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    Lock-down fallout: more bikes & ebikes & Light EVs!?

    People for Bikes put out a form to have bicycle shops use to be considered "essential businesses" during lockdowns, just as auto repair shops, and even ABC (alcoholic beverage) stores, have been. The form is a few pages down this link. Apparently, many locales have included bicycle shops in...
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    Concerns and Issues on holding a Battery ChargeFest & Restore Old Batteries?

    (moved from here https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/tips-from-an-e-bike-shop-owner-for-buying-a-used-electric-bike.24575/#post-154949 ) @Ann M. et al on this forum: Summary: Do any of you see a problem with holding a Battery ChargeFest where ebike and Light Electric Vehicle owners...
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    Returned an Optibike 2007 to the road, ideas on touchup paint? repair of rear fender?

    Dear EBR Optibike forum, I had the good fortune to get an excellent condition blue 2007 Optibike 600, serial number 10, back on the road. The NiMH pack took a bit of coaxing with a multichemistry charger, but now has about 25-30 mi in it for my tests the past month in Central NC, US which is...
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    Xtracycle Marin electric bike with BionX bicycle drive and NuLock - $800 in Central NC

    FSBO: A very nice, indoor kept Xtracycle upgrade to a Marin Bikes MTB with BionX bicycle electric drive is available in Carrboro NC. The Xtracycle upgrade installed on this Marin Bikes frame professionally by Cycle9 staff includes: * FreeRadical extension frame * Two Cargo Bays, one on each...
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    Seat posts: ridged vs smooth for stability with seat post rack?

    I have been given conflicting advice at bike stores and by experienced cyclists. Any opinion here on ridged seat posts vs smooth ones for stability with a seat post rack? I have tried both and can't see much difference in lateral stability, though the ridged seat posts, such as a Thomson Elite...
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