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Not sure how this would affect the warranty, but you could always ream out the valve stem hole in the rim and install Schrader valve tubes, instead. When I worked in a bicycle shop in the 1980s we did this for customers who did not want presta valves.

There is the difference, the word "external" is in reference to the device, not the bicycle. That is how it has been referred to ever since the first cyclo computers came out.

Not according to the list of materials. An external pickup would be like what my old CatEye had where there was a reed switch triggered by a magnet. Two items needed for the trigger. This item has nothing except what you mount to the crank arm.

Try riding it with the power off and also with the battery removed. Compare that with a down hill run, too. If you have a way to see battery voltage, see if it increases when you hit 21mph or so.

Right, mine will go into a hibernate mode if left for a few days. Even a cold battery will put out some energy which can be used to heat it when the vehicle is turned on. In very cold climates should be plugged in the same way ICE vehicles block heaters are plugged in. Cold batteries don't...

The good ones heat or cool while not charging, too. I know my 2023 Kia Niro EV will heat the battery in the winter while on a trip so that it is at a good charging temperature when I arrive at a charge station as long as it has been entered into the navigation system. It will also heat the...

You are welcome! I'm glad the problem was found. I started working on bicycles in 1978 and then was a formal bicycle mechanic while in college in the mid to late 1980s. It paid for my cycling habit. 😁 During all those years I learned to listen to bicycles to figure out what was needing...

It sounds like the brake pad is very gently touching the brake disk. When you tip the bike and move it, the slight flex in things causes things to move relative to each other. Grabbing the brake lever changes the contact on the pads so the sound disappears.

I haven't actually had a chance to ride with the Kinekt stem on my wife's bike. It actually makes her bike too tall to fit under the canopy on my pickup so I'm thinking of either getting her the RedShift stem or the regular Kinekt like shown in poste #4 above. One thing I notice about the...

When I got a new pickup, I decided to get a canopy that was taller than the cab since it was always hard to get the bikes in without hitting the top. I used my 1987 Schwinn Cimarron as a guide and bought the ARE extra height top which has 3 inches more headroom than the cab height version. Then...

I got over 60,000 miles on the factory tires on my Kia Soul EV and the tires on my Kia Niro EV seem to be holding up just as well. Drive crazy and the tires wear out fast, regardless of what propulsion system is employed.

Oh, that is what you think! No wonder you don't get it. There are countless situations where a throttle on a mid-drive bike could use a throttle, but you have already made up your mind that they don't exist. Of course, because it actually is legal! It is really simple, read the definition of...

Really? Where did you get that data? Not that it makes any difference to the discussion. Wow, you really think that a throttle can't work on a mid drive! I'll make sure not to hire you for engineering or design then. Actually it does become a class 1 because it fits the definition of a class 1...

So how is wanting a throttle on a middrive bike with torque sensor not respecting our laws? No one here is trying to redefine the classes. The problem is you are so bent out of shape over something which absolutely does not concern you that you aren't making sense. It doesn't concern you, move...

I disagree, that is not an oxymoron statement. There is no conflict of terms any more than my Pedego Element or Avenue with 5 PAS levels and throttle. Basically, the throttle overrides any pedal assisting setting and would be very useful when the assist level is set relatively low and you...

I've received a similar type of call and when I asked the caller to provide some identifying information that I know only my financial institution would know, they got angry with me and tried to persuade me to answer their questions anyway. I said, "sorry, you obviously are not legit" and hung...

Yes, that was obvious in your post. I responded to that with the one liner and decided to add my experience about the stems.

This is precisely why I went with the Redshift, too. I went with the Redshift stem on my bike and the Kinekt on my wife's bike. I did a comparison post on them here: https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/kinekt-50-comfort-stem-vs-redshift-30-shockstop-suspension-stem.51221/ I would...

That is most likely because the charging circuit monitors the battery pack, including the temperature. The two black wires going between the cells on the right is very likely a thermocouple to measure temperature. Good systems monitor for both high and low temperature. The replacement cells need...