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6zfshdb reacted to RabH's post in the thread Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes! with
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I thought I would post more pictures from my epic ride yesterday that didn't make it into the Our Rides thread... -
6zfshdb reacted to speedub.nate's post in the thread Future of Drivetrains, No Gears, No Chain. with Like.
I believe that definition can be challenged, even with a strict interpretation. For instance I can ride a kick bike (like a kid's...
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6zfshdb reacted to Stefan Mikes's post in the thread Future of Drivetrains, No Gears, No Chain. with Like.
There have been many inventions that pave the floor of bike Hell :) I said: "start with an almost empty battery and ride the thing for...
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6zfshdb reacted to PedalUma's post in the thread Future of Drivetrains, No Gears, No Chain. with Like.
Nice review. Through and balanced. It is cool tech but a biggie for me is proprietary dependence and complexity. You can't take it to a...
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6zfshdb reacted to speedub.nate's post in the thread Future of Drivetrains, No Gears, No Chain. with Like.
In principle, this bike is a bad idea. I spoke to the Gates engineer assigned to this project, and "Also." demoed the bike at Sea Otter...
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My nuts always shrink and never flop in the cold though...
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@PedalUma : "When I was about nine, my dad told me to never rely on a soldered joint for mechanical strength." A soldered joint can be...
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Heating the wire weakens the copper annealing on both sides of the joint. Soldering creates a stress riser where the solder ends and the...
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But who here is making a Western Union splice... and then to the NASA STANDARD? The NASA tests included soldering, and were performed to...
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6zfshdb replied to the thread Wire Organizing- What Do You Use?.For fine wire, using heat shrink on each solder joint helps reduce the stress. The biggest risk is a "cold" solder joint that looks...
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The test splices never failed at the splice (instead breaking outside of the splice area), leaving NASA to conclude that "the solder...
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6zfshdb reacted to LBP's post in the thread Anyone Tried Tannus Armor in a Schwalbe Marathon + Tire? with Like.
Thanks for the tips. Interestingly, I received an email response from Tannus Amour America advising me that they do not make a Tannus...
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Hey! I resemble that remark! That said I do have a bit more to manage. Coming out of the frame is a main harness that handles the...
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6zfshdb reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
Some photos from today's Coast Highway ride south to Del Mar. First objective: Hot dogs at Moonlight Beach. The cute 70-something...
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