Recent content by indianajo

There is one subscription I have been considering. Ford offered a service program in the mail. I have been considering the 10 years 125000 mi option. So much digital **** probably made in *****. I have had 4 recalls for software in 10 months, and one mysterious incident. Recalls were...

I bought a new 2025 F-150 in June. I need the 8' bed for home repairs & moving pianos & organs. I've been ignoring FordPass. The free Ford app for my phone requires a username and password, so I have been ignoring that too. The biggest downside is that I cannot call anybody to tell them when I...

Here is a two wheeler from trek...

DD motors have no torque until they get over 12 mph. They use massive mounts of watthours climbing any grade over 4%. I abandoned mine in 2020 after 2 unsatisfactory months. The post about using the gears of a mid-drive to climb hills is a big laugh. You have to have a rear sprocket of 48 or...

My Mother rode a bike until she got a driver's license when I was age 6. Until age 5 I rode in a seat over her front wheel, that my father built out of steel strap and masonite. Helmets were not invented yet. Child carriers & car seats were not invented yet. Plastic was not for sale yet, except...

I have had stitches on my chin 3 times and in 2017 I broke the jawbone. Did not hurt much. Having teeth wired shut for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Newyears was worse. I tried to buy a bike helmet with chin guard before the 2017 accident, but did not know the secret code. Kept getting ventless...

CNN explained US gas price jump today. European refiners are not getting crude from their normal suppliers. There are refineries in Kuwait+Iraq+Arabia that cannot ship. Jet fuel supplies in Europe are down to 4 weeks. Turkey air cut 43 air destinations, Lufthanza cut a bunch of flights...

My area is cheap to live (gas is $4.19, diesel $5.60), and has **** few jobs requiring technical expertise. I have never been allowed to do any design work here. Ford imports all their engineers from Michigan, a place with **** weather. Toyota imports all their engineering from Japan, or...

About time. I am the age where due to vision deterioration my father lost his driver's license. My grandfather lost his driver's license 7 years past that. I have a cataract I am letting deteriorate past 20/50 before surgery. About the time my F150 starts developing problems, I may be able to...

I rode 25-70 miles per week for 16 years, mostly unpowered. Parked the car. I kept the power available for days when the wind was in my face and would take 6 hours to do 30 miles. My kit did not drag the motor with my feet when unpowered. Battery came off the bike October to May. You can't...

My 2025 F150 long bed gets 20 mpg suburbs, 23 mpg hwy if I keep it below 70 mph. I put big plastic bins in the back to break up the rotary wind back there on the highway. I am patting myself on the back for buying a 3.5 L V-6 gas engine, instead of a F250 diesel that my brother runs for his...

Yes. I have no trouble with speed limits, but state wattage limits have prohibited me from buying replacement motors that will carry me+groceries+tools+water up hills. I've burnt up 3 750 w motors on the first or second trip. I ran a 2017 ebikeling 1300 w geared motor for 4000 miles until the...

If the spokes ping at the same pitch: F# on my bicycle. Check the cover nuts on the geared hub motor. Many of them get loose. My motors, every 18 months until locked in. Don't lock-tite them, using a torch to get them off again might damage the windings or sensors. I use key-tite, a...

If the end caps are press in sheet metal cups: replace the tightener and dummy nut with real hex nuts. Cover the threads. Set one end on a deep socket large enough to support the hub but not the cap. Use a bearing press, or beat on the top nut with a hammer. To re-insert the caps: find a socket...

Stretch frame cargo bikes bias your weight to the front tire, allowing heavy riders to use 26"x2.1" tires at 55 psi. My Yuba bodaboda allows 80 kg on the rear carrier. It has been replaced by the kombi with 200 kg capacity. They have 2 frame sizes. I carry up to 100 lb cargo on the rear and...