plastic planetary gears rubbing together would be a lot quieter. It makes sense that just having magnets in there vs. Not all gearless ebikes are that smooth for some reason (like the older A2B Metro, it seemed loud to me). Hey Ralph, indeed the Dash is super smooth. He said they will be shipping the bikes out next month on the 17th so they should be in stores by mid February 2014! As for Currie, the president, Larry Pizzi, is on the forums sometimes and he just commented on a thread today for a guy who wanted to buy the E3 Dash and lived in Vegas. Great call on the Cross and Carbon, two of my favorite bikes and I perfer the look of the battery integration on those vs. The Motiv guys are actually on here quite a bit so you can reach out to them for clarification, maybe start a thread in their section. Hey Vern, you may already know this but Motiv will add a throttle to the Shadow if you want it and it only costs a bit extra (the bike is designed for it, they have just been testing different configurations according to the founders). thread moved and some links added for people who might not know what each ebike is! It is something to think about if you have the option. I doubt I will have any issues, but buying it online would be another story altogether. I ordered the Medium but the dealer was quick to tell me he could change the seats and the handle bars if need be. Getting on and off was not the best, but ok. I rode the Large and as short as I am it felt good. I came close on the eflow Neo, but liked this better and this was $900 less. I never even considered the Dash until I rode it. That is the best way to do it or just wait a bit longer. Ask them when the Currie rep will be in the area and arrange to meet him at the store. It is worth the wait to ride these bikes. My guess is the dealers that have ordered it will have them and the rest of the line by early March. To be frank, nothing they can tell you can prepare you for the smoothness of this bike. As far as I know no dealers have the new bikes yet and not many people have ridden them. But I found out today that the gearless ones apparently don't make noise or maybe not as much. I thought all ebikes make noise and you just have to find one you can deal with. It makes no noise while the geared hubs, depending on the actual bike and setup, can be very annoying. Aside from mot having a throttle, I am now hooked on the powerful GEARLESS DIRECT DRIVE HUB on the Dash. the only dealer within hundreds of miles said he had no inventory on this blog. I looked at what I could find out on the Motiv. He nailed it when he kept saying how smooth and quiet it is. I just looked at Court's video review of the bike. They will start shipping in less than a month. You can get a city kit for it, but I forgot to ask about it. I surprised myself with what I decided to buy but in the end it was a no brainer. These bikes are a quantum leap from everything else I have ridden. At speed you feel like you really are pedaling that fast on your own. I think the combination of the direct drive gearless hub and torque sensing pedal system is perfect. The Izip Peak is like the Bosch system and more of a mountain bike. The Dash will go 28+ in Pedal mode with no trouble and is very stable. The iZip Dash and Peak are a different breed of bike. I have ridden a lot of of Pedego and Currie bikes. It is a 500W direct drive gearless hub with 48v battery on the downtube. This bike is so so smooth and absolutely silent. Surprisingly, I could ride the L and was comfortable, but I ordered the M as it will no doubt be safer and easier to handle. I could get on and ride the Path but the rack is the issue making it a challenge just like the Pedego City Commuter, but it is a really nice bike. I had to wait a few weeks until he was in the area, but it was well worth the wait.īy the time I arrived, Monte, the rep, had a Path+, Eflow Nitro, E3 Dash and E3 Peak for me to ride. I contacted the president of Currie and between him and the dealer was able to meet with the Currie territory salesman at the store this morning. He stocks Izip bikes but the 2013 bikes didn't fit me. My local dealer here on Amelia Island, Florida who is a Currie dealer. I pulled the trigger on a bike this morning after a month of driving many hours to dealers in Northern Florida to figure out the skinny on bikes.
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