as cadence (for pedal speed as well as direction). With many of their hub motors you also have the embedded speed sensor (for wheel speed). So the Cycle Analyst has all of that data for the "ultimate" system. The so...

There were times the Chinooks kicked up after work and I'd have to ride home (albeit a short ride) in 40+mph head and cross winds. Having to stand on the pedals just to get anywhere wasn't fun (as was the breathing with the wind blowing hard across the mouth). The panniers made things really...

That's my assumption too. Based on previous experience it just struck me a little unusual when I first noticed it ... but it's a pleasant surprise.

Over the years on my "analog" bikes I've been used to rotating my tires yearly or so but interestingly my front hub commuter/grocery getter now seems to be wearing front and rears fairly evenly.

10am, +5C, slight breeze but with a frosting of snow everywhere from last night. So today it'll be a "normal" outfit of fleece, jacket, thin gloves, head band, etc. No need for anything too bulky ... yet. I still haven't put the snows (Kahvas) on the bike yet (also still need to "winterize" the...

I've been impressed with any of my dealings with FortNine (although I haven't had to do a warranty replacement on anything either) ... despite them being primarily a motocycle/snow mobile oriented supplier, but their inventory of ebike/MTB specific stuff just keeps growing.

Good true winter tires (those designed properly and made from low temperature rubber, and not just knobby tires) will work in quite a variety of conditions but generally are best suited when the snow is wet or on hard packed dry snow. When the snow isn't too deep relatively narrow winter tires...

You know showing off like that is just going to cause unrest in the ranks. 😁

I ride all winter on plowed urban/suburban trails and streets and always use studded tires (in my case 45nrth Khava 2.1" tires). I've noticed aggressively studded tires offer slightly less grip on bare pavement ... and it's a bit worse on wet pavement. It's even more apparent on smooth concrete...

I'd take a good close look at the front dropouts. If they look good (nice and thick and undamaged) I'd consider filing out the lawyer lips and getting a good solid pair of the tabbed washers like these instead - https://ebikes.ca/tabwasher.html. This way you'd have a nice solid and perpendicular...

You, and a lot of other folks Tom. The BaseRunner setup has pleasantly surprised me in a couple of ways, first in performance, and the second in simplicity in packaging and wiring. I have what Grin calls their 21700 battery case (ShanShan/Hialong) with the integrated BaseRunner controller on...

I've been quite impressed with the Shengyi SX front hub (and rear as well but that's on a different bike). It's a small 3kg/140mm package and Grin rates it as a 300-500w class motor. Coupled with a BaseRunner controller I can regularly run over 1000w through it (but not for sustained periods of...

What kind of rim brakes ... center pull or cantilevers? Are the rims alloy or chrome steel? If you ride the converted bike like the original then yes your brakes with some new pads and perhaps brake cables or just some good TLC will be fine. What most ebike owners find however is that their avg...

Lovely pic. Any idea what the bike as it sits there weighs? (perhaps sans cane and anything else in the bag with the exception of the battery)