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I moved in May, wanted to find a new lbs because my seller became far away. Only 2 nearby, and both have refused to work on my Magnum Metro. Both cited their insurance. One said it was due to non-UL battery, the other because my bike had a throttle. In both cases I was inquiring about mechanical...

My 2018 Magnum Metro needs a new battery after 8k miles and it has developed a tic in crank area on cold start, so I started looking for a new bike. Fell in love with the Aventon Level 2, with one caveat - the torque sensor. I’m 79, have COPD and arthritis in both knees/wrist and learned to...

After a series of flats 2 years ago I slimed my tubes, no flats since. However, the valve has gotten clogged and tire pressure has dropped. I ordered a core removal tool from Amazon, be here today. My question - am I going to get Slime everywhere when I remove the core to clean? Is there a...

Freewheel on my 2yr old 5200 mi Metro is not engaging when pressure is off/slacks on pedals, pedals spin for a rotation or two, I'm worried about my feet slipping off pedals and striking ground, not recommended for 77 yr. olds. Anyone else run into this? I've emailed Magnum, waiting on reply.

I have a Magnum Metro, recently had a front tire flat. Tried to replace my patched tube and could not find a replacement with stem that fits fully thru the hole on wheel. Original is a CST 26x1.9/2.125 and they are out of stock everywhere I looked on stateside stores. I took the wheel to...

My eyes water something fierce. Cold air, wind, dust - don't matter, they're pouring. Bought a pair of Kroops's goggles, amber lenses, problem solved. Lightweight, good fit and the vent holes in the top of the lens take care of fogging, even masked. Strongly recommend...

Denver's Multi Use Trails are so crowded I'm abandoning them for now. It's impossible to maintain any distance at all from others and at 77 with weakened lungs from decades of cigs and pot that scares me. I've started riding all around town on the streets, something I would never have done...

Bought my Metro in April last year, had crappy wx for 2 months and only got a couple of hundred miles. Summer/Fall much better, easily averaged over 100m/wk of recreational path/road riding, normal ride is 25-40 miles, longest was 55. I'm at 3200+ now. Normally ride PAS 1 or 2, top speed I've...

10 months ownership of my Magnum Metro, over 3,000 recreation riding miles, no problems save one sidewall flat. So far my longest ride has been 55 miles w/1,000ft climb - left me with 45v. I live in Denver and want to take longer rides further up into the foothills so I'm looking for more...

My bilateral cataract surgery is sked for Mar 9 and I'm going with distant vision lenses so, for the first time in my life, I have choices in sunglasses other than cheap clip-ons or expensive prescription ones. I know I want polarized, thinking about photochromic as well but I have questions...

Saw an electric blue one of these cruising around Sloan's Lake Christmas Eve, good looking bike. They are local to Denver, seem to offer reasonable selection including choices of batteries. https://fattebikes.com

There are also supposed to be public mtgs coming about using "e-devices" on Multi Use Trails but I haven't seen any notices...

Local (Colorado). It offers a pretty good range of services, seems to be cheaper than OM; I'm going for the 48v 16ah Dorado. Worth checking out if you're interested in longer range/new battery. https://www.hicbattery.com

At a rest stop at Hudson Gardens yesterday I ran into a couple biking with their two children. Mom carried the youngest in a basket on the front bars, giving the kid a view of something other than Mommie's butt but I loved the older one riding in a WheeHoo trailer. It lets them pedal along or...

Had my first 50+mi ride Saturday morning, it pretty well reflects my overall ebike experience. Was thinking about 20 mi when I left home so I dropped down to the Platte River and headed North to Clear Creek. Felt so good when I got there that instead of turning around and heading home turned...

On the "Best E-Bikes USA" fB page there was a post (Aug 25th) about booster batteries. Wondering if anyone here has done it, and results? Would it require changing controllers? I have a Magnum Metro w/48v 13ah batt fitted into frame. Here's some of the post explaining the idea : "We can add a...

At the shop yesterday and heard they are moving to Shops at Northfield in September. Bummer. One of the reasons I bought the bike I did was the close (1 mi) location of a dealer. I have a good lbs - Yawp Cyclery - close for regular bike stuff, not sure how I'll handle any electrical issues.

My Metro came with Spanniga Kendo + headlight which is ok if you want someone to see you but ridiculously weak (says "40 lux") if you want to see the trail. When I went to replace it found out that Magnum runs it directly off the battery so there was 52v at the plug!!! Most lights are 6-12v...

Tomorrow night I'm going to a debate about e-scooters; my thinking is e-scooter questions/concerns also apply to e-bikes, so I'm looking for info and want to see who is supportive, who not. Here's 5 ideas the presenters put up for consideration...

Stopped for an iced French vanilla latte mid-ride yesterday at Nixon's Coffee House, parked next to an Orbea and a Haibike. They belong to a mom (Orbea road bike) and her daughter (the Haibike mtn bike). Hubby also owns an Orbea, all bought used on Craigslist, checked out and serviced at Bike...