Zooming on a Bike
I started searching for a bike early this summer while I was on furlough due to COVID-19. The big box stores didn't have bikes. The bike shops only had the crazy expensive bikes or the niche bikes. I put myself on a waitlist with my local bike shop for a Marlin 6. I would still check out the various bike websites to see if anything came back in stock. Ebikes came to my attention while I was waiting. I almost pulled the trigger with the VanMoof S3 but I kept hearing about negative experiences online. The S3 seemed to suffer from quality control issues, bad customer service, and the fact that it would be months before I could get one shipped. While checking out ebikes on the Trek website I found one model that had stock. I went to my local shop and had them put in an order--the Allant+ 7. It's a class 1 ebike so it is a pedal assist motor up to 20 mph. I thought about getting a class 3 which goes up to 28 but those are more expensive, they are illegal for trail use in Michigan an