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Probably the only true thing in this post. :p Establishing themselves as a legit ebike manufacturer with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic dealer network was always a long term project. I think they invested massively in it and then decided that it was too difficult/unprofitable and bailed...

Shame, but not surprising given the fire sale they've been running the past few months. Lots of people picking up Moros on the local mtb groups given they've been going for under 2k. Their bikes were, by all reports, pretty nice. Their dealer network is widespread (since they just leverage...

You'll have to search for a Bosch de-restricting device of some sort. Will definitely void the warranty and depending on locality, may limit where you can legally ride. My ebikes all cut out a little below the full legal cutoff; my Shimano E8000 bike ramps power down pretty fast around 18.5mph...

Interesting... I know they switched the canadian Revolts to Shimano a few years ago. So maybe they are using Shimano more globally? I've not seen a US spec bike using anything but Yamaha (and now whatever brand hub motor system they are using for the new drop bar bikes). I don't think Shimano...

My wild-ass guess is they decided that they wanted their new drop bar ebikes to be in the ever popular low-power-light-weight genre. But their motor partners (mostly Yamaha with a dash of Shimano) didn't have anything in that market, so they switched to a lightweight hub motor system. Maybe...

I know Emilyrides got herself sorted on a sweet custom, but just as a followup for anyone else looking for a really small drop bar ebike, it looks like Liv is doing a version of Giants new hub motor lightweight drop bar bikes and the XS is pretty damn small...

Lovely bike, glad you got something you're happy with.

Illegal to have them in both ears in Virginia as well. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-1078/

One of the main arguments for Garmin is that they make really good sport tracking watches, so its a good ecosystem to be in if you want a cycling computer and sports watch that all sync to the same place. I had a Fenix 3 for many years and retired it when I was gifted an apple watch. The apple...

The local Yamaha dealer has been advertising a small Wabash RT for $2,800 with an extra battery. Which is a pretty amazing deal. If I was in the market I'd be sorely tempted.

Hah. I pretty much only run mine when riding rural gravel, where you can go miles without even seeing a car, much less people walking or riding. I fully agree when riding around other people. I ride a MUP out to access some of my routes and don't start up the music until I'm well off it.

I get a pretty good workout on mine. 2 hours on the non electric gravel and 2 hours on the e-gravel have pretty comparable average heart rates for me. I just go faster and travel a bit further on the ebike. Honestly I don't think the battery life difference is going to matter, nor do I think...

They take USB power and can be powered while riding. I have friends who do ultra long endurance rides (think 12-18 hours) and they generally have an external battery to plug in, though some of the Garmin units will record for about that long (my 530 is rated for ~20 hours of recording). Garmin...

When riding by myself I sometimes put my right earbud in and listen to tunes. That does leave my left ear open to hear whats going on. Would never ride with both in, even with transparency mode on. Also don't do that on routes I'm unfamiliar with. Also have a JBL Flip speaker that fits in a...

Dedicated unit is much better than tracking on a phone (though the latter does work). Battery life is superior while recording, accuracy is better, and phones are considerably less durable (and more expensive). Plus, I consider my phone to be a piece of safety gear and don't want to risk...

Oh man, an old Giant XTC with their NRS (no resonance system) linkage! Those were unique bikes. The NRS linkage was designed to run with minimal sag and give a hardtail feel under normal conditions with some suspension for the hard hits. Gotta be an early 2000s model. That suspension was...

Man. Thats actually pretty impressive.

Holy crap! Have you had to service or replace the motor or has it managed that distance without? Yeah, you got your moneys worth. :D

I would also love to know how many components were replaced over the entire ride, but I suspect as a sponsored rider Yamaha would probably prefer he not talk about failures. Not that parts breaking or wearing out would be at all unusual on a loaded bike over 20,000 miles! I'm mainly curious if...

Road.cc had an article on the conclusion of his trip as well, with a link to an article of theirs from before he started. It says he carried one spare battery and planned on ~100 miles per day. I'd still love to know the details of how he handled charging and such (did he charge every day...