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On the 500 Wh batteries on the Shimano. It's really not an issue. We climb 1200 meters and 48 to 50 kilos with battery to spare on both the Giant with Yamaha motor and The Merida with Shimano motor. On the Merida you have a very light battery so you can take a spare with giving you a total of...

Based on my own experience with eMTB's the following that may help in selectin the right bike. I am very happy with my Giant Trance-e for my type of riding and considering the value proposition, but given the change in what has become available here locally now, I would have opted for the...

Yes, I got confused and had to go back and look at the reasons for this. Essentially the reasons for the change in geometry that leads to the difference in sizing lies in the greater difference between fork and shock length on the 140 than on the 160 as well as a longer stem on the 140 than on...

Yamaha and Shimano motors are virtually indestructible. Shimano motors have been tuned and unrestricted to 60, 70 km/hour by enthusiasts and they keep running. It's not the motor on my bike that you have to worry about. You must see my crankarms and the parts of the motor that got hit by rocks...

I think you should go and ride the bike and make your own decision. Certainly I would also not like the clattering noise if it was bad but a lot of manufacturers went for the motor and there must be a good reason. That said I would certainly consider the Merida. If so the bikes I rode it's in my...

I've got them on my Giant. They stop pretty well. I changed from resin pads to steel on the front to help with fade on long descents. 200 mil cooled disks (icetech or similar) will improve them even more. Saint and Zee pads fit but need some grinding away on the fins from what I've heard...

Actually he is arguing for you the oppressed who doesn't yet know it yet, but are actually making a big scene about how you support the low limited while you're riding an unrestricted bike ?. I'm not fussed, my bike supports me to 32 km/h and I'm legally allowed to unrestrict it if I want to...

They make the game one size larger for the e140. And they also have a larger stem. Check their website but it's correct that otherwise it's the same frame with shorter future and shocks which can be internally adjusted to 160 on the rear and with a new air spring in the front which is what my...

?? No it's got to be an EUexit as the FR part is the problem. Personally I think France is going to be alone in this one. You can't implement stuff like this without consultation with the bigger European Union. To be honest governance is a nightmare in situations like this. Difficult to...

Funny if it wasn't so stupid.

Reality is that I've always said these hyper cars and bikes make no sense at all as there is only a short stretch of autobahn where you can give them free reign and the truth is that this is probably as you say very true short-lived. Public spaces are not the place to force yourself on others...

So your wife is the reason you now only ride at 25 km/h ??. We fortunately don't have the level of crime that you experienced here in paradise. Well if you do happen to land here some day you're welcome. eMTb's have been a bit slow to come into SA with initially only Spec and a couple of...

For Shimano there is software (don't know the name, that my brother uses on his Meridas that you can use to set everything completely configurable. His bikes were imported to SA from Europe, so he bought the US spec software and can now change between the different restrictions. For the older...

Most of the unrestriction solutions like Blueped, Greenped etc. has that functionality. On the Giant you can decide which button on the controller you want to use. Must people use either the walk assist button or the light button for that purpose. The problem is if you have it installed whether...

See my notes embedded in your post. Next time you come to South Africa look me up and come for a ride. While I understand your view points and have respect for it, I disagree with it based on the premise of the limitation not on the restriction. I believe people should in any case be more...

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While I agree to some extent I am then even more grateful that I can ride my bike anywhere I want with assistance to 32km/h legally. When I ride in places where there is a chance that I can hit someone or something I have the common sense to back off. My government trust me and I'm thankful.

At last somebody that's not a sheep following the herd. ?

No confusion here. My Giant pedals just as nicely without much resistance over the assistance cutoff limit and in fact I often ride with people on no bikes where I switch my bike off completely and stay with them apart from up some hills. The only difference is that mine is at 32 and the Euro...

Agreed.