Hi Sally. I am so sorry I missed this lovely comment you posted almost a year ago. I was out of action for a while … but so happy to hear about your happiness with BionX. I really hope it has worked out well for you, and that you are enjoying cycling in this current wonderful weather :)

Sorry you have had such bad luck with your batteries and riding. Are you perhaps over 300 pounds? That might put that kind of strain on the battery …personally I am under 200 pounds, and my battery has lasted 7 years so far. I cycle up the steepest hill in Burnaby every day, and the battery stays snappy all the way home. I can easily get 30-40 km on it too … Not to mention that my wife’s car costs $500 every few months to service, $2,000 for a new clutch, thousands of dollars a year in insurance … Every time she gets hit with another huge repair cost, I have to bite my tongue not to say “I could have bought a whole bike for that!” I do want to stay married, after all :)

PS – I am using bionx on one of my bikes and it is junk – range is 10-15 km, hills drain it in a blink of an eye and after the honeymoon is over reality sets in – should have saved my hard-earned money.

Hi Jeremy. I’m all for any company making e-biking available! Maybe you could do a guest post one day, telling us what your company offers to corporate and other clients? I get a lot of hits on my e-bike posts … they are right up there in the top 10. So I know there is growing interest out there. As I often say, if I had money to invest, I’d invest in electric bikes, because with the rising cost of gas, I really think they are going to be HUGE in the future. THey make cycling as transport accessible for almost everyone.

If I may make a shameless plug. I’m part of a new Metro Vancouver-based company in the electric assist bicycle biz—Elite Electric Bikes. We cater specifically to corporate clients establishing e-bike fleets, Emergency Services, Police Bike Squads, etc.. But we also sell bikes to the public. We’ve developed a couple of great bikes with quality components at very reasonable prices. Check us out at http://www.eliteelectricbikes.com

I hope you don’t think I’m spamming your blog. I’ve been following it since you started and am a fan. I share your passion for cycling and want to see more people on bikes. Electric assist bikes are a great way to make cycling accessible to more people for more daily trips. Cheers.

There is some kind of star mount that came with my camera … only I have NO idea how it works. The manual offers minimal advice, unfortunately.

If what you’ve set up works, then great! The extra mounts are handy too… the star mount I used on the helmet let you easily adjust pan and roll angles, although tilt required jamming shims under it until the angle was right. It took a few test rides to get it right. I definitely underestimated how much of a downwards angle I look when I ride, so I had to compensate by aiming the camera at an extra upwards angle.

That looks great! If the included bits don’t work, I will try that for sure.

Thanks Alex, that’s helpful. I just figured out how to use one of the many included bits and pieces to attach my new POV 1.5 to my helmet. I am worried about the angle being right and staying right – planning to take it for a test run as soon as we have a sunny day (August perhaps?). I did not know you could buy dedicated mounts. Would you recommend doing that?