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    Cero One review

    VERY nice! Congrats!
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    Advice. Looking for an ebike to bring my 4.5 yo to school 1 mile away in NYC

    @John Ni, have you taken a look at the Bike Friday Ever-E-Day Electric Cargo Bike? It has a compact 43 to 47-inch variable wheelbase so it would probably fit in an elevator and you could bring it inside for security. However, by the time you add everything you need to carry passengers you are...
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    Trying to buy an e-bike, lost with all the choices, care to help?

    I have back issues too. I modified both my 2016 Haibike full-suspension mountain bike and my 2022 all-terrain Yuba cargo bike so that I could ride upright. I added stem risers and stem spacers to raise the handlebars and I replaced the handlebars with Jones H-Bars with 2.5-inch rise. The Jones...
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    What are the most important factors when buying an ebike?

    Like many people, my first ebike was a budget model, a Magnum Ui5 for under US$2,000. Despite its flaws, I got hooked. Within six months I sold it and upgraded to a Haibike AllMtn full-suspension ebike for $4,000 (with a discount). Six years later, I am keeping the Haibike and buying a Yuba...
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    Opinions on a 2018 GSD S10.....

    Congratulations! Enjoy your Cero One!
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    Yamaha PW motor 20 mph unlocked. Durability?

    I unlocked my Yamaha PW motor a few months after acquiring my 2016 Haibike AllMtn. After 15,000 miles and six years I had the motor overhauled because I like to do preventive maintenance. All the gears and bearings were fine, and they were all replaced. I have never experienced the battery...
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    Yamaha options

    My experience is only with a six-year-old Yamaha PW motor (in my Haibike AllMtn). It's a strong motor, stronger than comparable Bosch motors and still competitive with new 85Nm Bosch motors such as the Bosch Cargo Line (in my Yuba Spicy Curry AT). At 15,000 miles I had all the bearings and gears...
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    Opinions on a 2018 GSD S10.....

    My girldriend's HSD has a belt drive with Enviolo automatic shifting. She likes it a lot. The only minus is the weak motor.
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    Opinions on a 2018 GSD S10.....

    According to Court's review of the 2018 Tern GSD, it came with the Bosch Performance Line Cruise motor with only 63Nm of torque, a weak motor not suitable to cargo bike duties, IMHO.
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    Opinions on a 2018 GSD S10.....

    Does it come with the Bosch Cargo Line (85Nm torque) motor, like the current GSD's, or does it use the older Bosch Performance Line (65Nm torque) motor? The newer Cargo Line motor is much stronger and will enable you to climb steep hills with a full load or a passenger. I have one in my Yuba...
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    Need to get a grip

    I use the Ergon GP1 regular, cork, and Brooks leather grips. The cork version absorbs vibrations slightly more than the regular version, and the Brooks leather one simply feels and looks more luxurious. In both my ebikes (a Haibike full suspension mountain bike and a Yuba Spicy Curry all terrain...
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    ToughRoad GX E+ phone mount options

    One of the bullets points for the Peak Design Out Front Bike Mount says, "Can be installed in reverse to be used in conjunction with an on-board cycling computer."
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    ToughRoad GX E+ phone mount options

    I use the (somewhat expensive) Peak Design Out Front Bike Mount ($70). It requires the Peak Design Everyday Case ($40) which you can use with other accessories, including their nifty smartphone tripod. The mounting system is very strong, a combination magnetic and mechanical latch. The Out Front...
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    Electric Car thread

    I am well aware of the risks and that I could lose my entire investment.
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    Electric Car thread

    I bought $1,000 in Aptera stock last year. In addition to being a plug-in EV, the Aptera can also be charged by solar panels on its—er—fuselage. Aptera claims that if you only drive 40 miles per day, and you are able to leave it out charging in the sun all day (such as in a company parking lot)...
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    Tern GSD/HSD: Do you load it into your car? How does it fit?

    Congratulations! The Tern GSD is a good choice. Small correction: according to Tern, the GSD comes with the 85Nm Bosch Cargo Line motor, not the Performance Line. The Cargo Line is biased towards low-end (slow cadence) torque as opposed to speed. Here is a Bosch video that explains the difference.
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    Class 3 restrictions - California

    I have ridden my Class 3 Yuba Spicy Curry AT cargo ebike on coastal trails, city streets, Pacific Coast Highway, UCSD campus, etc., between Solana Beach and the Mexican border many times. I have passed police, park rangers, and border patrols. None have stopped me.
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    Tern GSD/HSD: Do you load it into your car? How does it fit?

    I will be interested to see if you find the motor strong enough for climbing hills with a passenger or a heavy load. Bosch makes no less than six variations of their Performance Line, some capable of 65Nm and some of 85Nm of torque. My girlfriend's HSD S+ has a Bosch Performance Line motor that...
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    So excited to get your car-replacement advice!

    I would love to have a Jones Titanium Plus LWB Spaceframe with Titanium Truss fork converted to a mid-drive ebike! But frame alone is $4550, so the conversion would probably result in an ebike costing over $10,000!
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    Jones H Bar on Turbo Vado: Relocating the Headlight

    Something like this might work. It comes with different-size adapters to fit different diameters.
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