Recent content by Barkfire

I do to, I thought I would just have some fun with naming it. The good thing is, I can turn it back to black really easily if I ever decide to.

I put these on both our bikes, just not enough room on the handlebar for what I want. My wife's bike will have a dog carrier on the front and this bar helps keep the items up and more accessible. Plus when we ride I always take our GMRS radios, there are times I may take off on a trail she...

The sad truth is we are all sitting targets, even when we are moving because most of the time the traffic is moving much faster. I don't wear colored vests or even bright-colored clothing, I do have lights and run with them day or night. I try to avoid busy streets and especially ones that don't...

Much better!

So I really did not like the graphics on my Specter ST, a black bike with orange did not do it for me. So I decided to change it up and have some fun. The graphics were ordered to have the letters in silver metallic with a shadow in black, well they got it backward. They are sending me the...

That may have an adverse effect, drunk or impaired drivers are often times attracted to lights, in fact like moths to a flame people may drift towards bright or flashing lights. This is called the moth effect. I still feel lights are the safest way to be seen but stay aware and watch your mirrors.

My Specter ST looks pretty robust and reinforced, I know the battery section is hollow but it looks like it will hold up. The bike has a payload capacity of 440 lbs. and has a five-year warranty on the frame.

Some really good points. I am 6'2" and 220 but I am not worried about the strength of the step-thru frame. To me, it looks very strong and I can't imagine it failing, but time will tell. I still ride my old high-bar MTB but I do find it a little more challenging now that I am 65. And then there...

I still ride my 30+year-old Marin MTB with a high bar and almost bought a non-step-thru ebike but after giving it much thought and a lot of research, I decided to go with the step-thru. I am so glad I did. I am 65 and could care less what people think about the step-thrus vs the high bars, I go...

They hurt so bad to step on bare footed, almost worse than it should.

There are many different varieties, these are the ones they got their name from the ones common around me look more like this

Damn Mike, I'm sorry you have had such a hard time with your flats. I don't think I have 25,000 miles on all my bikes put together but good on you! I do live in goat head country and have been riding MTB since the early 90s, I have done century rides as well as very rural mountain rides, the...

Although the goat heads are a real pain to deal with they leave a really small puncture and unless you have several at once it creates a slow leak. I only had one small puncture this time but I have had my tire full of goat heads before with multiple punctures. It can generally be taken care of...

I just loaded my tires with FlatOut and purchased a couple of replacement tubes. I feel I am set now and should not become stranded.

So of course I got my first flat tire, I was expecting one sooner than later because we have a lot of goat heads and I have been doing single track right through them. What is the best tire armor? I have never been a big fan of slime but I have used it on my lawnmowers with success. What do you...