However, to be honest, all this talk about hub motor failures has taken a real toll on my enthusiasm for the Izip Banana, I really appreciate your energy around transparency and safety with electric bikes and specifically the IZIP Dash and Path+. When I look at how hub motors are constructed and how magnetically strong and physically fragile the neodymium magnets are, I can't imagine pedaling home 10 miles without the motor seizing on me. When you say, just pedal home, it just doesn't make sense to me. I've worked on bikes my whole life and I feel I can fix just about anything out on the road, except for a seized hub motor. So, when I'm riding I don't have the luxury of a cell phone to call someone to pick me up. I'm an old man with old ways and I still use a land line phone. So, you say, well just call someone to pick you up. My concern is getting stranded when I'm far away from home. I'm sure one could ride in the parking lot with loose magnets, but that won't get me home. However, to be honest, all this talk about hub motor failures has taken a real toll on my enthusiasm for the Izip Dash!!! Have you ridden a bike with loose magnets in hub motor for 10 miles or more?
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