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Old 11-09-2017, 01:37 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
The Better Bike looks 'better' for ingress/egress.

How much travel in the suspension? Everything I've ever seen like that was sprung too stiff with a thin, hollow shell.

Will you add three wheel skirts?
When I test rode the PEBL, I had to be very careful, so I didn't figure out the best way to get in and out, and the seat was set up for the owner.

I don't know how much suspension travel it has - I am also getting the 3" tires that are shown on most of these production units, and I had noticed the tighter clearance with them vs the stock 2 1/4" (?) tires. The general structure on the PEBL is pretty robust, vs the ELF, which a friend owns. The PEBL has suspension on all three wheels, which is not typical. The ELF, for example only has front suspension.

I will consider spoke covers to smooth air flow. I need to use it for a bit to get a feel for how much this might help.
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