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I now have about 800 miles on the RANS Fusion E-Bike. There was an issue at about 300 miles with knee pain with the new crank forward riding position. I switched to the Surly Long Haul Trucker for a couple of months. When the Surly LHT frame developed crack in the bottom bracket, I switched back to the RANS Fusion and found that there was no longer any knee pain.
So I carried on with the fusion
(I also ordered a JONES LWB HD/e to replace my Surly Long Haul trucker but more on that later.)
The RANS Fusion has been a great bike. Fun to hop on and ride. I love the feature where I can place both feet on the ground will sitting on the saddle. It is so easy to get on and off of the bike. The riding position reminds me of riding the Stingray Bicycle of my youth... with the longer wheel base of the Surly Long Haul Trucker.
The Bafang BBS02 motor is a perfect match for the bike. The gearing and motor is matched to not go fast, and economical. In the flat areas, the gearing is set to about 16mph at 60ish cadence. The motor hardly will engage at that level. But when hills are in the path, gearing down and adding a little motor assistance make the ride less stressful on the legs and the heart. On most outings, the pace of the RANS Fusion is similar to the non E-bikes (except on the hills). But that is just the way the motor is programmed for the gearing.
Keep riding!
