Recent content by dblhelix

Tern to up some models by $2k. Bike shop owner in MN in 'panic mode.' https://www.minnpost.com/economy/2025/04/minneapolis-bike-shop-owner-in-panic-mode-over-tariffs-uncertainty/

Well, DJT is now rumbling with Harvard.

By way of explanation - I'd just replied to OP about cranks on a Bosch bike in a separate post and completely missed that this was in the Specialized sub and a different bike. And I priced the overhaul kit on eBay. The motor cost me $50 more, but well worth it. The engine failed near my boat...

I assume Stefan referred to the official outcome, which is the electoral college result.

Noted on the engine's belt drive.

Actually, no. As mentioned, I replaced w/ a used motor.

This isn't about D v R. The Dems deserved to lose, unfortunately. Trump is 'rumbling' with too many people. The Trump-friendly Supreme Court handed down a 9-0 decision to return a Marylander from an El Salvador jail for some old-fashioned due process. What's the administration waiting for? I'll...

I think ppl here have a lot more to digest than e-bike purchases. Some already understand the irreversible damage wrought by a Liberation Day dog-and-pony show. I'm not saying that Trump is incorrect in noting tariff disparities, but the approach is irresponsible. Two great factors contributing...

Trump hates Maryland. After a long process that awarded the new FBI location to Greenbelt, MD, Trump capriciously rescinded it., The NIH, of all things, is in the crosshairs. This is called 'eating your seed corn,' which people won't figure out until the 'best and the brightest' look elsewhere...

You are definitely not alone.

I had the same thing happen with a Bosch motor out-of-warranty and had to walk the bike back. Swapped in a new (to me, had 2k miles on it) motor and all was well. Not sure why you should assume drivetrain. If you grab the pedals and rotate manually, do you hear unhealthy sounds despite lack of...

Not the vast majority of voters. A vast majority of state electoral votes. It's not one vote/person. The same ten states or so 'decide' US presidential elections. If you live in a state like Maryland, where Kamala Harris's vote share exceeded that of her home state California, you are a mere...

People will buy, but the quest for mass adoption is dead in its tracks, taking infrastructure investment with it. There's no cogent vision to even consider investing in, whether in boutique domestic initiatives vs what I suspect will be the new normal: whack-a-mole shipping diversions to...

I guess I'm lucky. I've never had it happen w/ over 30k miles on Bosch bikes. Is 8k when you clipped the post?

FSA 170mm. Not hard to get at all. It does say "for R&M" as though there's something special, but I doubt it. Check out...