Recent content by DougC

They're going by so fast it's pretty clear they don't want to talk to anyone.

I like your avator. Understand they could have some disability. There are many more ebike users in my neighborhood these days and a good number I believe have class 2 bikes but they do pedal. Which is good. They get exercise and when they need help to get up a hill or home in heavy winds they...

You missed this part: "They are definitely not getting the kind of exercise I get on my Class 1 Mtn bike or Class 3 commuter bike." I just quoted myself. :cool:

Paragraph 9 shown below is confusing. Makes it seem like they're considering you can use an ebike if you can show that you are handicapped: 9. Consider emerging technologies (such as e-bikes) that are changing the way people access and recreate on NFS lands. For example, where suitable for...

I don't consider my Trek FS5 powerfly a city bike at all. That's what my XM700 is for. Due to my age, fitness level, and riding experience, I do limit myself to the easier single track when on the FS5, but I consider it a trail bike; and of course, it also works well on dirt and gravel roads...

Speed limits on a mountain bike trail? Ah...try to convince the guys of that who just rode their non assist bikes up a steep grade to get to the next downhill section. They don't want speed limits and they don't want anyone in their way. On those same downhill stretches non-assist = assist bike...

I grew up in Santa Clara County (Northeast San Jose) in the 60s and 70s. Glad to have gotten out of there in the mid nineties. Although there are lots of great open spaces, and parks and places to hike, there's too many restrictions on where to park, and where you can take your dog, etc. Spent...

Kind of funny though that a Class 2 ebike is considered a bicycle until you open up a can a beer, but only when it's on a "highway" or moving or stopped over the water??? 🤔 So not only are they implying that it's pretty akin to a motor vehicle but also a boat? I need a drink.🥃

I got this from UtahBike.org. Red highlights are mine. Class 3 is only referenced in regards to age restrictions and Class 2 for alcohol use. Other than that, in Utah, an e-bike (all three classes) can use the same paths as a bicycle. I think that particular section of path goes over a mixture...

....if you never intend to pedal? I visit about twice a week a nearby one mile out and back section of asphalt path close to where I live in Utah County, Utah, It's a great place to take my dog when I want to go on an easy flat jog walk without dealing with a dusty trail. There's lots of...

Great inside info. Thanks for the response. And thanks for the offer. I'll try Electric Cyclery first.

Thanks. Didn't get a google hit for Crazy Lenny's when I tried earlier. Checked them now and their site does say they have 117 batteries available but doesn't specify which ones or how much. I'll try Electric Cyclery first.

Hmm. Ok. When I did a google search earlier at work I did get a hit for electriccyclery but the link just showed blurb about the batteries and didn't look like they actually had any for sale. But at home when I searched their site specifically for powerpack 500 they do show the 500 on sale for...

Anyone know what's going on with Bosch Powerpack manufacturing? Don't see any 400 or 500s available. Are they made in China? Or Korea? Shortage is COVID related? Expected availability? (I know trying to get some telescope related stuff made in China right now is impossible.) My 3+ year old 400...

I saw a bunch of people today, Tuesday, around 3 or 4 pm in one of the local bike shops around here. The parking lot was full. Not usually a busy shop. And a number of people on test rides through the parking lot. One guy rode by on an ebike. The shop sells mostly Specialized but also Trek and...