Recent content by 6zfshdb

When you're the one who has to stop, you need to ride one of these:

Won't be biking in the plains and northeast for awhile:

Despite the claim, that thin aluminum case is NOT fireproof. A burning lithium battery will melt it fairly quickly. At best, it might delay the fire spread.

It's because they're so handy to have around. Add a few balloons and you can even use them for transportation after the e-bike craze goes bust. :)t

Just received this email from the dealer that sold me my bikes: New E-Bike Legislation My Company <[email protected]> 4:39 PM (3 hours ago) NJ's new e-bike law Greetings...

Could be the death knell of the e-bike movement if this type of legislation spreads to other states. The sad part is, the kids, who these laws are designed to protect, will just continue to ride them illegally.

Do these requirements apply to e-bikes on off road trails?

My Pedego has brake cutout levers but I was concerned about an electrical failure. A couple of years ago, as an experiment, I disconnected the brake switches and took a ride. I held the throttle wide open and the disc brakes easily stopped the bike and stalled the 500W hub motor from a speed of...

IMO, the difficulty in switching from class 2 to class 1 would depend on your age & physical condition as well as the characteristics of the class 1 PAS system. On many class 1 bikes, there is a delay when starting to pedal before the motor assist kicks in. I'm told it's a safety feature to...

I can't be sure, but it looks like a similar part on one of my bikes. It could be a protector / spacer that snaps on the shifter cable end and fits into a notch on the derailleur. It isn't really necessary on my bike anyway. The bike functions fine without it. It just protects the cable where it...

Six of us went on a 14 day Alaska land / sea cruise last may. Travel agent advised it was safe since the flu season was over. All six of us came home with confirmed cases of Covid. Five, including myself, had been vaccinated and just had mild symptoms. the sixth member of our party wasn't...

Much bigger bummer than mine! :eek:

I happened to drive past the trailhead parking area of a local trail a few days ago and noticed it had been plowed. I was encouraged since the temp was in the mid 30's with a light wind so I went home and got the bike. I unload and was installing my gear when I noticed that only a hundred feet...

A clever idea, but it won't hold the bike firmly enough for many work operations. Why not just use the jaws of the bike stand to grip one of the bike tubes as it was designed to do? The ones I have use soft plastic jaws that don't mar paint. If you're worried about cosmetic damage, do what I do...

Much less snow and warmer temps around here now than 20 years ago. Climate change offers some hope for us northern riders, but it isn't likely I'll benefit in my lifetime.