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Tried to charge my bike inside once at my previous large corporate office and was politely told by security to take it to the bike rack. no one has ever had an issue with me bringing my battery inside and charging it at my desk though. It's kind of like space heaters. every office says you can't...

7 to 12 inches of snow called for in Illinois this week. I’ll likely drive or work from home the first day or two and then bike later in the week to enjoy the snow!

I would visit your local bike shop and explain your needs and budget and if they are any good they will suggest a couple to test ride. Buy the one you like the most! I did this two years ago and couldn’t have been happier!

Don’t think this will be the last, every time I read online about ebikes, there are price cuts all over. Seems like way too much supply and quickly dropping demand.

Wow, that's a great price on a really nice looking bike! Excited to hear how you like it and how it rides.

Great advice, I can't recall ever giving money for a product that didn't already exist. I gave some thoughts to the Sondors Metacycle and glad I waited on that one.

agreed, ill tell you what though, we want car shopping recently and WOW, the cost of an e-bike sure looks a heck of a lot better after seeing what new cars cost. Our last car was purchased around 2014 or so and was a certified pre-owned low miles and i think we were out the door for under $15K...

Ive had really good luck using a clear pair of cheap safety glasses that are the athletic style. Block plenty of wind and keep any snow/rain off my eyes. I wear them at night in the summer to keep bugs out of my eyes. Great visibility even with car lights coming at me. They do fog up at stop...

That's a great looking e-bike! Love to see the 3 year warranty too. My current e-bike is running just fine, but once it starts to go down, I'm looking to get a bike just like this one. Meets all my needs as a city commuter! Is there anywhere in Western Illinois that I could arrange a test ride?

Depends on how much conditioning you want to get and how fit you are. When I used to do a 10 mile commute on a non-electric bike, I was in super good shape and wanting to get a workout. There were definitely days an ebike would have been really nice. Another big factor to consider is wind. A...

Great idea to pedal more to get the body heat pumping! Few things I do: grew out my beard which helps the face a bit, got the battery heated gloves this year which helps the hands instead of the bar mitts, alpaca socks and light boots for the feet, tuck pants into socks for wind, and a balaclava...

Good luck to you! That’s a pretty long commute at 14 mile. When I’m struggling to ride, I start with a goal of just one day per week and usually a Thursday or Friday to get rolling again and that usually helps me get back in the groove.

I wear a balaclava with a thinner stocking cap on top and it seems to help and all fits ok under the helmet but a little snug. When it’s really windy sometimes I’ll still get a real small headache and some of those really windy days, I’ll just drive.

love the reflective tape! great idea. I had a mountain bike with wider tires that i had to really jam to get down in the fairly narrow front bus bike rack holder. that's a really nice looking city commuter bike!

The times I’ve had to use a locksmith they are fairly cheap. I’m excited to hear if that works out for you, hope it does!

i bought the standard cat ears off amazon, if i got a do-over i would have got the "slim" version because they are definitely more puffy than i would have guessed. i was nervous the slim wouldn't work as well but as long as they are tight to your face on your strap they just divert the wind and...

found wind noise to be quite annoying especially as i bike along river and it's usually extra windy, got the cat ears based on recs from their forum and they work great. almost an odd type of quiet sometimes but i like them.

those are good looking! ive found they knock down the wind pretty nice but i still have to wear gloves in there. actually bought heated gloves this year and they've been nice to have along with the bar mitts.

for someone looking to test one out, i think a bike shop offers a better experience and allows them to actually test ride the ebikes. theres got to be an ebike shop on every corner in florida by now. i would have a hard time recommending something like that in case in a month or two it craps out...

hard pass, not much upside and tons of downside on a used ebike, thats why the used ebike market basically doesn't exist and depreciation is very steep. I asked my local bike shop last weekend if i could do a trade-in of my old ebike if i bought a new one, and he was real straight with me and...