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jabberwocky replied to the thread Class 2 ebike with Bosch motor and belt drive, plus ....?.Just curious how you came up with your list of must haves? Theres nothing wrong with any of them, but honestly shopping for a bike this... -
jabberwocky replied to the thread Annoying phone calls!.We are at the tail end of 45+ years of policy treating homes as investment vehicles instead of places to live. As much as people...
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jabberwocky reacted to Tom@WashDC's post in the thread The Law Of Unintended Consequences with
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Rad Power Bikes may close soon.Rad def seems like a victim of the venture capital death cult. Successful niche company took in big wads of cash from VCs looking for...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Have tariffs affected pricing yet?.Prices have gone up, the question is mainly which idiotic policy to blame it on.
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jabberwocky replied to the thread New ebike laws in California taking effect January 1, 2026.I actually think the big argument for the solid light is that it doesn't register specifically as "cyclist", it registers as "vehicle"...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread New ebike laws in California taking effect January 1, 2026.I bike commuted year round for over 12 years. Lots of night riding in the winter. My experience is that a bright, solid light works a...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Gravel Vs. Trail Bikes.Last time I went hunting was for moose in Newfoundland in 2015. We drove around in Argo 8 wheelers, which are impressive machines in...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Gravel Vs. Trail Bikes.From what I've seen, those hunting type bikes are just emountainbikes with camo paint jobs. Don't really know much else about them.
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Gravel Vs. Trail Bikes.A lot of component stuff (for example GRX vs something like Ultegra) is pure marketing. I run Ultegra on my non-electric gravel bike...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Gravel Vs. Trail Bikes.For the OG question, a lot of the difference between categories comes down to geometry. Its also always worth keeping in mind that bike...
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jabberwocky reacted to BEC111's post in the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast? with Like.
Yeah. I’m in Ashburn, and most of my shorter rides are either to Herndon or Raflo Park in Leesburg or, on occasion, Bike Lane in Reston...
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jabberwocky reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast? with Like.
We ride the same way, and I'm an experience roadie (the horror).
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jabberwocky replied to the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast?.I live further out where the trail is less heavily used, but for 12 years I lived in Reston and commuted to Vienna and frequently rode...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread What happened to good manners.I would personally prefer people just treated others with respect instead of obsessing over superficial gestures like saying please and...