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This article appeared on the website of our local news station (KCRG TV9) on Jan. 26, 2025 Study: Cycling brings $1.4 billion to Iowa’s economy By KCRG Staff Published: Jan. 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM CST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Cycling and trail use across the state of Iowa brings at least $1.4...

E-bikes are staying in the Garage today, and batteries in the house A/C. (Captured on my backyard weather startion).

Recently, the "Ebike Shops Near You" ads at the bottom of the EBR Forum web page started showing bike shops on the USA west coast (I am in Iowa). I am not using VPN or anything else that would mask my online location. It is not a big deal as I know where my local LBS's are, although it was...

This article appeared in our local newspaper, "The Cedar Rapids Gazette" today (7/22/22). The Cedar Valley Nature Trail is part of the designated route for the Great American Rail Trail. It is good news for those of us locals who ride this trail frequently. $3.5M GRANT to finish Cedar Valley...

I have owned 4 Sena R1 Evo helmets for a couple of years and we love using the mesh intercom system when riding. I decided to add a 5th R1 Evo to my collection for times when a "guest" joins our riding group. This has happened in the past and that person always feels "left out" as the rest of us...

https://www.kcrg.com/2022/01/20/single-vehicle-accident-causes-trail-closure-linn-county/ Sadly, a garbage truck has taken down an overpass bridge on the popular Cedar Valley Nature Trail in east central Iowa north of Cedar Rapids causing this segment of the trail to be closed indefinitely. This...

It is RAGBRAI week in Iowa. Are any EBR members participating with their ebikes? If so how did you arrange for daily battery recharging?

Does anyone own stock in any ebike related companies? Any recommendations? I have been thinking about buying a few ebike related stock shares thinking they might be fun to watch ... been discussing Shimano with my investment counselor, but haven't decided yet.

I love My 2017 Gazelle Arroyo with the Bosch Performance Line motor ... especially since I upgraded from the Intuvia to the Gen 1 Nyon display. That said, there are a couple of improvements I would like to see in the ebike connect smartphone app and browser portal. First, there should be a way...

Due to COVID-19, the 47th edition of the Iowa RAGBRAI ride has been postponed until 2021. It is another sad outcome of the awful situation we are in with the pandemic. RAGBRAI is keeping the same route for 2021 so at least the hosting communities who have been planning for the event have not...

We have talked a lot in the forum about the range one can achieve on their e-bikes based on wind, terrain, battery capacity, motor assist level, etc. My wife and I are anxious to get our ebikes back out on the local trails as the weather improves this spring. But I now realize that the range we...

Until the weather warms up next spring, I am storing my four bike batteries in the house in a closet that has a temperature between 65 and 70. One of my owner's manuals says you should top off the stored battery once a month to prevent the battery from draining down while stored. To me that...

My wife and I went out for a nice 20 mile ride on our local paved rail trail yesterday, and encountered several stretches of the trail that were covered with small dark red/black berries. The berries are about the size of a pea, and have a large hard seed with a thin sticky fruit. I think they...

I was riding my Gazelle Arroyo today and hit a minor bump in the pavement. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something fall off the handle bar, and heard it hit the front wheel spokes. I was only going about 8 MPH, so I immediately stopped and looked back and found the broken display frame from...

How does the Nyon determine the elevation changes? I assume it must have a barometric altimeter rather than using GPS (satellites) to determine elevation. I often forget to calibrate the current elevation before starting a ride, so even though I ride the same trails frequently, the displayed...

For those who have upgraded their Bosch powered ebike to the Nyon, what is your favorite feature of the Nyon? I upgraded my Gazelle Arroyo from the Intuvia to the Nyon last winter, but because of weather and my wife's health problems was not really able to use it until the last couple of weeks...

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/staff-editorial/cedar-rapids-hike-share-success-hinges-on-cooperation-20190518 https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/new-bike-share-could-boost-business-in-downtown-cedar-rapids-45-electric-assisted-bikes-20190513...

I noticed that my two local bike shops are no longer listed at the bottom of the EBR page even if I put in my local zip code. They always used to be the first two shown, but now all I get are shops in adjacent states. Does this mean my local shops no longer pay or participate in EBR?

Is anyone asking for or giving yourself, a family member or friend an e-bike related holiday gift? Post your 2018 wish list or gift list here. For me, I already bought myself my holiday gift about a month ago … the Bosch Nyon retrofit kit. Still thinking about what to get my wife as an e-biking...

There have been a few threads recently discussing throttles in relation to riding safety, IGH shifters and other issues. Most throttle enabled class 2 or class 3 e-bikes have rear hub motors, but I am aware of at least one mid drive class 2 e-bike, the 2018 Pedego City Commuter Mid Drive...