Dear Lennard and Nick,
This is me before the metric century this past Saturday. The ride went well and I really enjoyed the comfort of the ride and the use of the motor on the hills. My friends, who are cheap skates, saw the beauty of e-assist as I had to wait on them to finish on the uphills. They kind of were a bit frustrated by a big man blowing them away on the hills and not working very hard to do so. And I stayed in the ECO motor setting for almost the entire time I used it. I still had 40% battery life left at the end of the ride. And together the bike and I weigh about 330 lbs – a bunch of weight to push for 63 miles. My shoulder never felt any discomfort and my legs were not tired the next day. Best bike EVER! A Thank You shoutout to you and Lennard for such a great experience on a perfect bike for me.
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Take care and thanks.
The best part though is that my riding buddies are envious of how little effort I have to exert while they trudge up the hills. I tend to rub it in on them too. I can see why Lennard needed the e-bike to control his heart rate. It’s actually hard to get mine up much over 130. And when I get tired, I switch to assist mode and take the pressure off of my legs. I’m like 70 years old and can now do long rides at a good pace comfortably. It extends many of the limits I had riding before. Much more enjoyable and still getting good work.
This Zinn Custom Titanium ebike features the Bosch Gen 4 Performance Line Speed motor with Smart System. It has the 725Wh battery and the Knox 300 display. We outfitted the bike with Sram AXS 1×12 speed components, handbuilt wheels with Onyx Hubs and Velocity Chukker rims and 36 spokes. The handlebar is a suspension bar from Flexx, which we specified to help alleviate shoulder pain that he was having on other bikes in the past.
