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I purchased the variety pack of spacers from Amazon. Take a look at post #25 in this thread. You'll find the link there. The spacers' inside diameter (1-1/8") fit perfectly over the steerer tube, are painted a glossy black, and look fine, in my opinion. A picture of the final result can be...

Nice! Very creative solution. In a wet environment, this may just be all you ever need, assuming your bike is fender-equipped. And cheap too. That being said, in an environment containing a lot of dust and dirt (i.e. off road), I suspect a frequent cleaning/replacement of grease could be...

@CiscoComo does mention that the split compression ring sits about 1.5mm above the headtube (see his pictures earlier in the thread), meaning that the FSA cap will sit slightly proud from the frame itself, but I'm not exactly sure if that's the gap your referring to. My FSA cap rests on this...

Love this out-side-the-box thinking. This short-term solution is quick and costs nothing to implement. That said, at some point in the long-term, I'll probably investigate @AvalancheRun "reverse the cables" approach using the attached video. It seems feasible. I was just curious if any...

So Enviolo is a pretty established brand among ebike components these days. There are a lot of them out there and I can't be the only one wondering this. The twist shifter (with the little guy on his bike climbing an adjustable hill), as installed, seems counterintuitive to me. Is it possible...

Would love to hear your impressions -- good or bad. There is very, very little written about the Tenways brand here on EBR. As previously mentioned, I found it a tad underpowered for a person of my weight (250lbs), but on flatter terrain or for someone 100lbs lighter, it would be worth a...

I'm going to step outside the mainstream box and mention a bike that my wife and I both test rode earlier this year at a local bike shop -- the Tenways Ago T. Although my wife ended up buying a different bike that day, the description in your post reminded me of that test drive. It's hard to...

Hey @steelbone, welcome to EBR. I grew up in central Mass myself. My wife and I were in the market recently for belt-driven ebikes and our short list included: Gazelle Arroyo C5, Specialized Como 4.0, Evelo Omega, and Zen Photon. All four are low step-thru models with a relatively strong...

As an opinion-biased Zen Photon owner myself, I couldn't agree more with @Gionnirocket comment regarding one very fundamental difference between the Omega and Photon – automatic vs. manual shift. Although I have absolutely no experience (really wish I did) with Automatiq, when I was in your...

I installed a 90mm long rotatable stem, but they come in other lengths (110mm) as well. The longer the stem, the more adjustable range you'll have to increase handlebar height. Here's the Satori brand I chose...

Fair enough ... I can see your point. And you're right, a large portion of the population probably doesn't want to tinker. I guess I just assumed that even those people would want to: 1) Buy it. 2) Adjust the seat height and handlebar angle to their body type and incline/reach preference...

Thanks to the footwork done by @CiscoComo in this post, there is another happy Specialized ebike rider out there. For $150, and an hours worth of elbow grease, you too can have NORMAL, COMPLETELY ADJUSTABLE handlebars on a Como! My wife really liked the Como 4.0 IGH after her first test...

Ha, ha ... love it! As they say, "Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks!" The only reason I mentioned it was because, on my low-step, the occasional bump on the frame during a pass-thru with a rubber sneaker leaves a black scuff mark on the "matte-ish" white paint that isn't always the easiest...

Way to go, Ravi! As an owner of a 2023 Photon myself, it's so refreshing to see an ebike company reach beyond the basic, neutral shades of black, white, and gray. We all know return-on-investment can be a tricky call when choosing "marketable" colors. Thanks for taking some risk on us. I...

I'm actually the author of "Review Link 2" mentioned by Kri near the beginning of this thread, so you've probably already read my take on the Photon. What you may have missed however, comes later in that thread, starting at reply #22. A fellow EBR member shares their thoughts on noise levels...

As a current owner of a Zen Photon myself, when doing preliminary research, I remember reading somewhere that Dost uses cadence sensors. Zen Photon uses a torque sensor. I've never owned or ridden a cadence version, so I'll let others here on EBR help you decide which might be the better...

Thank you for this feedback regarding the motor noise factor. "Noise" is so subjective. I'm glad someone chimed in about the topic and hope others -- especially fellow Photon owners -- share their opinions as well. It would give readers of this thread a much better feel for where on the noise...

I did install the shorter, right-side Ergon hand grip (as well as the left) and have had no problems whatsoever with it affecting Enviolo's twist shifter operation. As long as you purchase the "Rohloff/Nexus" version of these grips, as Ravi and I have linked above, both right and left grips...

I just took delivery of a Zen Photon about 2 months ago and have absolutely no "range anxiety". Their SINGLE (not additional add-on) 20Ah battery is included in the base model and gets incredible range. I rode 70+ miles in assist levels 1-2 and still had 25% battery life left! The only...

I do. I researched the handle-bar-clamp style mirrors suggested in a few posts here on EBR, but for various reasons, ended up going with the kind that mount inside the handle bar tube ends instead. To do that, you'll need to pick up and install a set of these (or other brand equivalent) first...