Recent content by Biplaneguy

That isn't an ebike; that IS a motorcycle. Please keep it off public roads unless it's registered and insured. The legal crackdowns these fast pseudo "ebikes" are causing hurt all legit ebike riders.

My wife is 5'0" tall. The ONLY ebike she could find that she could fit on and safely ride was a Zugo, which does not have an adjustable saddle. It has a thumb throttle but she never uses it, though I'm trying to get her to understand how it can help. Throttles enhance safety, as they help you...

My question is what will happen to visitors from other states, where not only are ebikes not required to be registered or insured but there's no way to do so. Many RVers, including my wife and I, bring ebikes for local transportation after parking their camper at a campground. I would think NJ...

I also get the impression that most of the Rad line, with the exception of their new Radster models, seems kind of primitive compared with many of the newer offerings from other manufacturers. But that's just an impression from when I was shopping for a bike for myself; the Radster I bought is...

This is my great grandfather's monkey wrench. Not sure what he used it for, he had a livery and transport business (horse drawn). A little larger than a typical small airplane tool but just what I needed to loosen the oil breather elbow.

Mine is clearly the Model B. I also have several unknown brand monkey wrenches (what they call "automobile wrenches") of various sizes which I still use.

I can't say I've actually used this on a bike, but this little monkey wrench is (I believe) from the toolkit included with Pierce Arrow bicycles, made by Billings & Spencer, around 100 years old. They also made motorcycles and cars but my understanding is that the "B" marked short wrenches...

Another part of the problem may be that most of Rad's older models are, well, kinda crude. That was OK at one time but the industry has moved on. Their new Radster models are a big step up in sophistication (I love mine), but I guess it was too late.

Note that the article is defending legal class 3 (28mph) ebikes, not the faster electric motorcycles masquerading as e-bikes.

That video is fun but way overdramaticized. It only takes about 15 lbs of pull to get that glider airborne, which about 1.5HP at the speed it needs to go. Remember a plane powered by only one pedaler crossed the English channel!

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Search engine ranking. The more other websites that have a link to yours, the higher you sit in the search results. So they put links in the post, in their user profile, etc. That's one reason why many forums restrict new users from posting links, so the bot tries to post enough messages to...

Well, being polite is a sign of "a proper upbringing that instilled a superior class of behaviour." It has nothing to do with social class. Indeed these days one is as (or more) likely to see to see polite behavior from an uneducated backwoods hillbilly than from a successful and "educated"...

I'm in the "both" camp, but I modulate the front and rear pressures according to how the bike feels without really thinking about it. But I'd say that a front wheel skid goes bad faster and is harder to recover from, than a rear wheel skid. And I vividly remember friends going over the...

The thing that seems to be ignored is the synergistic effect. One or two pints of Guinness or one or two puffs on a joint may not cause significant impairment, but combine the two and you may be way too impaired to be safe, even if below the legal limit(s).