My bike came with a Bosch CX motor. It's 350 watts and restricted to 20mph. 20mph is ok but 30 would be nice. Hey, most of us here in the USA can't leave anything stock. Think I'm going to derestrict and try to avoid the ebike police. And yes it's true, I exceeded the speed limit in my...
You guys across the pond really need to get that restriction moved up to 20 miles per hour. I ride every Saturday morning here in California with a great group of guys and I'm the only one on an ebike. That have accepted me and we have all become good friends. We have lots of trails here which...
I carry a spare battery on about half my rides. E-biking is all about fun for myself and I no longer have to grind up hills. My backpack with a spare battery probably still weighs less than a school kid's pack full of books.
Most of my local rides are 18 to 24 miles. Mostly on sport the whole time but once in awhile some tour and turbo. Can't say I use Eco at all. For longer rides in the nearby Sierra mountains, I always carry a spare battery in my pack.
Love the freedom of flats. Especially on an ebike. Wasn't a believer until I tried them (with the proper shoes). Don't think I'll ever go back to being clipped in, just my personal preference.
Now that I'm on an e-bike and not counting grams anymore, I switched to coil suspension front and rear. Shock is a fox dhx2 coil and the fork is an ohlins rfx 36 coil. Finally have a mountain bike that has the quality plush feel of my dirt bike in the first inch or two of travel. Yes, it was...