We even did a 150 mile weekend ride for MS together.
Oh my aching ass. I've ordered my butt to get it's act together because we're going out to breakfast tomorrow. 9 miles each way. But 150 in a weekend? I can't even imagine. lol
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We even did a 150 mile weekend ride for MS together.
FookemI been going out every night sense I received the bike (4 weeks) and every night I get a least one or more the Spandexer's giving me dirty looks, doesn't mean a thing to me, still having a great time.
I never will understand that. They are into performance bikes. Driving down the road in my(just sold and carless) ford raptor I would pass someone in a rusted out chevy pickup, didn't make me think twice.... So we choose a ebike for whatever reason, shouldn't make any difference to what they like.
or it could be envy!
Lets face it. We bought a cheap e-bike. I'm OK with that decision. I'll decide later if I want to upgrade this one, or spend more for a new one. For now I'll just have funI totally get the slime application in the area where there are those goat thorns, but otherwise, it seems like overkill to me. In the past I have purchased pre-filled slime tubes and had nothing but problems with them every time I wanted to top the tire off with air. On one set that were Presta valves, the valves kept leaking as the slime got in there and would not allow them to fully seal. So I stay away from it now, I got myself 2 mongoose tubes on amazon for when the flat tire day comes, I think I'm good.
Also, I followed the park tool video on adjusting mechanical disc brakes, and WOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE. I am not kidding any of you, take the 15 minutes this takes and get your calipers adjusted properly!
It's very simple:
The difference in squeak when using the brakes at any time, as well as the sheer difference in the pull and stopping power of the rear brake compared to when I got the bike was NIGHT and DAY.
- back off the two caliper mounting bolts where the slotted holes are,
- access the brake pad adjuster on the INSIDE side of the caliper and tighten all the way down then back off 1/4 inch.
- Depress brake lever then tighten the caliper mounting bolts so they are just snug, but not fully tight
- Turn the brake pad adjuster back another 1/4 turn
- Check to ensure the brake caliper fully engages at about a half lever press, and spin the wheel to ensure no rubs
- Fully tighten caliper mounting bolts.
Actually feels almost like my hydraulic calipers on my other bike now, so much more smooth and so much more BITE!
I couldn't recommend this more to everyone, it is one of the top 4 biggest differences I've done to this bike outside of the wider handlebars, suntour seat post/new seat and raising speed limiter.
Lets face it. We bought a cheap e-bike. I'm OK with that decision. I'll decide later if I want to upgrade this one, or spend more for a new one. For now I'll just have fun
My bike came with a warped, or bent, rear brake rotor. It had to be bent back into shape to have it run true.Let's face it, we bought a cheap e-bike, that with a few adjustments, goes from Pretty Darned Good, to Great! I did only a few things to this bike that cost money and you still can't buy another bike that has all of the features mine does (even with the few upgrades and adjustments) for anywhere near the cost. Be happy with OK, but now mine is GREAT.
I would disagree to some point I don't think it's cheap I think it's inexpensive. If you look at some of the more expensive bikes they have the same components. Just my two cents worthLets face it. We bought a cheap e-bike. I'm OK with that decision. I'll decide later if I want to upgrade this one, or spend more for a new one. For now I'll just have fun
My bike came with a warped, or bent, rear brake rotor. It had to be bent back into shape to have it run true.
The calipers were a little off correct angle, and did not have a way to adjust. So I had to bend things a little.
That worked for me. But may not for others. I agree, Great bike for the money!
I agree about the price, but it's the same components as the more expensive bikes. The difference in the more expensive bike is they adjust everything where the brakes are quite, etc. before delivery. To have a quite bike it took a few minutes on Youtube and 2 minutes at the bike to have one as quite at the more expensive bike. It was a win-win, I am having great fun on a nice quite bike, plus the brakes are much safer.Lets face it. We bought a cheap e-bike. I'm OK with that decision. I'll decide later if I want to upgrade this one, or spend more for a new one. For now I'll just have fun
Has it been scanned by FedEx in Arcadia yet, or just a shipping label with dates on it? If it has not been scanned by FedEx, it is sitting in a processing facility that prints labels, but has not yet been given to FedEx.Got an email this morning for two separate shipments I'm order #56xx. Label says it shipped from CA and I'm in CA. Label also says the delivery date should be Today Oct 10th. I'm assuming that the email was just way behind and they have been in transit for a while.
I agree about the price, but it's the same components as the more expensive bikes. The difference in the more expensive bike is they adjust everything where the brakes are quite, etc. before delivery. To have a quite bike it took a few minutes on Youtube and 2 minutes at the bike to have one as quite at the more expensive bike. It was a win-win, I am having great fun on a nice quite bike, plus the brakes are much safer.