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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... -
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...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Weird Specialized discovery.....I think they mean its not cheap in that it has good build quality and a decent parts spec. Its not Giant=good and Momentum=bottom...
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Having spent a career in the automotive industry I think the marketing guys love the idea of a sub brand, so these things get launched... -
jabberwocky replied to the thread Weird Specialized discovery.....Yeah, the sub-brands that the major manufacturers have come up with seem to be more about marketing (having something thats more...
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jabberwocky reacted to fritz katzenjammer's post in the thread Weird Specialized discovery.... with Like.
I worked in a shop that carried Giant. Momentum was pushed as the e-bike brand, not a cheaper brand. I’ve built a few and did not find...
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Pakyak is a Yamaha mid drive, just like all the rest. Momentum is just a sub brand like Liv which uses same quality as other Giant bikes.
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Weird Specialized discovery.....Hub drives make some sense for a cargo bike. Simpler and less expensive, and pedaling feel is likely much less important on a bike...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Weird Specialized discovery.....Presumably its a sub brand? In the US, they are literally listed on the Specialized web site. That does seem odd. All Specialized...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Why does EBR hate recumbents?.Yeah, super confrontational approach. The likely answer is you don't see much recumbent content here because we don't have very many...
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I hate them because they look dumb, the people that ride them are stupid and I think they should be outlawed. Is that the answer you...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Why does EBR hate recumbents?.The reason is probably because recumbents have always been their own somewhat niche thing, and EBR (and many ebike specific forums) are...
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jabberwocky reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread Strava Sued Garmin. Should We Be Worried? (I Don't Think So) with Like.
You don't sue your main source of revenue. What buffoons. Komoot will benefit greatly. Garmin development, especially feature...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Strava Sued Garmin. Should We Be Worried? (I Don't Think So).Per DCrainmaker, Strava dropped their lawsuit. https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/strava-drops-voluntarily-lawsuit-against.html I...
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jabberwocky replied to the thread Odd comment about my ebike.A popular mountainbiking system near me had an issue with people boobytrapping trails. For several years someone would leave 2x4s with...