The difference between geared hubs and mid drive is not just hill climbing, although that's a HUGE factor. It's also about riding experience. Hub drives are great for DIY types. They're also found mostly on cheaper bikes, where the company also cuts corners on other components too, hence the problem reports here for many of those bikes. But you really don't like mid drives, do you? Why? Have you ever had one?
Vancouver, WA, or Island, CA? The island is pretty dang hilly
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the whole if you break a chain fear is so way overblown. A new invention called a quick link for 5.00 will fix that. the drag is way overblown too. you have a very heavy rear wheel that will take far more work to get up to speed because of its mass. If a bosch bike beaks you can get service most places. good luck taking that odd brand hud drive in. or fixing ir yourself if you can find the parts fast. nope my bosch has given me 12,000 miles of daily riding no problem. you can ride any bike back and a bike that weighs less and with better gearing will be easier.
I am curious as to whether you have learned anything useful regarding 2022 Giant ebikes? I am finding them hard to research. Momentum is no longer on their website (No longer in production?). Anyone have any insight regarding the Entour or Daily Tour or what they cost, availability in the US, etc?
I’m not sure what Giant is doing for MY2022 - wondering if they will release models that compete with the new Bosch systems. I still find Momentum and Liv listed as brands on their US website. Perhaps you have a different region selected? I haven’t heard about any halt in production on them. There have been reports of production slowdowns across Giant though so finding a specific configuration of the model you want may be difficult.
Appreciate the suggestion but those bikes are unfortunately far above my price range. That is why I am considering the Medeo T9 HMB. I'm hoping to ride one of those in the near future to see if it works for me. I might be tempted into the Medeo T10 HMB as it has the Performance Line motor, better gearing, and front tube mounted battery instead of a rack battery.
A good choice, I’d suggest getting the Medeo T9 HMB with the Active Line Plus motor. Gazelle introduced a Medeo T9 City model this fall with a weaker Active Line motor, but they continue to sell both models in the US
Got it. I first thought about the City but moved on to the other as it was not much more for the Active Line Plus motor and other improvements. Will still ride the Cityzen T10 HMB Speed as well. They have a bridge nearby the LBS that has a good climb so will be able to test them out well. Hopefully both tomorrow as it is my last day of work before retiring and I hope to make it a short day!
Good luck!
Have you ridden the La Free yet? I'm curious what you think of it, and what changes Momentum had made since 2019
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Not yet. We are wrapping up our final stuff including family holiday festivities in SoCal before moving up. The LBS there is within three miles of the house and carries Giant and Momentum. I hope to try the LaFree and Vida and perhaps Roam there. I’ll post as soon as I’m done with those rides too. I’m in no hurry and might want to see what comes up in 2022 as well. Appreciate the congrats.Have you ridden the La Free yet? I'm curious what you think of it, and what changes Momentum had made since 2019
Congrats on your retirement!
Yakima makes a rack with a ramp. It is called On Ramp. MSRP is $999 but can be purchased at Amazon for $650 and a few other sites like Backcountry, etc. I have this rack for my Allant+ 8s and it works just fine. Loading an 80 pound bike by just lifting it on to the rack is out of the question for me as I am 78 years old with a bad back, etc.....Rack is built like a tank and is very heavy (43 pounds) to load onto the back of my Jeep.
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Thank you so much for the suggestion. When I get through the holidays, I’ll get serious about the bike search and check out the racks. Just curious; we are midway tonight between houses. Couldn’t leave for our 8 1/2 hr trek til 1, so in a motel for the night. If I had the bike/rack on my car, would I have to take the bike off and bring it to the room? (Probably a dumb question, and I’m pretty sure I know the answer…)Yakima makes a rack with a ramp. It is called On Ramp. MSRP is $999 but can be purchased at Amazon for $650 and a few other sites like Backcountry, etc. I have this rack for my Allant+ 8s and it works just fine. Loading an 80 pound bike by just lifting it on to the rack is out of the question for me as I am 78 years old with a bad back, etc.....Rack is built like a tank and is very heavy (43 pounds) to load onto the back of my Jeep.
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