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Dec 1, 2021Liked by Ryan Johnson

Good article, thanks for the shout out to EBR

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In any of that, did you say how far each bike will go on a charge? Or are you only concerned with the five to ten miles around your house?

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Is the tern gsd worth the extra $$ over a radwagon? I get the components are better but that’s a whole lot of $$$

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Great article!! It would be great to get the info on mileage range on a charge and time to charge for each of the bikes above.

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FWIW, my bike (iZip e3 dash) is mid-drive and has a throttle option (which I don't have but I recently thought about it), so the two aren't mutually exclusive.

I bought that bike when Performance was closing a bunch (all?) of their stores and were selling everything for 50% off. I was a skeptic before but figured I'd never get a better deal, and it's definitely been life-changing. I have a couple trailers (Burley Tailwagon and Travoy), although rack/panniers are usually enough for me.

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Thank you! For such information wich is very helpful for us and for you since any problems can finish in a lawsuit I hope that you can continue to teach and train everyone of us so we have a safety ride with an https://rokkelectricbike.com/e-bikes

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We love the ebike we bought from a local builder, BUT, I don't know if the guy is still around, or will last for another 2 years: what do long term ebike owners do about older battery replacement? Are there industry standards yet for interchangeable batteries and perhaps, new ebike buyers need to ask, "If I like this bike, how can I get parts/batteries for my bike, if I keep it for more than 2 years?"

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Good mention about insurance. We found out the hard way, Allstate doesn't cover ebike theft under any circumstance!! 😡 I ended up buying a Merkel policy. Cheap for the coverage and peace of mind, AND, major insurance companies UNLIKE ALLSTATE😡, who do offer ebike coverage, use Merkel anyway.

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Good article. I like the approach, but a long range bike category would have been more useful to me than most of the ones you chose.

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Good article. I like the approach, but a long range bike category would have been more useful to me than most of the ones you chose.

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sold my car live off my ebike in car crazy la

here is race between ebike and dump truck with trailer on wilshire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNsgLWAR8Rs&t=616s

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Hi Ryan,

Super insightful post, thank you for sharing.

I have a question - would you or a customer pay 50% more premium for a bike that charges 80% in 8 minutes vs others that take hours to charge?

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Awesome article Ryan! Totally changed my mind and opened my mind to the application of an E bike to a family. I had no idea It could handle a load like that package on the Turn or something like the the Urban Arrow existed.

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I've got my eye on Culdesac and am beginning my search for the E-bike that will allow me to sell my car. I'm 5'0, do you have any recommendations for us shorter folks? Thanks!!

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I just purchased my first ebike. Wing fatty 2. Do you have an experience with this company or bikes? I use it for my 4 mile commute to work. So far so good

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Best ebike for people who can’t ride an ebike: Bowhead Reach Adaptive Mountain bike. https://youtu.be/q7vut9asQ_4

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