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A friend who worked at a high end bike shop always called S-Works "dentist cycles" because like 75% of the people buying them were rich...

Specialized really locking up the "dentists with more money than sense" market. :p

Those with a butler think not experiencing people from all walks of life is an advantage. Generally it just makes them crappier people...

Because police departments don't even have the resources or inclination to enforce traffic laws on the roads they are already...

Nationally managed stuff (national park service, forest service, blm, etc) are slow moving, and many of them are hostile to regular...

this is so true.

It would be really nice (and would make logical sense) but a national standard just isn't how the US is setup to work. The hodgepodge...

Agreed in principle. I'm not going to get into politics here. I come here for relief from that. I absolutely believe in Federalism...

I mean, euro law on ebikes is interesting but definitely not applicable in the US. :p As far as I can see, New York has its own...

I certainly know people who have done commutes of that distance on conventional bikes. Its not what I like or not, if they don't meet...

I commuted for 15 years on a non electric bike, on a variety of roads and paths and rarely averaged much above 15mph and was completely...

Oh I get it. It sucks that ebike riders who actually follow the rules are getting caught up in the blowback (which seems almost...

Don't know if it will pass and what enforcement would look like, but the main takeaway IMO is that ebikes have become so unpopular with...

If you have a Giant dealer who is closer (especially if you like them) you can stop in and ask about that model/size and see what they...

I think its safe to assume that most of what you read on torque and power specs was probably written by a marketer, not an engineer...