[Hoot Gibson]

If there ever was a thread, about a thread getting derailed, lol.

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Yes it has!!  From NBC drowning actors to a gossipy discussion!!

Usually when I'm part of derailing a thread I'm talking about fishing alot, surprised I've not swung the conversation that way yet! At least until now, kinda 

This isn’t the most glamorous thing to talk about but, left over fish parts buried in the garden, make really good fertilizer. Lol

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https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Brushless-Commuter-Removable-Commuting/dp/B0F8HY24SN/ref=sr_1_3?crid=V5J0OW5EPMAS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cscam3Y_Yp-vtTx5OqSJi2CwtX0_cNCzSbIY3U7Lbl7zlsqrfJDmqfMaG6QE9ZbfwkO5l2vF9wVidz7yXEHCvm3BTfRvEkRcMvQ7hwgnzECPup_u9NFi-hpL-uVuANq_CVKa4rzk5MceGBhBYmBNuQDnaSsz2fnfnBZ8qDLvv-lkphfrb90et_vsyBfchy9gdESOM8D6aDe4R3kbbd1jenfPbT2F3F108Uxq8P4NCgk.e_kXSNEZDaR320JkuJ-HDq7ssdxssIcj4Asr0VI1vOU&dib_tag=se&keywords=ebike%2Byoloway&qid=1754267620&sprefix=ebike%2Byolo%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-3&th=1

That's awesome Jet, man that thing looks pretty sweet. Seemed to be a pretty good deal price wise, from the looks of it.  Plus it has a 1000 motor on it, should have plenty of power.

E-bike motors are usually rated in nominal watts, with peak watts and torque the other important measures of power. If you buy a bike, it's important to compare all three numbers, although manufacturers frequently exaggerate the power of their motors, capacity of their batteries, and maximum range of their bikes. The torque number is a guide for how well a bike will climb hills, but there is no industry standard for measuring torque. 

Most low to moderately priced e-bikes are made in Chinese factories, so I suspect that many parts are interchangeable between brands. Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy produce higher end and more expensive e-bikes. I choose my bike because Lectric company has warehouses, engineering teams,  and service support in the U.S., and I couldn't justify spending more money on a bike made in Europe. Chinese manufactured e-bikes offer much better bang for the buck.

I'm leaning toward buying an e-trike for my wife from Lectric, although a company named Meet One makes trikes that get great reviews. Meet One has a trike that has dual batteries, dual motors, and all wheel drive that looks amazing, but it weighs 180 lbs., it's expensive, and I'm not sure that I could get it in and out of our apartment. I doubt that I could convince my wife to go along with spending so much money on her trike. But if I had serious mobility issues, the Meet One AWD trike is what I would want. It will climb hills so steep that I would be afraid to climb them.