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jabberwocky replied to the thread Is it time to invest in ELF?.Hah. A local guy had an early one. He used to ride it on the local MUP in the early 2010s which caused a lot of local chatter (it took... -
jabberwocky reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse with
Haha.
Exactly what goes on here. Back in 2001, I heard a Colorado Public Radio interview with a winter Olympian from Vail, Colorado ahead of... -
jabberwocky replied to the thread Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse.I live in Loudoun County, aka the wealthiest county in the US, so we have our share of people with more money than sense as well. :p I...
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jabberwocky reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse with Like.
I see at least a niche market in coastal SoCal. We have our share of sensible people, but lots of disposable money here. Rivians are...
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jabberwocky reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse with Like.
Agree with all of that. But I see little evidence that the California definition of a legal ebike (similar to many other state...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse.True, but the market for those bikes isn't going to want this thing. I'm not sure who the target market would actually be (well, its...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse.I still think this whole enterprise is just a way to separate VCs from their money. I'm sure prototypes exist, and they may even sell...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Florida Legislature considers problematic provisions that threaten cyclist safety..If speed differentials are that big a thing for you, just get a motorcycle my dude.
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Electric Bike Companies That Have Gone Out Of Business.Broadly speaking, increased competition at the low end and tariffs eating what profit margin they had are probably the major factors...
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jabberwocky reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread Fancy seatpost for more saddle angle adjustment? with Like.
This customer came into the shop yesterday to thank myself and the lead fitter for our work. He rides in the drops all the time now. He...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Fancy seatpost for more saddle angle adjustment?.Ebikes can really hide a lot of crimes, bike-fit wise. I've seen some truly bizarre saddle/stem decisions made by ebike riders. Its...
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jabberwocky reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread Fancy seatpost for more saddle angle adjustment? with Haha.
I fitted a guy last week who came in with his saddle tipped down about 20 degrees. He had one of those steerer extender things on top of...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Weird Specialized discovery.....This is a genuine annoyance. Seems to be mainly a result of the move to more factory store models by the big 3 (Specialized, Trek and...
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I may go to my multi-brand shop this weekend and kick some tires. A few of the bikes others have mentioned are on sale and one also...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Weird Specialized discovery.....I genuinely don't know that I'd call the Globe Haul/Pakyak/etc "cheap". They are ~$4k bikes even on sale. If thats cheap to you, I...