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Apart from price, don't you think there is another psychological reason for the lack of use of e-bikes?

In Barcelona, 99.9% of the population lives in apartments. Only people living on the outskirts own houses. In London, despite houses being famous in all movies based in London, I would say most people live in apartments. Only if you move really outside Central London, you start to find the...

Glad you are OK, with no serious injury. Do not fear. Just learn from the experience.

This bike and the Montague have very odd folds. You need to take out the front wheel. Instead, the e-bikes, with the fold in the middle of the frame, have apparently a much more natural fold. So, funnily, adding complexity (e-bike) solves a problem that the simple, original product could not solve.

For example, cwah is "desperate" looking for a foldable with full suspension. He has experience with big motors in urban usage. I guess that means something.

I cannot talk for the "market", I talk for myself: I see the appeal of a folding bike. Usually, the problem is not that people need the size of a folded Brompton, but just put the fu**ing bike inside an elevator. 26'' and 28'' bikes have hard times to do that. Also, in an apartment, it is...

My question is: why not? I mean, I like a bike which is a MTB. I like the possibility that it folds. I like that it hides the battery. I like it is an e-bike. What is the advantage of a MTB that it does NOT fold, and it does NOT hide the battery? The only problem is if the combination does...

Did you have the opportunity to test one? Or at least, have you had a thought about "real world" experience of this kind of bikes? In particular, I am interested to know if the "metal battery box" fits 18650 cells, or another kind of Li-ion cells. The reason is if 18650 cells fit, probably that...

Is there any review on the Goes E-bike Cross Country? http://www.scooterlife.es/goes-e-bike-cross-country/ I had seen before this frame (Montague type, with the batteries inside the frame). Even there is a shop in Barcelona selling e-bikes using that frame, but let me put it softly, I do not...

So, 9-speed DNP freewheels do not fit a freewheel motor?

Sorry for the naive question, but why would it be commercially suicidal to do that? Naively, I see in forums many people would like to have their battery inside the frame, alongside the controller, all protected from "outside". So, somebody offering a battery to fit a given frame would provide...

No, it is not guaranteed. Most motors are for freewheels. There are motors prepared for cassette, but this is usually advertised. What I do not know is if one could use a DNP 9 speed freewheel with a non-cassette motor, and use a standard 9 speed derrailleur, without further changes. If this...

That bike is awesome. It only needs the battery and the controller inside a proper box, located at the bottom of the main triangle.

I am thinking about doing the same. Apart from what the experts may tell you, what I have found out so far is there are two levels of complexity: 1. Soldering: in this case, you can solder "bricks" in series to build your own battery (plus a BMS, plus a fuse, plus a switch, at least). You can...

Can the batteries inside the triangle frame of some KTM e-bikes be changed easily? Several chinese batteries are just plug and play: take out the old one, put the new one (check voltage, capacity and connectors are the right ones). I am not sure a DIY that could change a chinese battery in a...