Recent content by JayVee

If you don't have the COC, the vehicle goes to the DMV for analysis in many EU countries, and absolutely nothing says that it will be declared as roadworthy. I know two cases of Frey owners that had troubles to legally register their vehicles in Germany. One finally managed, but at a steep...

My cold weather e-bike limits? Well... if the fridge is empty and I'm hungry, I guess -20C or whatever a hungry man can physically endure. I'd never order Uber Eats because there's a distinct possibility that they'd deliver on an e-bike and then I'd feel like a wimp. Gotta find ways to...

Actually, many components on the Frey can at least be changed for equal components. The M620 drive can be bought online, unlike most Bosch, Brose, Yamaha, Shimano drives. And the price is still reasonable. It's too bad Frey doesn't make a lighter commuter bike... I'd be a candidate. I would...

An EU Certificate of Conformity.

He wants a legal 45km/h bike with a COC, I think... Most Bafang 25+ km/h bikes are street illegal in the EU. I searched and could only come up with a handful of legal 45kn/h EU bikes with a Bafang drive... And those probably wouldn't be available in Finland...

Specialized, Trek, Haibike, R&M, Giant... All Make 45km/h bikes. In general, look for the S prefix or postfix. A Haibike S 8.0 is a 45km/h bike. Ditto for the Trek Allant 8S. R&M seems to call them HS.

If you have 6 bolts that you can hold in your hand, it is not centerlock. Centerlock has zero bolts. Instead, there is a large center ring that you fasten with the park tool. In post #19, I see a bolt. Hence it is not centerlock. Not sure why you would need the tool. Unless you intend on...

Maybe this is even clearer: park tool + centerlock

Center lock looks like this: As you can see, no bolts are apparent. Hopefully, this helps.

Your GF is right to be suspicious. I think you deliberately forgot your keys at 11PM so that you could speak to the nice lady who remotely unlocked all the lockers. By the time she opened all those doors, you probably knew everything about each other... Who forgets their keys in a box that...

Dirty hands, a dirty bike... Lots of stress to keep stuff running. After the honeymoon is over, it isn't all fun and games. Why didn't I buy a car instead? 😭

I like that Diamant is keeping the price down, under 4000 euros. That involves a compromise, but from my perspective you get the essential: a gen. 4 class 3 Bosch drive and 625Wh battery. I was interested in the Turbo Vado (as mentioned in one of your threads), but the 2021 price has gone up by...

I'm kind of partial to the sister company's Zouma Deluxe+ S The price is nicer than anything Trek has to offer in class 3. There are a couple of compromises (10s, Intuvia), but it can be had for around 650 euros less than the Allant 8S... And you get a real rack and shocks.

You can buy the PW SE in the EU but you'll have to change the display. It's bolt compatible but not compatible with your display...

I wouldn't worry about it. Put your laptop in its laptop bag and then put it in the pannier. It will be just fine.