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I saw someone on my local paths with a red flag on a post off the back of their e-bike, and we got talking at one of the little bench stops about it and he said it really helps traffic see him. I've seen it before and am thinking on adding it to mine. I'm definitely adding two to my cargo...

Something I've noticed on my Aventure is that when I'm on ... less well prepared paths, if I go over anything even remotely resembling a branch -- even little twigs -- they get hoovered up by the front tire and whipped into my legs, the drive train, etc. It's like they are lifted up and...

Tell me, are all the ones with these fancy mechanisms so terrifying to ride? I just tried it for a 4 mile ride, was going to be 20 but I turned around because for me it's utterly and completely unsafe. It felt like it was going to throw me off the bike within the first 50 yards, and I went down...

Despite having added lock washers, thread lock, and a host of other "fixes" the rear rack on my e-bike let go yesterday. Had to do the wonderful "ride home with it held in place with bungee cords" routine. Whilst the blackburn rack fit the bike's width perfectly, like all of these racks the way...

When I got my Aventure one of the first things I noticed was the highest gear was weaksauce, and the lowest felt way WAY too low for me. The proverbial feet going like crazy to give my ass a ride. So I put the largest cheap chainring I could find that fit around the chainstays, a great big old...

Got a bit of a surprise on my last ride where the motor was cutting in and out willy nilly. Turns out the sensor on the zoom brakes my Aventure came with had it's wire worn clear through the housing! Thankfully disconnecting the cable was simple since they put push-together connectors at the...

I never made a proper intro thread. I'm Jason, web developer / accessibility consultant by trade, pain in the arse by nature. I have a lot of physical issues with a locked / fixed ankle, diabetes, non-24 sleep-wake disorder, and a seizure disorder with agonizing migraines due to an overactive...

As -- like most everyone else it seems -- I keep bottoming out the front fork on my Aventure, I'm saving up to replace the front fork. I know the dimensions I need and so forth, but I'm wondering about who to buy from. I mean I'm looking at Amazon junk... and not so junk in the $200 to $400...

I wanted to switch to some lighter weight whitewalls on my Aventure. Easy enough a task when I have a rack I can mount the bike upside-down on in my garage. But after I was done I found the front brake barely engaged, and the rear just up and did nothing. EXACTLY how the bike behaved when I got...

As it is on my Aventure with the 4" tires Flatout applied per instructions -- half a container per tire (which seemed excessive)-- the liquid remained too viscous to spread evenly so if I accelerated quickly it all stays on one side causing balance issues in 50f/colder weather. The claims of it...

It looks like Aventon frequently deletes all reviews that are below a two star rating. Yup, real reputable there. Apparently they have the time to micromanage reviews, spam the tar out of owners, and hold little dipshit marketing videos... but not to answer the phone or perform customer support.

Originally this was going to be a very different post... outlining the past six months, issues with members of the community, and so forth. But I'm setting that aside for now to just talk about where I'm finally at. Having a working e-bike that I like and enjoy riding. Instead I'm just going...

I've seen more and more bikes listing "forged" cranks as if 1) they're actually forged, and 2) as if it's something to be proud of. Is it just me, or do these in fact have jack to do with "forging" and instead are just ultra-heavy sand-cast pig iron? I'm asking because two friends had these on...

Just got it out of the box and put together, and the rear brake does nothing. The handle doesn't even feel like it's attached to anything the way it flops around, and compressing it all the way barely moves the caliper. The front has similar woes in that even fully engaged I'm only getting about...

One of the things I want in my e-bike is fat tires for all-weather riding (ice/snow/mud)... but I'm concerned about the ones with hydraulic brakes and some of the temperatures I see here, where in Feb -9F is a "normal night" and double digit negatives aren't uncommon. Worse, my garage where the...

I'm new to e-bikes, and about 30 years out of date on bicycle tech... but reasonably well versed in electronics and mechanics. I got a Nakto because I knew jack about them, and... well... bad experience. First one died at the 20 mile mark the day AFTER it arrived. As in flat out refused to turn...