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OP here... I'm still getting these (now grossly off topic) notifications. Not that I have any business, because I'm really not an expert, but perhaps I can be that cautionary tale. I figured a battery was a battery and that LiPo were safe and that those stories of fire management were just...

Does anyone other than Grin make a single sided hub motor though?

That's funny timing. I was literally writing an email to Grin when you posted. Seriously lol... I hit send then saw the notification for this post. There's another ebike forum where I was getting quite a bit of help and advice, and someone there tipped me toward Grin. It seems ideal, but now...

Yes, that's the style I'm looking at. Here's a video I found featuring the trails where I live. Not all the trails are this specific to bikes. A lot have wider paths, but it gives an Idea of the terrain. I did send an email to the shop in Vancouver. Hopefully they have some recommendations...

@Timpo I had a busy day but spent the last hour or so going through the fantastic information at ebikes.ca. I'm shocked in all my searching I never found this place! But I am still confused. Or maybe "concerned" is a better word. Primarily it is this page on "Why Hub Motors" where it says...

I mean... 3 hour drive, but in the scheme of things :)

Will do! And they are practically in my back yard. Lots of reading to do in the AM :)

Wow, now that looks interesting! I hadn't come across that, thank you

worth a shot

I would simply order from Utah, but they don't seem to ship to Canada. I can get the trike and I can get the motor kit... but I have no idea if I can successfully marry the two. Considering Utah sells the same trike and (optionally) with the same drivetrain... it must be possible. But I have...

I have to admit, I'm having a hard time following your post, but thank you nonetheless. I'm not looking to weld or cut or jimmy or rig anything. I was hoping to bolt motor X onto frame Y and have an electic-assist recumbent trike. You're not making that feel feasible. But then what are places...

Hmm, perhaps I'm in the wrong place? @indianajo - thanks for your input. I wasn't thinking 2 wheels in the back. I didn't even realize that was a thing, because yeah it sounds unstable. I'm looking at things like the Full Fat, Fat Tad, etc on places like Utah Trikes, which appear to be...

Hello. I've been curious about e-bikes for years, but never got past the "just looking" stage. I see from my own profile here that I was posting a bit 6 years ago. Lol, oh how times change. What hasn't changed is that I still really have no experience with bikes, electric or otherwise. What...

The use of something that requires either gas or insurance is something I would immediately dismiss even if it were offered to me for free. Insurance is an ongoing cost, and I have a particular hate-on for our state-run monopoly insurance scam so I do my best to not participate. I hear what...

Some perspective then.... I'm not a cyclist. I haven't actually ridden a pedal bike in probably 15 years, and not much before then. Even as a kid I preferred to roller skate :) So I'm not so much looking for the biking experience. I thought of getting a bike a few times over the last couple...

Hi. I just had a personal demo of a bike by a semi-local company. They are so new, so small... the guy was willing (no, eager) to personally drive a couple bikes 4 hours to show them off to me. We just talked for another 4 hours! He really seems to know his stuff. Anyway, I realize as I'm...

You have your opinions, and I have mine. Yours are just stupid. I mean the bit accusing me of being an "insider". That's just a fool's comment. Focus on your matter at hand, not at lashing out on whoever posts. "Why" would I post? Because I got a notification to a forum I subscribed to a...

Guys... class action for what? Refund for what? Remember people.... it is a crowd funding campaign to support a start-up. You aren't "purchasing" anything. You're supporting them in hopes they can deliver on a "perk" or "reward" for supporting them. That is the inherent risk in...

Wow, I'm full of posts right now! Sorry for the rapid fire. I just got a pricing response from China regarding this bike. First... a one-off 500W shipped to Canada would be $1050. That's actually better than I expected. If I were to buy a 40' container full (170 units), the shipped price to...

Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for not taking my post the wrong way... I just re-read it and I'm not sure I worded it very well. I'm still on the fence on this bike. I've been thinking about an ebike for while. I don't bike at all now. I just want a cheap mode of transportation that...