Just wanted to give a quick 999 mile update to my experience with my modified HF1000. Overall, I am satisfied with its performance. In Seattle winter weather it has performed well. I have only had to lay it down once in the snowy slush due to loss of traction on my street tires (Origin8 Supercell). 99% of my riding has been on asphalt. I was caught in a pea-sized hail downpour that lasted long enough to put down about 1". My tires gripped surprisingly well until the hail started to melt; which is when I fell. The Supercells do have good traction and are quiet, but their amount of self-steer (or whatever you want to call it) is pretty extreme. However, it is not so bad that I would consider tossing the tires. I have found that the 42-tooth chainring has worked well for me. I was able to bike without battery power for about 13 miles on the flat with no problem (68 and 40 lbs overweight). My battery has performed well. With 999 miles I think I have lost maybe 2 tenths of a volt on the top end. I haven't had to have any of my spokes adjusted. In order to get some exercise I generally ride in ECO & 9 on a 14 mile ride with about 622 ft of ascent. On the steepest parts I'll use assist levels 1-3 for a short time. This gives me an extrapolated range of approximately 40 miles with my 17.4 battery. Attached are some stats that may be of some interest.
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