I’ve had more time to ride the LMT’D - still enjoying it. As I’ve posted, the bike has a learning curve - at my weight/cruising speed, it assists nicely on PAS level 3. Ride it at a higher PAS than your cruising speed and it will feel jumpy - as seen in my video. It's fun to bump PAS to 9 and hammer on the pedals - going 28-29mph is not hard. Man are shocks important at that speed - more on that.
It’s a really fun bike to hop onto and get places fast - without a lot of forethought - getup and go. I use it to get around the area I live, which is a coastal harbor town. It gets jam packed and congested with traffic In the summer. I’m pretty surprised how much easier and faster an ebike gets me around. All the time I’ve wasted (and pollution I've created) getting In my car, start it up, backing out of the garage, onto the road, wait at the lights (multiple cycles), find a parking place, etc, etc.
Jumping on the bike - I can actually get into town faster with less aggravation and enjoy being outside in the sun/sea air. I regularly pass cars and see them later somewhere I’ve stopped to get coffee, etc - well after I’ve arrived.
Some have asked about the accessories I have on the bike. I try to keep things pretty minimal:
1)
A Topeak Tetra Rack M2 - I didn’t like the standard aftermarket racks where you have support stays and metal straps that you need to bend... it just ends up looking not integrated - a bolted on afterthought. This was one thing I wish Ride1Up included - their custom racks look
great on their bikes - they should, they were made for them. Without a custom Ride1Up rack, the Topeak Tetra Rack was actually a pretty sweet option. I like that it can be easily added or removed - 4 Velcro straps. I also like the rail system that Topeak bags slide and lock into. I got one of
Topeak’s EX Trunk bags and I keep a lock, a Covid mask and two
rechargeable head and tail lights in it. I toss the bag on the rack if I’m going to stop/go into a store, etc. I like that there is no vertical support that interferes with access to the brakes or Cassette. I also like that the Ride1Up-supplied reflector fit perfectly on the rack - which included the mount. A few drawbacks on this rack for some - 1) 25lb limit (No child seat). I won’t come close to that limit. 2) Pannier bags - probably not a good idea on this rack without the vertical support to keep the bags out of the spokes.
2) I picked up a
Suntour NCX Seatpost (27.2mm x 400mm) and a
Seat-post shim to adapt it to the Ride1Up's 30.8mm tube to a 27.2mm post. I liked that the NCX came with a neoprene cover for the shock mechanism because it keeps it inconspicuous. I mentioned in my earlier post - it's worth learning how to setup the front shocks. From the factory, Ride1Up ship the fork (for my weight) too firm. To get some pre-sag, I needed to dump air. I also adjusted the rebound to about 2:00 on the dial (11:00 being lockout). Setting up the Suntour seat post, I followed the supplied instructions. Voila - the bike soaks up bumps really well. The seat post works incredibly well - along with the front air shocks. At 28 mph, imperfections in the road - especially where roadwork has been completed and re-covered... the bike needs to provide that isolation. It's a good pairing - I recommend the Suntour NCX seat post.
3)
A Cycle Satiator charger and
2.5mm DC adapter. Treat your battery well and it will last longer. There are enough commercials for this product in these forums.
4)
A bell. Ding ding!
Fun bike. Speedometer started working after the display rebooted itself. Still keeping an eye on that - but no other issues at this point. I'll follow up with additional thoughts over time. Zoom zoom.
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