Recent content by indianajo

mahle and fazua are sold on drop handlebar flat back posture bikes. 250 watts are for the minimalist weight crowd. Don't put up with the problems, get a bafang or bosch, 750 watts. Millions sold, mostly happy customers. Many posters report 10000 miles life or more. Bad wind days are much...

I've burned the winding on two 350 w bafang geared hubs, trying to climb hills with 40-60 lb groceries. 20 amp controller burns winding, 10 amp controller is too wimpy to climb even 10%. I weigh an enormous 160 lb, bike is 88 lb with spares tools & water. I bought a no name 750 w geared hub 2...

I don't know why you are limiting yourself to a mid-drive if you are a powerful head down flat back racer. My experience, no display, no software problems. I ride geared front hubs, which are now in US limited to 750 watts. Wimpy for grocery haulers as I ride, but the brands you mentioned are...

Almost WNBR naked bicycle ride day, which happens in June usually. https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=List_of_rides

No. Just 10w oil without detergent.

9 speed is important (width), # links is important. Brand and series not important IMHO. All chains since ~1950 have been 1/2" link length. Rust buster should not be important if chain is lubricated often enough. I've used 3 different KMC chains and also Suntour chain since it comes in a 132...

Most Trump tariffs declared illegal by US court of Trade in NYC. Not steel, aluminum, autos or auto parts. https://lite.cnn.com/2025/05/28/business/us-court-blocks-trumps-tariffs

In 07/23 I bought Crank Brothers Stamp 1 Small Platform Pedals Black for $42 the pair. They were large enough for my feet. They were plastic with ball bearings. They did have spikes, but they were screws and nuts, so I backed the nuts off until they just barely projected. I could have easily...

The bike parts shops (modernbike , universalcycle, thebikeshopstore) have thousands of pads that do not say what they are made of. Color and style seem to be important to bike shops. Semi-metallic pads are great for downhill racers, and require elite class hand grip in cable pull handles to...

I was watching TV show Live PD yesterday. A house resident objected to 3 young women walking past his house and shot a pistol "at the ground" he said. Actually a 45 cal hollow point round passed through the roof of the adjacent house and hit the floor by the couch. So he shot straight up. So...

Thianks for listing the name of the perpetrator. US sold bikes risk a huge tort penalty for failures like this. My aluminum frame bike has 12000 miles with loads up to 240 lb. I bet Mukkpet US assets include a cell phone and a website on leased server space - ie nothing to liquidate if you...

I've heard that shouted by a taxi driver. I pay $6800 a year county+city tax. $2800 state tax. That should pay for some road maintenance.

Last year on my way to the grocery, I stopped at a new tool sale shop. I needed an engine repair stand. As the nearest lock tether was 500' away, I wheeled my bike into the shop. The door was wide open. The counterperson quickly told me park my bike outside. I left. That was last year. This...

Wholesale prices on Dutch made bikes just went up 25%. The groupsets, brakes, propulsion systems used to build the bike just went up 125%. The ****ese competition the wholesale prices just went up 125%. It is good bike riding weather. Shops that have inventory bought at the old price will not...

I have found 10 winding 1000 w 48 v geared hubs top out on the flat at ~25 mph. A 12 winding 48 v geared hub topped out on the flat about 22 mph. My bike has a slightly forwards seating position. Your results may vary. The 750 w motor I bought burned out on the first trip to my summer camp...