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I replaced the pads with organic ones and they make about 80% less noise and stop fine.

After reading this and looking for single chainwheel cranksets, I decided to go a different way. I bought an Altus 48/38/28 crankset, an Altus front derailleur, some shifter cable, a frame stop, and a friction shifter. I adjusted the derailleur so only two of the three chainwheels are...

I am having the same problem. I bought this bike after reading many reviews, some of which complained about the sudden motor power. I was prepared for a rampaging beast. A gentle shove is all it ever is. A surprise at first perhaps. On our second ride my wife almost ran me over in the...

I read this entire thread. I have also read other discussions on other forums when I was researching e-bikes. I'm not sure why you assume that my opinion is an uninformed one. I guess maybe it's semantics. I still don't understand how a bike you have been riding for months can surprise you...

Well, I am used to wearing a full face helmet that weighs a lot more all day. I hardly notice I have this half helmet on.

I just started riding an e-bike. I have other bikes and motorcycles. Bicycle helmets always seemed pretty insubstantial. It seemed to me that a DOT approved motorcycle half helmet ought to be at least as protective, probably more. I am wearing an AFX FX-72 motorcycle helmet. The drop down...

Lots of other bikes out there. Unless money is no object, every product has compromises.

Pace 500 rider. New to e bikes, old hand at regular bikes and motorcycles.

New E bike rider. I think this is just a small matter of learning to ride the bike. Even with a very light rider the bike has 1/4 the horsepower to weight ratio of an original 40 horsepower VW Beetle. This is not rocket acceleration and the bike does have brakes. In fact, lightly dragging...