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I'm with you Vincent. I stopped posting too because it's sort of a one mind thing going on. If someone mentions an opinion that differs too far from the group hive mind, there's a ridiculous amount of criticism. It's far too nanny and PC too. You can plainly see this from a popular post that is...

Please, no danger granny philosophy. Apparently people do not understand irony and sarcasm here? I'm a 68 year old guy, don't like yuppies and their god awful values (if they even have any), and we're discussing just having a bit of fun w/ a low budget eBike build. Deal w/ it. At my age, yeah...

Wow. A 43 lb steel frame Bianchi eBike. What's not to like? Well, maybe the brakes, and personally I would go w/ wider tyres just for the safety factor, but otherwise a flawless conversion.

That front fork design has been used for eons on motorcycles. If they're built correctly and maintained properly, they are a perfect addition to any bike. Engineering wise, they make more sense than a standard sprung fork because the forces are spread out in several directions vs just up and...

This is a very simple piece of equipment, and looks very well made. I see no reason why it would not be secure. I've used the old style types on my pedal bikes for many years and never once felt any sort of looseness. If it's tightened down correctly, no problemo. FWIW, I found that bringing the...

This morning, one of those Greg LeMond wanna be guys all decked out in spandex and seated on a carbon fiber racing type bike was behind me at a stop light. I was on my $600 250W eBike. I smoked him on the acceleration, but his higher gearing meant that he passed me pretty quickly after 20MPH was...

Obviously something has come loose inside the hub motor. Sorry to see that. Now's the perfect time to learn how to repair your bike though. Disconnect the battery, pull the rear wheel off the bike, and open up the hub motor. Take pics as you go along. This video will help. All the geared hub...

Warmer weather has arrived, so there's more bikes being sold and on the road. Not exactly rocket science.

In these times, this may be a deferred decision for you. I wouldn't recommend tourist attractions, if you can find any that are open anyway, for the obvious reason. Then there's the question of what do you do in a town w/ everything shut down? If it were me, along w/ waiting on this until, and...

I agree, those things should be mandatory. Thanks for posting this. The visibility of the lights needs to be amped up as well. Many of these lights are not bright enough. Local governments need to be brought up to speed on things too. Many of them have ridiculous and unsafe rules on their books...

If new battery technology isn't currently close to production, then all of this is just speculation, scientific or not. Have to agree that no matter what new battery technologies come about, don't look for any price savings. It doesn't work that way. At some point the world, meaning you and me...

The speed sensor is probably in the hub motor. You "may" be able to disconnect one of the wires on the controller and get around the speed limiter. Try disconnecting them one at a time and see what happens. If not, the ad does state that 25 is all it's gonna do, possibly due to your country's...

Very confusing thread, or is just me?

Why does this look better than 90% of the new bikes I see? :) Love the full suspension too.

This question reminds me of the TV cooking show that the Cajun chef Justin Wilson once hosted. He said, some people say you need to use a white wine w/ this, some say you need to use a red wine. Me, I use what's on sale. So I go w/ the Justin Wilson form of tyre shopping.....biggish cheap tyres...

This is the sort of thing that will drive you nuts if you let it. I know a lot of us have stressed way too much over this one. I always charge my battery all the way up, never let it get discharged too much, and its going on over 3 years now at what appears to be almost the same power it had...

Watch the original 1973 movie if you get a chance. Yul Brynner is amazingly scary.

No mask will stop the corona virus. It's particles are 0.1 to 0.2 microns. Even a N95 respirator mask will not stop it. The virus is not floating around in the air when we ride our bikes or walk. The only safety issue is if you or I are infected and cough or sneeze and we are under 6' apart from...

Never knew anyone that had an eBike stolen, so I would guess that any increase in thefts is a direct result of increased eBike sales and ownership. In general, eBike owners are much more careful about where they park their bikes and how they're secured. Statistics are interesting. I worked many...

Amazon has quite a few listed. Pretty pricey though. I had better luck on eBay by putting in "GPS route tracker" and using $30 to $50 for a filter in Buy It Now mode...