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    Question about the 80%/20% rule for battery maintenance in winter

    Stuff that hurts Lithium ion batteries: -Sitting at high state of charge. -Full depletions. -Full charges. -High charge rates / fast-charging. -High discharge rates / full throttle, PAS 3-5. -Charges when warm. (Ex: after a ride) -Temperature cycling. (Indoor / Outdoor / Indoor / Outdoor)...
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    new owner and question about our bike display of battery power left

    2019 Rad Rover here - with a < 150lb rider, hilly environment, I went about 30km (18.6miles) without losing a single bar, mostly PAS 1 and 2. Those bars do just reflect "Over 80%, over 60%, over 40%, over 20%, over 0%", etc. I use the throttle occasionally to get started on hills and stuff, or...
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    Anyone know how long this website has been out there ?

    Yeah, at least it's so over the top that it reeks of being a one sided rant. Reminds me of that old FirefoxMyths.com site that espoused the wonders of IE5 and IE6, and how horrible Firefox was. Fanboys like that mean you're doing something right.
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    What are your speculations for 2020 Rad Power Bikes?

    Works for Apple, right? New phone design every 3 years, but got to sell the ones in the middle as also being new phones. I would think turn signals would be the most logical thing to add. Flick a switch and an LED on the back blinks a left facing arrow or a right facing arrow. A slightly higher...
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    Cyber sale just got better

    I am guessing that although they make some money off the bikes, the accessories are what they actually want to sell - recurring use items. Over the lifetime of rad-ownership, they probably expect to make more profit off those. And all the word-of-mouth helps them sell slightly profitable...
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    RadRunner- Front light alternatives

    My Rover has one that matches that link. I'm up in Canada and the light output is quite good. Can see far enough ahead not to run into anything even at acceptable speeds. It's already getting dark up here by 4PM, so it gets a fair bit of use.
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