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With all due respect: Expensive, heavy, Bosch Motor - that’s an entire set of brands and models that don’t meet your preferences, not really an R&M specific thing. But I appreciate the shortcomings. I don’t have to carry the bike much. My Bosch is a quiet hum, describing it as “noisy” would...

Research shows ebike riders present 38% lower risk to insurers than riders of standard bikes By Paul Norman September 24, 2020 at 11:06 am...

“The study also found that e-bike riders tended to be older as well, with an average age of 48.1 years versus the average cyclist age of 41.4 years”. https://electrek.co/2019/08/11/electric-bike-riders-more-exercise-than-cyclists/

About Me: After tens of thousands of happy miles on Motorcycles, I’m converting to E-Biking.

Loving these Hi-Viz T-Shirts from Carhartt, $22. Driver at stoplight said “you really stand out”! In Lime and Orange. No affiliation, just customer. https://www.carhartt.com/products/carhartt-ppe/Carhartt-Force-Color-Enhanced-Short-Sleeve-T-Shirt-100493

Ditto.

I will speak for the underdog Bosch phone hub, which I quite like. We are all riding with a phone anyway, why keep it in a pocket just to duplicate the functionality of a single phone app? Why carry another device around whenever the bike Is parked? It’s nice to see with a glance whose...

Hopper stopper seeks proper dropper! I had tagged the PNW Coast suspension-dropper for a closer look, it may be of interest to you as well.

Background: My 5’2” wife would have liked rear suspension, but since the smallest Homage frame size is 49cm we had to go with the 43cm Nevo. With the Nevo seat in It’s lowest position and the standard Thudbuster (soft elastomer) she can - just - reach the ground with her tiptoes but can’t plant...

I don‘t ride in shoes with laces. Anymore.

I suggest that turn signals don’t have enough visibility when mounted to the bike, check out Zackees LED gloves or a Lumos helmet. Maybe give up the throttle..but add a Gates belt drive to go with your Enviolo sealed hub drive, choose the Bosch dual battery option to fuel your Bosch Speed Line...

FYI the Trek / Bontrager gear uses MIK.