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    I yeeted my AXA cafe lock

    As long as you use it faithfully at rest stops, you'll never leave the key in the cafe lock, as you have to remove the key in order to set the lock.
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    Suspension Seat Post

    I put a Kinekt 2.1 on my T9 Medeo HMB last year, and it's the best bicycle upgrade I've ever installed. At 6' 3" and around 230lb, the hard spring was perfect for me with just a little preload on the adjuster. It balances nicely with the spring and damping rate on the Medeo's fork, and at...
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    Thudbuster vs Kinekt seat posts

    Riding style matters, as well. I'm 6' 3", and my weight varies between 215 and 235lb. Although I'm in my mid 60's and have a bad back, I am riding for exercise, and have a moderately active riding posture on the bike. I wouldn't want a throttle on my Gazelle Medeo, preferring to spin gently at...
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    Review of the Gazelle Medeo T10+ ultimate commuter ebike

    I think it makes sense when you compare it within the Gazelle line. I love my 2020 Medeo T9, and I personally think that a lower-priced bike is a more logical choice in a lot of urban environments. I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't have the balls to leave an Ultimate T10+ chained to a post all...
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    Lubing the Chain

    Fixed that for ya.... ;-)
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    Winter storage

    PS: The only part of your bike that actually needs a "spring tuneup" is your tire pressure. Everything else on the bike will be much happier if it's not put away crusted with road grime and worse. Gazelles are designed to withstand salt air and chilly, damp seaside conditions in the...
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    Winter storage

    All good advice! One more thing: Ideally, you want to keep the battery in a moderate state of charge before and during storage. Leaving it fully charged (or even worse, fully discharged) is bad. Most name-brand ebike batteries have a BMS (battery management system) that monitors and...
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    First charge distance travelled

    I'm "only" 65, and hoping to still be hard at it in another 10 years... What sort of average speeds are you doing? My wife is waiting for knee surgery (arthritis). I like to average about 25-29kph on the flat, while she prefers to cruise along at about 10 or 12kph. Needless to say, she would...
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    New Gazelle Medeo T9 (two!)

    Bad news! I mounted the bag under my seat, but didn't have a reason to use the chain until the other day. You can imagine my disappointment when I discovered that it wouldn't latch in my lock! I contacted Gazelle North America, and the lock on the Medeo HMB is the AXA Block XXL, not the...
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    First charge distance travelled

    Wow. That's excellent range! I have a 55CM Medeo T9 HMB with the smaller 400WH battery, and I've only been getting about 110 to 120km a charge, mostly riding in ECO. Still, that's better than the published range estimates, so I can't complain. However, I'm something of a big, impatient lump. I...
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    Medeo or Arroyo?

    Look for a decent used bike trailer, and you'll be miles ahead. The last thing you want, is to carry a 10 year old on the rack of an already somewhat top-heavy e-bike. Another thing you don't want, is to break the rack on a beautiful Gazelle, and then have the distributor refuse to cover a...
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    New Gazelle Medeo T9 (two!)

    Bike24 GMBH: https://www.bike24.com/p2275351.html?q=AXA%20RLC%20140 Cheap at 29 Euros plus shipping. Another 9 Euros would have upgraded it from the 140mm RLC chain to the stronger Plus version, but that doesn’t come in a combo pack with the under-seat bag. I think the regular RLC will be...
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    Walk assist on Gazelle NL not available?

    I have a Medeo T9 HMB, and I’ve been equally surprised by its ability to handle light trail riding. One thing that I didn’t like though, was the flinty ride. Not just over small trail imperfections, but also on rough pavement. I didn’t want to ruin my excellent range- riding mostly on Eco, I’ve...
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    Which suspension post for a comfort upright bike

    I’m heavy (237lb in riding gear), which limits my options. It was a tough choice between the Kinekt post, a fancy Ergon saddle, and the Shockstop. in the end, I went with the Kinect 2.0. Properly set up for my weight, there’s no bobbing, just the right amount of vibration and impact reduction...
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    New Gazelle Medeo T9 (two!)

    280km update: Still very impressed with the range I'm getting from my 55cm HMB. I'm looking at well over 100km to a charge. This is fairly fast (25 to 35kph) riding on a mixture of smooth, hilly paved cycle trails and broken pavement, mostly on Eco with bursts of Touring or Sport on big hills...
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    Walk assist on Gazelle NL not available?

    Correction: After watching a video on the Walk Assist feature, it turns out that I had it wrong: Hitting the Walk Assist button enables the function, and pops a "Walk +" alert on the display. The function is now enabled. Press and hold the + button, and after a brief delay, the bike moves...
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    Walk assist on Gazelle NL not available?

    My dealer is on vacation, and won't be back until Thursday. As a result I can't verify their stock situation, but they were taking delivery of a bunch of Gazelle's when I picked up my Medeo on Friday. The demo NL I rode, was the medium frame size. Ben is knowledgeable about the product, very...
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    Known Issues & Problems with Gazelle Products + Help, Solutions & Fixes

    Nice to see that the complaints file is so short!
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    Walk assist on Gazelle NL not available?

    I'm in Canada, and my understanding was that Canada and the US were served by a common distributor. I could be wrong, though. Anyway, I just purchased a red 2020 55cm Medeo T9 low-step. I test-rode a grey high-step Medeo back-to-back against a 2019 NL before deciding what to buy. We went on a...
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    Conversion kit - Mid drive Vs Front Hub Drive Vs Back Hub Drive

    I couldn't find any info for the Bionx p 250pd. It's important to establish which generation it is- the early p250's used nickel metal hydride batteries, so performance is very poor compared to the more recent versions. I believe the P250 DX is the Lithium version. Also, the first-gen Bionx...
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