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If it's truly down that far, and assuming you don't have it down too far at an unhealthy level for your knees, then by all means lop some off. Look at the end...there is a minimum safety insertion length marked there, something you won't have to worry about. Cut less...you can always cut more later.

@john peck ...you may want to tie the crosses...I used tiny zip ties this time around, tho I've tried thread/epoxy and copper/solder in the past.

Betting on the if-come has risks.

Mine will draw in the 700's easily.

Max saddle height is controllable by the cheap and easy expedient of getting a longer seatpost.

Rad City...couldn't be happier. That said, true commuters have their own specific issues, and @mrgold35 is the gold standard of commuting experience that I've seen.

eBikes generate forces in both directions that ordinary bikes do not. Rad tries to overcome this with rather heavy 12ga spokes, but it is the responsibility of the owner to keep the spokes tightened, again...much more than an ordinary bike.

Being on the Niagara Frontier, keep in mind that colder temperatures reduce battery output. My Rad City, which I'm turning into a road rider, will get an easy 45 miles in the summer, with me pedalling while using Pas 2/3 and for $2k, I went for an extra battery, making century rides a...

I shouldn't worry too much about the weight, as it's spread over four wheels. I'd opt for that power available when needed, if your riding distances demand it...you're certainly not going to be getting 40+ miles out of a 14.5Ah battery in your case, unless you pedal an awful lot.

Well, the rush to the absolute minimum circumference gives a big top gear, but maximum chain wear. Thankfully, chains are cheap, and replacing one every six months is easy. The top gear demand has convinced Rad to make an 11 tooth standard on the 2019 models. The maintenance responsibility...

Stopping at speed involves straight arms pushing the body rearward, crouching down, both of which minimize the chances of flipping over the bars, grabbing a handful of the rear brake and a half handful of the front, increasing pressure on the front...all of which happens in a second or so. In...

A chainring is just that, and fits onto the existing arms without having to pull them.

And, for sheer beauty, here's Italjet ebike... https://www.italjet.com/en/

Learning to drive a manual tranny without the clutch has made driving more fun, thanks to a tractor trailer driver I worked with for years...it's how large trucks are shifted, by and large...it's a blast adapting that to, say, a VW. Downshifting, especially. Speaking of transmissions, and also...

A bicycle differs from a car in that something out of whack effects a safe ride much more immediately, from spokes to brake levers to cables to gears... I'm not happy until the bike runs like a fine mechanical watch. I started learning to fix bikes because my auto fixing skills were so...

Loving driving and calling cars boring are not mutually exclusive...I remember driving my Mustang with bike attached to Rivere-du-Loup, where the sun set behind me and rose in front of me...for a three week bike trek in Quebec, PEI, NB, Newfoundland, and NS... I'm a driving fool, and love it...

Ergon GP-3 are a great grip....note that they come as two equal sides, or short right hand (Nexus-Rolhoff) grip, for those of us with throttles on the right side.

Enjoy...you will get bikeable days, something we in Buffalo can only dream about.

If l.e.d., most likely not.

Diy, with the assembly video. Use your LBS for accessories...you want them to be there when you need them. Get a set of t-handle metric hex wrenches from Harbor Freight...makes adjustments easy. Buy the blue Park spoke wrench from your LBS.