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I never get to the end. Maybe he could announce in the beginning that there will be a summary at the end, or put the timestamp in the description. I'm all for making informed decisions, but at this stage I'm in early information gathering. An e-bike purchase might be a long way out as in my...

Someone needs to re-evaluate the "by brand" subsection in this forum. If you divide it by so many brands and there's 1-4 discussions in there with a grand total of 40 posts, you know you're doing something wrong. It's way too fragmented to be a useful split. Most of what could be there is...

Interesting video ^^^ . I didn't see the documentary so I don't know what system was used according to them. An electric engine in the down tube with a 90 degree cog at least is invisible to the eye. But I'm sure it would make some noise and it would have been heard in the peloton by the other...

I can follow you on most of your points, but this is simply not true. A pro cycler can sustain 450-460 Watts for about an hour in lets say a time trial. And then you are really among the best of the best. (6-6,5W/kg is the range that is often mentioned for the absolute top) You can see that...

I'm still learning but I seriously hope that ready built e-bikes from reputable brands have some serious R&D preventing this sort of over drain battery damage by circuitry or programming. I mean it's been standard in Radio Controlled LiPo controllers since forever. Also drones for example don't...

It seems indeed that e-MTBs and road race bikes are more popular in the US than commuting-style electric bicycles. That's where a lot of the marketing is. Maybe it is linked to bicycles still being frowned upon by many and being considered mainly toys and something for weekend hobbies. (which...

And he's a pro-cyclist with a long career and definitely no lack of experience at high speed cycling and downhill like this. A malfunction, can happen every time to anyone. To bring this around to what these forums are about, e-bikes, think about hordes of average cycling Joe's, riding...

All of this seems a bit awkward to be honest. Especially compared to how one would normally ride a bicycle as described above. I'm still learning about e-bikes. Went to a bike shop recently to check out a few, I'll probably do some test rides in summer. Is this with cadence sensing PAS? From...

Excellent topic, and something I will look into in detail. (atm I'm reading up on all things e-bike...) I looked for a topic along these lines a while back and found one where I put down some thoughts on the issue.

^^ This right there! I'm researching and reading up on e-bikes before making the jump. I'd like to end up as close as possible to a product that suits my needs without too much trial and error and money down the drain in the long run. Therefore, lots of reading and reading is half the fun! :D...

That makes a lot of sense! The lever arm for holding the motor from spinning or braking loose is about half a meter. There's no torque in the dropouts, just a tangential force, easily countered by attaching this system to the forks higher up. And most of the system is indeed not turning, the...

On a tangent, in the context of big automotive brands (motorcycles in this case) expanding into an e-bike line, I present to you the piaggio e-bike series. It's sort of similar. Their core business is gas powered two wheelers (scooters, vespa, aprilia, guzzi, ...). This is their e-bike: (Link...

That GeoOrbital wheel looks impressive. If that's as easy as it looks, and it's a true all-in-one solution that easily allows to revert back to a human powered bicycle, it's pretty impressive. I would worry about bending the rim perhaps? Remains to be seen how that will work out in real world...

Wow, I'm glad I stumbled upon this topic while clicking around. I'm still in research mode, reading up on as much as I can, absorbing all the information out there. (besides, I'm in a country right now where cycling is a really bad idea, not doable at all, so it I'll have to wait until I move...

[disclaimer: first post, no e-bike yet, researching and reading up] [English not my first language] Interesting discussion, with both sides bringing up valid points well argued. It's definitely a hot topic and a fine line to walk. There is no right or wrong in my opinion, it really depends on...