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Was thinking about adding my own onboard charging port to my Neo Cross by simply adding a panel-mount connector of the right type. Does anyone know anything about the type of connector the charger uses? There's the circular 3-pin connector that is then adapted with a dongle to fit the battery...

Has anyone had experience wiring up one of Busch & Müller's e-bike lights? I just purchased one new and there are zero instructions or wiring diagrams in the packaging (LUMOTEC IQ Cyo TE). I can probably figure it out with some trial and error, but if anyone has any knowledge to share I'd be...

Thanks everyone for all the details! I'm liking this 48v OEM option (admittedly without BH/Easy Motion's blessing). Part of the reason I like this bike is for the integrated design, so it wouldn't be worth the bolt-on approach of another battery for me personally. Is it really as simple as...

I guess it's not really putting me off dramatically, I just figure the extra power would be handy in my scenario: I'll be going shorter distances, so I'm not as worried about the reduced range, but I do live at the top of some very significant hill climbs.

How upgradeable is the hub motor? If I just found another 36v hub motor with a higher wattage rating (say 500), would it be more or less plug and play (at least from the electrical side of things)? Granted, it would drain the battery faster, but I'm guessing as long as the voltage matches, it...

So I've been shopping around for a decent bike (~$2,000 USD) to get me between my local transit hub and my house up the hill. I found the bikes with the battery integrated into the frame to be rather elegant (admittedly the class of bike may be a bit overkill for my use case) and was considering...