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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    I wouldn't be able to transport the bike unless I installed a hitch on my Gen II Leaf, and that's a lot of work. I'm going to avoid buying a bike with reliability issues, so the 700 would appear to be the one bike I'm still considering here. Let's try this another way: is there anyone here...
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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    Thanks for that. I'm reluctant to go with the Prodigy both because of the long wait (although that isn't a deal breaker) and, more importantly, because that motor seems to have real reliability issues at this time. The other mistake I want to avoid is getting a bike that may require me to...
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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    Sorry, but I don't want a bike that lacks what I want (Class 3) while possessing characteristics I don't need. It would be nice to have a full suspension bike as well, but my priorities are fast, comfortable, and quiet - or at least not offensively loud. The recording was made when the bike...
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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    Let's assume that I know about mid-drives, have been riding e-bikes since 2013, and that I'm looking for a new bike in the $2k range, with either a robust geared hub motor, a DD motor that can easily climb hills, or a smooth mid-drive. Let's also assume that I'll be dead long before I wear out...
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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    I did just replace the motor, with a brand new Das Kit wheel assembly. The new motor is already, after maybe 300 miles, starting to get louder. I'm in poor health, and rather than try to fix unfixable problems, I want to buy a bike that doesn't have them. Thus my questions about the 700 ST.
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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    Thanks. Here is a link to what my Metro's motor sounds like when it's fully warmed up on a Summer day: I stupidly waited until the warranty was ending, in the hope of getting the most loud, consistent noise. I then asked if Magnum would sell me a new wheel assembly at their cost, because...
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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    Ok, so what top speed is being shown on level ground? Thanks for replying.
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    Advertised/Displayed Speed vs Actual Speed, & Noise

    I have been riding a Magnum Metro ST for 3 years now. It has some good features, but between the original motor getting very loud after just 1,000 miles, and the actual top speed being more like 20.5MPH than the advertised 25, I'm more than ready to get a new bike that really is a Class 3. I'm...
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    Battery light dead on Moscow Plus

    Thanks for the quick reply. It's a 13AH battery,according to the seller. It's also supposed to be near new, bought from a LBS selling off stock. The listed price was $349 plus $20 shipping. I offered and paid $319.99 shipped. I fully charged it and took the bike for a ride this morning. It isn't...
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    Turning the Battery off

    Reading back above, I see two (or more) Dorado battery charge light behaviors: one kind in which the lights turn on and off with a long press of the button, staying on while the bike is On or charging, and one in which the lights ONLY come on with a button press (not while the bike is On or...
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    Battery light dead on Moscow Plus

    I have a related but different issue. I just bought an i6 battery on Ebay for my Metro. Unlike the indicator lights on my original pack, which light while the bike is charging and also when the power is on, the lights on the Ebay pack only come on when the button under them is pressed. They...
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