Recent content by indianajo

My bike has rails. Cloud9 cannot be used as it has a post. I have had 3 hour comfort from evo cruiser 260x218 from modern bike. Selle Royale Explora is a close second, and costs twice as much. Putting a cloud9 padded cover over it adds another hour of comfort. The cover tends to fall off and...

I am a committed do it yourselfer. Converted my cargo bike to electric myself. Right now I am trying to bend the back of my 48" mower deck up to not drag the ground, and stay that way. A $550 problem, plus the OEM design was subject to snapping down to drag as sold. Brake pads are a $10...

When they made the nozzle dribble the gas into the tank at 1 gal per 3 minutes, I bought my last official can. Threw them away. I now buy diesel in 1 gal punch bottles, oil jugs, or 2 gallon weed killer jugs. Labeled with a magic marker, of course. Carry a funnel, they are not patented to be...

Congratulations. Well deserved. I was watching "10 Monuments that Changed America" last night and teared up at the Viet Nam memorial. Names in the order that they died. How appropriate. Thanks for saying yes when your friends & neighbors mailed you greetings. Or enlisting was even braver. I...

I've pushed my bike with groceries and a blown tire waving a $50 bill at pickup trucks and SUV's and only fellow church members ever stop. One spandex rider did offer his 32 mm x 27" tube and CO2 cartridge, which unfortunately did not fit my 57 mm x 26" knifed tire. Obviously to the rich...

Nobody has the patience I do, nor the stamina. Nobody rides as slow as I do, I sit upright. In last 17 years I had 6 unrepairables. Shimano 7 speed rear race came unscrewed, dropped the balls. Could not have been towed. Rear shimano 6 speed axle broke under my enormous 180 lb weight. Could...

The reason that soldiers travel in fire teams of at least 4. 360 degree observation, plus a guy when another is sleeping, drinking, or the opposite. The idea that a firearm protects you the individual is bear****. I do not have a firearm, but I do wear a NIJ3A kevlar vest to destinations like...

2025 F-150 has an aluminum body. I confirmed this with a magnet. The front fender liners are plastic. My first tank result was 17 mpg at 375 miles. Dealer claimed they refilled the tank at 50 miles, 25 of which they put on after the 25 mile delivery run from the original dealer. I'll see next...

I ride a cargo bike, often with cargo in the panniers, and I stand up if I am going to cross a bumpy stretch of pavement. Easier on the hips. No problem. I do have a throttle. The heavier the cargo in the panniers, the more stable it is. If I have an air conditioner, CRT television, or...

A bike that did not drag unpowered when I felt good, and did it all when I had twisted my knee again, was available in 2018. There are a lot of windy days where the motor had to provide significant power to keep my ride under 6 hours. 3.7 hours was my target. I had fun for 6 years. Those motors...

I had another sessioh with cardio surgeon 7/8/25. He acknowledges slowing of my heart during exercise is messing up my Dr. Ken Cooper aerobics program. I started that program in the Army 1969, never stopped. He has no solution. There is a pacemaker that speeds up to 108 bpm for exercise, but...

bing says " 4,021-5,014lbs The curb weight of a 2022 Ford F150 4WD with a 3.5L engine is within the range of 4,021-5,014lbs, with a GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) of 6,010-7,150lbs" EPA rating is 19 to 24 mpg. I was first offered a 11-18 mpg 6.8 L F250. When I complained about the mileage...

I had 55 at night while the vfib was occuring. That has totally cleared up after the ablation surgery. 66 minimum. I have an implanted monitor that checks for that, afib, vfib. Not for CO2 poisoning while exercising because heart slows down to 60 past 96 bpm.

I complained to cadio surgeon in early June, got the response "pulse 60 while exercising is totally normal". One more try at begging after recording 2 episodes July 8. He prescribed a defilabrator vest in late April while I waited 3 weeks for ablation surgery. Insurance denied it. Insurance...

I have always had the throttle due to the Army damaged knees locking up for a week if I twist one. But geared hubs that won't burn out on the hills of north Clark county are now outlawed. I could buy a mid-drive with a 48 tooth rear sprocket which would climb, but 1 mph up 20 hills would make...