[Backpacker Joe]

If you're not going to use a tender to keep the battery voltage up and also desulfate the plates Id remove the negative terminal for the extended period of time you're not using the vehicle.

[Cyclopath]

I just put a speed sensor on my rear hub. Anybody in here use one? Does your computer (Garmin, Wahoo, etc) recompute the wheel circumference every ride? Different air pressure is going to change that.

[Cyclopath]

[Riverside Laker]

I got a speed sensor so I could use my dumb trainer. It supposedly adjusts based on gps. I think that happens n the head unit. Now I have a smart trainer and use Zwift when raining, but that’s another story.

[treeswarper]

I have pedals, brakes, gears and the basic e-bike readout. That's all I need. Oh, and my mirror.

[call-151]

I have a speed sensor, when setting up the bike I had to measure the wheel and put the parameter in somewhere. I haven't measured it against GPS speed but it seems pretty close. For total ride distance I depend on GPS rather than the odometer on the bike.

[Riverside Laker]

I've had speed sensors twice and gone without most of the time. The only problem without is in heavy trees (or maybe in the concrete canyons of a big city). Then the satellites don't reach the head unit and it gets corn-fused.

[Cyclopath]

I actually trust GPS more than a speed sensor. If the head unit misses a packet or the battery starts dying, it reads zero. I stopped using a wheel revolution sensor a decade ago because of that. Plus speed/distance isn't very important. GPS is plenty good enough for me. But I'd like to do some aerodynamic testing, and GPS isn't precise enough for that.

[Cyclopath]

My car battery is dead again. Drove it a few days ago. It's getting to be an older car (2013 Subaru Legacy), time to replace the battery. Anything I need to know about buying a new one? I know a bit about bikes, but very little about cars. In bike related news, I just ordered a radar unit. I'm going to use mine with a wrist watch.

[Randito]

[Opus]

[treeswarper]

I've had great luck with batteries. I had one last 12 years so replaced it with another Delco battery. I think I got 10 years with a Subaru and 7 on another. I don't think I ever had to have any battery jumped. Maybe that's the secret? The other replacement was Interstate brand and the car wore out before it did. I also have an Interstate deep cell in my little trailer. It's an easy brand to find and supposedly good.

[Backpacker Joe]

If you use a battery Minder Battery Minder you can make your batteries last more than a decade. Minders keep the battery charged and while doing so it desulphates the plates keeping them clean and able to hold a charge. Everytime I park my cars I hook up the minder. I cant remember the last time I had to buy a vehicle battery.

[Tom]

Lots of hype for that bike. I don't get it. Rear hub motor. Single speed. Rim brakes. To get belt drive and proper brakes it's another $300. FLX seems to have a challenge servicing their existing customer base, not sure how they plan to service all these new customers and will be disastrous if a part fails. My guess is a lot of customers will burn out their motor on hills and FLX will be out of business. Luna fixed at $1750 is a much better bike with a 3 speed IGH and mid drive torque sensing motor that won't burn out on hills.

[Cyclopath]

The first thing you think when you see the FLX is "that's a hipster bike" not "that's an eBike." I bet there see a lot of people who've been riding for years and are interested in adding an eBike to the stable. That's clearly the target market for this bike. There are people who like riding a single speed. Everyone else sees that as a huge negative. The 28 inch wheels and caliper brakes would be deal breakers for me. Internal cable routing is nice, though, that bike has clean lines. Why don't you get a carbon frame at that price?