Recent content by BurroBabe

I realize this will make me seem pretty stupid to most of you but I don't want to take any chances. I noticed when I was going out for my first real ride that the left brake cable was flopping around and not secured to another cable by an obvious clip. It was also arching over my headlight then...

I checked out your link to the Big Agnes but it was OOS. However, they did have the Big Agnes Divide insulated pad in a short. A bit heavier but an R value of 4.5. Sounds comfy. Have you tried that brand? I'm thinking it could work for me too.

In my neverending search for companies who have excellent ethical standards when it comes to environmental responsibility in sourcing materials as well as making excellent products that they stand behind, I must say I really love Arkel. Their bags are so well thought out, beautifully...

Not to be pedantic; just sharing some Old Crone life experience (I'm 72). If you are not too ashamed to fly in those old clothes, they have enough life in them for someone less well off than you. I personally rescue clothing my son (and others) are tossing. Much of what I wear every day on the...

Hello, my first visit to this forum I was looking for threads on bags suitable for Vado handlebars with the screen being right there in the middle. Bags that mount with a clip around the bars at the riser won't work. Could you post a picture of the bag mount from the rider's view to show how it...

I know you are not the only one who has suggested it, but I find it really depressing that some cyclists, while they enjoy the beauty of the outdoors, can be so unaware of the effects of wastefulness on the environment. Textiles fill more than 30% of our landfills and growing cotton uses massive...

I have been looking for a roomy rear pannier (or pair) for my Turbo Vado. It will be mostly for shopping, groceries, and also trips to visit friends locally. I don't want to overload on the bike, as I do have a tyke trailer for very big shopping trips and I need for it to be cheap. Although I...

No need to be embarrassed! Long answer coming soon, I'm so overstressed and underslept from outdoor work and it's another story. I have it, I finally have the cranks swapped, now, if I can find where I left the pedals after using the vise in the woodshop to get them off, I'll be able to ride...

Wow, thanks for that video! As a kid, I only saw Cash as an old man with the lowest voice I ever heard. Those are some pretty pumps ;). If you saw a guy today wearing shoes like that , people would ask for their pronouns. 😁 BTW, thanks for the explanation of the phrase,"dancing on a pony keg" too.

She is a burro from the Havasu herd in the Nevada/California range. Also I'm light enough to ride her, she acts like I'm a puma on her neck when I get on. She's a much better pack animal and, where I live, she's more likely to get stolen than the bike! 😏 As for the smug vertically superior...

It's good that you cover your skin from the sun, as do I, but not drinking while you ride is courting danger. At 95 F I'm drinking at least a litre of water an hour. Not sweating in the heat can lead to hyperthermia, ,my man.

Well, the bike is finally ready for me, the LBS having swapped out the components to Deore so I could have shifters that my hands can work. Now, I'm looking for a ride to the shop so I can pick it up! It's going to be in the +90 degree range this week, too hot for me to ride, and I am way behind...

Yes, it has been a great disappointment to see that even the better bike manufacturers who traditionally provided bikes in a wider range of sizes have, like all corporations, prioritized profits over service. It seems that, unless they can sell a large enough number of units to maximize profit...

Sadly, I had to give up riding in the drops years ago with the damage in my hands; I started by putting aero bars on my Trek 520 but finally had to put upswept bars and kept the bar-end shifters. So I don't know what they make in road ebikes, but Trek still makes most of their bikes, including...