![]() The Mosh CTY is somehow even better with an upgraded battery and a smooth, maintenance-free Gates belt drive. My daily e-bike driver is still a Brose-driven 2017 Raleigh Redux IE, which is so smooth I often forget that I’m using an e-bike (never mind that I’m cruising 20mph up a hill). I’m a huge fan of internal belt-driven Brose motors because they are quiet, vibration-free, and the power curve is subtle yet torquey. You’ll likely stay at max assist, but there are four levels starting with no assist, which is actually nice when cruising through crowded areas like near the LA Coliseum on game day below: Power The only controls are an LED-lit power gauge up and down arrows and light switch on the left handlebar. There’s no display or gears to think about. Serial 1’s overwhelming goal here is simplicity. ![]() There’s no speedometer or odometer, so all my measurements are here estimates but I rode around 45 city miles for the week and had a solid one bar out of four left. For what it’s worth, I drove the whole week without needing to charge and had no issues, so that 35 mile low end seems very plausible. Serial 1 says that the e-bike will give you between 35 and 115 miles of range, which means just about anything. But at 48lbs, the aluminum frame keeps it light while maintaining the 280lb(128kg) rider weight limit. The CTY Mosh looks like a heavy throwback to the original Harley Serial 1 line with its huge wheels, battery/motor combo, and oversized everything. There’s also no throttle, meaning when the bike gets near 20mph your leg cadence is getting blurry. There are no gears on this bike or gear shifters, which make the bike look extremely clean. The Mosh is a Class 1 electric bike powered by a specially-tuned Brose motor and 529Wh battery that is connected to the rear wheel with Gates belt drive. Note: Harley/Serial 1 is having a $1000 off Black Friday sale on all of its ebikes Serial 1 Mosh CTY specs In late 2008, I sold the DJ-3 frame, fork, headset, seat post & clamp as a package.Serial 1 provided a Mosh CTY review bike to me so I could commute from my hotel in downtown Los Angeles a mile or so south to the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.īut I used it to attend the USC Football game a few miles to the south, dinners/events in various parts of the city, and just generally get around instead of Uber or renting a car. In mid 2008, I dismantled the DJ-3 and used many of the components in building the new bike. Quite by chance, I found a NOS 2004/2005 Terrible One Barcode frame for sale in 2007 and decided to build a new bike around that frame. Since most of the weight was concentrated in the frame (4160g/9.16lb) and fork (1400g/3.08lb), there was little that could be done apart from replacing these items. Just to be different, I made the top-tube pad in the photos, as nobody else on the street seemed to be using pads by that time! A few years later, I replaced the original wheels with a new set, comprising 48-hole Peregrine MaddMax rims and sealed bearing hubs (these wheels are shown in the photos).Īfter riding the bike for about seven years, I came to the conclusion that it was far too heavy. ![]() I managed to get Mosh to send me a new sticker kit for the frame, which I affixed over a background of light blue adhesive vinyl for extra custom effect. I replaced the original headset with a chromed FSA Pig. I replaced the one-piece crank and steel sprocket with a chromed Profile three-piece crank and a Kink Original sprocket. Aluminium components (rims, hubs, stem, seat clamp, brakes etc.) were re-anodised clear (i.e. The handlebar and seat post were polished and chromed. True to form, I decided to customise the bike as soon as I got it home! The frame and fork were sand-blasted and then powder-coated Lemon Yellow. When I bought my DJ-3, the frame and fork were clear-coated raw steel and the remaining components were black. Apart from the crank, there may have been some other component differences between the DJ-2 and DJ-3. At the time, Mosh offered three versions in the DJ series:ĭJ-1 - frame and fork set DJ-2 - complete bike with three-piece crank DJ-3 - complete bike with one-piece crankĪs far as I could tell at the time, all of the DJ frames and forks were identical.
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