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I mean I can see the cost savings, they already have dealerships everywhere, but how on Earth are people supposed to know they sell e-bikes in there? The Yamaha fan might know, but not the casual buyer who'd never think of walking into a motorbike shop. I tried it in a local Yamaha shop. They...

Far as I know it's only their range of Yamaha ebikes, not the motors on other brands like Giant and Haibike. They recently brought out a new version of the PW range, the PW X4 I think. Been well reviewed. As to why they stopped importing their own bikes to US, not sure except that outside of...

Heres the pic:

This one you need to get a high quality print and frame - to look at on those miserable winter days with the lights on all day, to remind you why you ride. To me that road, that sweep and view is what cycling is all about. the lure of exploring & whats around the next bend. Great photo Rab.

Reading all the - slightly hysterical - reporting about these new eCVT gearboxes at Eurobike, now is probably a good time to put up this vid, a restoration of a 1930s German Wanderer gearbox bike. Such remarkable engineering, clearly built to last given that bike is close to 100 years old now...

If your life had taken a different turn it could have been "... as the riders enter the famous old velodrome here in Roubaix and it's the American, the one they call Banshee McCreary in the lead!" Banshee McCreary actually has a great ring to it. I sense a new podcast/vlogging career coming up!

One of the motor gearbox systems that has been developing for a number of years is the tiny Scottish firm Intradrive and their GD8 motor. They had a rideable prototype at Eurobike last year and are back this year apparently on some brand bikes, but nothing yet online from Eurobike, lost in the...

I actually missed that Aventon gravel bike! Could only listen to the Ai in small doses. That one looks lovely. Definitely interested to see what price they attach to it and a better look at motor and parts.

"They call him Jeremy (Wailin' Banshee) McCreary"

Apologies for the AI dubbing, though German seems to work better then Italian, a video I looked at yesterday was so fast speaking it was hilarious! Anyway Velomotion magazine do a lot of deep dives into e-bike motor systems and bike reviews- and not just EMTBs, commuters road etc as well. Also...

I guess I'm the opposite, i wear cycling caps most rides, but not when off the bike! I don't have the long skinny face for it, mine's too round and it looks like a child's cap perched on my head! I wear all kinds of other caps and hats off the bike. Wearing an old straw hat at the moment as we...

I think the fact they came from drone technology and world leading drone technology at that meant it wasn't like starting from scratch. It was a remarkable launch at Eurobike 24? Maybe 23. And they were well prepared to hit the market with a fully mature system; more powerful, lighter, quiet...

True that, I forgot it was fairly lightweight already. I still scratch my head when Orbea dumps was it Shimano? for avinox, then does a similar RS firmware restricting the power- I understand it saves battery, full power avinox must eat battery. But why change to avinox in the first place...

Yeah I'm a complete novice with anything other then manual gears, car and bike! Would have to ride one to get a sense, can't quite imagine the bike getting my cadence right, if you see what I mean. On the other hand I'm very relaxed about different systems, with old friction shifters on one bike...

From some google research - the TL comes with TRP Hywave electronic shifting and 11 speed TRP new E.A.S.I derailleur, 11-43T cassette. The crankset (38T) (155 for small, 160 for medium/large), cockpit and wheels are all Amflow inhouse. The wheels are heavy duty aluminium (AMFLOW HTA-25 wheelset)...

Whereas I'm curious about Avinox, will they ever release a low power, but extremely lightweight system for road and gravel? Currently they are building a number of bikes around the same (or at least two similar versions) motor, with the exception of the new gearbox concept. Nice to see the drop...

The Dropbar version has TRP hyware electronic shifting. Nice. Didn't catch the rest!

Very good points. How will it work with changing gears under load, say on a very steep twisty technical climb? How can set cadence anticipate that, when the only cadence required is not to fall off the damn bike and get over the next tree root! Plenty to be discovered once these new systems are...

Re: Price that German vid says €3,500 which puts it cheaper then the Amflow EMTBs I think they start at €3,999?

Cycling caps traditionally have no top button (like a cricket cap?) and are lightweight cotton or wool in winter that fit snugly under pretty much all helmets unless mtb full or half face etc.