Recent content by gromike

If you got the money. Isn't the Rad a cargo bike? How many of those do you need.

I'd ride the pedal bike for the joy of it, but I'd pull the groceries on the ebike.

Man, can the sqwatch be any more excited!

I take offense to your statement. Some of the best ebikes are DIY (and maybe some of the worst too). As far as those cheap ebike minimotos, if the importation of hose are stopped within a couple of years we won't have a problem because they will have become garbage.

I'd feel lucky if I lived in New Jersey! Then those 3 mid-drive class 1 Hyper ebikes I bought from Walmart for $350 shipped might be worth something. They are gutless no-throttle bikes, and just what NJ is mandating.

For soldering those fine stranded larger wires nothing beats an American Beauty:

The Grin Satiator is a very nice charger to have on hand. Though it costs about $300 IIRC.

Await the winter here at 48+ latitude. We had a late fall cooldown last week, now it's on to mid-spring!

Meanwhile, on the West Coast, 48th parallel, I went on my first acoustic ride of the year: Cool and frosty this morning, but we haven't gone below freezing for the official low temp this season. Our snowpack suffers, as will we, unless we get our mountain snow.

At 72 I don't worry about zone training, just enjoy the ride.

I'm more inclined to pedal and sing. Started touring before the Walkman, so it's natural for me.

If you get too close to your personal VO2 max you will surely feel it. Stay below that. What I mean is you gotta feel your body and ride to that. All those doodads are just doodads, in the end it's how you feel.

Makes me an expert in cheap DTC bikes. I knew what I was getting into, and how to fix them. One advantage with an inexpensive ebike is no worries about locking up and going in the pub for a beer or two.

Those dynamos sure seem cool to me, pricey though. Did see some for $130, the SON are $300+. I can lace a wheel, but buying the spokes adds even more price wise. My night rides are short so I'll stick to the LED rechargeable lights for the time being, but if I find one in a wheel, used, at a...