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    Process to register a 1,000W motor ebike in CA?

    @scrambler can you point me to those reports? I have not been able to google them. Thanks a bunch! [EDIT] I found one: CA Moped Plate – Sur Ron Group @bubbala I believe this section of the code does not apply, since #39000 defines: “Bicycle”, for the purposes of this division, means any device...
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    Process to register a 1,000W motor ebike in CA?

    Is the process to register an ebike >750W a difficult one in CA? I am considering a HyperScorpion (1,000W hub motor) for commuting in high hills in the back of the Bay Area. I have no intention to fudge so I would need to get this ebike registered. Is there any concern to be had? Outside of an...
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    Turn Your Bike Into an Electric Bike

    @Thomas Jaszewski, do you have good US sources for conversion kits?
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    Turn Your Bike Into an Electric Bike

    @Browneye , where did you purchase your Yamaha mid-drive?
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    Hello :-) I'm checking for info re: mid-drive motors...

    Oops. Judy, my last reply to you published only a day after it was written. It is further up in the thread.
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    Vacationing with two teenagers and four ebikes

    @ebikemom are you planning a write-up on this year's trip? Last year's made us want to do the same :-)
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    How do you define the ideal electric touring bicycle?

    @Cephalotus I was very impressed by your write-up, and your ride. Your spreadsheet data was quite interesting! I am an experienced bikepacker, although not an ebikepacker. I like many of your choices based on my bikepacking background, in particular your minimalist/light choices. FYI, for...
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    Hello :-) I'm checking for info re: mid-drive motors...

    * Ariel: I talked to them Friday. I got a hold of someone right away, I think one of the owners---that's a good thing since last year people were complaining of not being able to get a hold of someone there for support issues. He told me that the only aftermarket problem they ever had with the...
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    Hello :-) I'm checking for info re: mid-drive motors...

    Judy, we love Vancouver Island. Until very recently, we lived in the country in the northern midwest, and our life was very outdoorsy. We had a long road trip to BC 2 summers ago with the kids, and my boys LOVED the place, both the outdoors and the city. * Bosch is a closed system: Bosch sells...
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    Hello :-) I'm checking for info re: mid-drive motors...

    Hi Judy! So sorry to read about your rear-enders:( I was a free climber myself until a bad climbing accident. Now, with only one good knee left, I only have swimming and biking left to me :-) What I know: I am not familiar with the eProdigy motor, which appears to be a proprietary system...
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