Shimano E8016 630Wh Battery and Mount

Shimano's latest external mount battery is the E8016. A 630Wh battery that offers a substantial jump in range over its next largest battery the E8010 504Wh battery.

Bad news, the E8016 is a large battery that will not work on the older BM-E8010 battery mounts. A new battery mount, the BM-E8016 is required.

Good news, the new BM-E8016 battery mount will accommodate the older E8010 and E8014 battery. So at least you can use your old batteries but you will have to by the new BM-8016 battery mount.

      

The big new E8016 630Wh Battery

The older B8010 504Wh battery (shown with mount)

  

My Correspondence with Shimano

My Question - Can the down tube battery mount for the E8010 be used for the new E8016 battery

Shimano's Answer - Hi Mark. The New BT-E8016, does require a new battery mount BM-E8016, and will not work with the BM-8010 mounts. I hope this information helps. All the best.

My Question - One last question (for now). Will the new BM-E8016 mounts work with the older E8010 battery?

Shimano's Answer - Hi Mark. Yes the BT-E8010 and the BT-E8014 will work on the BM-E8016 mount. All the best.

Bike Lanes Becoming Pedestrian Lanes

Give me a break. In the age of COVID 19 if you gotta give another pedestrian a little space by moving into the bicycle...fine. And there are a lot more pedestrians out. Most pedestrians move back onto the sidewalk or out of the way when a cyclist comes along. But there are the newbie exercise walkers and runners that have discovered the great outdoors thanks to COVID who are clueless and just hold their ground in the bicycle lane, some with strollers, some staring at their phones and some just being whatever, forcing cyclists to move into traffic to get past them. 

I'm happy people are getting outdoors and exercising but use common sense. Especially on a downhill blind curve, what do you expect when I almost plow through you.

It's time that city planners start designing public spaces with pedestrian needs in mind. Token sidewalks just don't cut it anymore.

This pic is on a less traveled road going uphill and in so big deal. But pedestrians

 in the bike lane on busier roads are common.

Puppy and The Ballerina

Who doesn't like puppy pics. My daughter's puppy chill'n on my ICE Sprint FS E8000. 

My daughter is a dancer with the San Fransisco Ballet and while Covid has put everything on hold she came home with her puppy. Lucky me I get to help her raise her pup. Ummm...maybe that's why I'm more tired than usual.

The Puppy

Leili's mini-aussie pup Barley

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The Ballerina

Leili

The Puppy and The Ballerina