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Please hold the comments about riding loaded ...:p

And boots on the ground were supposed be obsolete after Vietnam IIRC ...

And beautiful bikes ...

Best coffee in Europe.

I think I agree mostly...

I started this thread maybe 3 or 4 years ago. Looks like we are still on the right side of history. https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/tour-de-planet?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=hhp6b

The average folding ebike weighs about 80 to 90 pounds with 20 inch wheels, the one @PedalUma built for me has 26 inch wheels and weighs under 40 pounds. Another bike that doesn't exist because the target market is too small for the big names.

Like almost every politician in the west ...

Indeed a huuuge bubble...but one of those many attempts will actually mature... into something we the people don't want...

Yep. That is my reaction to most reviews as well.

The "sudden rise of Chinese tech" took them 30 or more years of hard work, government investment, and narrow focus... while the west slacked off on everything except finance. The Chinese people deserve more credit than they get, and their leaders, although probably better than ours (a low bar...

Needs a motor ... and a hoist maybe ...

Your one steep hill ( I've seen the pictures. ) is enough tp justify a small motor and battery like the conversions @PedalUma makes. I think Trek makes something like that, a proper lightweight road bike with an electric boost. Worth considering 🤔 maybe.

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An internet legend says that Rodney Dangerfield's tombstone says " There goes the neighborhood ". That's hard to top, but you can do it, Dave ... in 20 or more years, please.