kboyd, 2 months ago

@kitoconnell I like mine, a folding fat-tire step-thru ebike. 500W rear motor. 5 pedal assist settings, plus a throttle. I need to improve the seat somehow, though, haven't solved that yet.

The throttle is hugely useful for hill starts, saves my knees a bit. 10-20km rides are no big deal, even with the not quite right seat. I maxed out at 10km on my old mountain bike.

At 78 pounds, it's a hefty unit. Too heavy to use bus bike racks.

crankyclown, 2 months ago

@kitoconnell mine is mostly just what I wanted. Light, gravel capable, pedal assist only. Urtopia Carbon 1 Pro.

kitoconnell, 2 months ago

@crankyclown gotta have those fat wheels for gravel and greenbelt trails around here

simon_brooke, 2 months ago

@kitoconnell I own a Cannondale Topstone, which is actually a reasonably nice bike to ride even when the motor is not working. Which is just as well, as the motor (a Mahle eBikeMotion X35) is currently reporting 'Error #36', and refusing to work. Generally I've been very satisfied with the bike, but this failure is unacceptable.

https://www.journeyman.cc/blog/posts-output/2023-07-20-the-bike-i-don't-love/

vees, 2 months ago

@kitoconnell Not me but my parents complain the lowest assist setting on theirs is faster than they would prefer to cruise

Andres4NY, 2 months ago

@vees @kitoconnell One of the reasons I like my bafang mid-drive is that it's easily programmable (with a $15 cable). You can set the voltage & speed limit for each assist level.

kitoconnell, 2 months ago

@vees good point thank you, I do want to be able to cruise slowly sometimes