Recent content by jabberwocky

The good news is you can also go out and buy a motorcycle if you want unlimited power and speed. The requirements are basically the same as cars.

Honestly not nearly as bad as it could be, given lawmakers general lack of knowledge about technical details. Some sort of legal backlash has been inevitable for a while now (at least IMO) given the proliferation of emotos. For the most part its just nationalizing the 3 class system that is...

Honestly if the assist speed is adhered to I don't see much issue in most locations. If you can easily defeat the assist speed and riders are powering around popular singletrack at 25mph+ I could see some issues. No singletrack anywhere around me allows anything other than class 1. Would be...

Didn't you say in another thread that a gravel bike may be forthcoming? Because thats something I'd be interested in...

Competition is good! I think they are trying to dance on the line between not being irresponsible and making advocacy more difficult with competing in the power game. Avinox just doesn't seem to care as much. Yeah, no idea what Shimano is up to. The EP8 released in 2020 so its coming up on...

Not really a fan of the power wars, especially in the MTB world. Access is iffy already. I've never felt my steps 8000 bike was really lacking for power. Other than that, they are pretty compelling and price is good. Large battery options, ant+ output (I assume, the previous gen did). I...

Depends what kind of runs you do, but most of my friends with cargo bikes have kids, so they are a: sometimes transporting kids around, and b: buying more groceries than people who don't have kids. It works for them. I'm definitely not looking down on them because they are riding a...

The deeper level of funny is that actual elite cyclists don't prescribe to that. I know several very dedicated cyclists with cargo bikes (as in live partially car-free, ride like 10k+ miles per year and are competitive local racers). None of them are riding anything particularly fancy in the...

Cargo bikes are a niche, but a popular enough niche that most manufacturers these days seem to feel its worth having one to sell. I suspect its a steadily growing niche (especially e-cargos) for people who live in semi urban areas. 15 years ago you either had to do a european import or a Surly...

This is such a ridiculously silly thing to even think, much less put into writing. Its a very standard looking e-cargo bike. Why would a LBS selling a cargo bike (a very common type of bike that is popular with people who use bikes for utilitarian purposes) make you feel bad?!

Creo 2 has very average general purpose geometry, where it would be reasonably competent at a variety of road/gravel type riding. Its not really dedicated gravel geometry, its not full on road either. You can dress it up and market it a lot of different ways. Smart, as you said, from a...

I'm always amazed when bike shops have crappy service. In the age of good DTC bike brands, the entire value proposition of a local shop is service and being able to inspect/ride before purchasing. If you can't treat customers well what the hell are you doing? Sure it is. Its a sub brand...

Bike industry is getting killed. But hey, maybe our nascent world oil war will increase demand for ebikes! :p

Gotcha. Yeah, in theory whoever actually paid the tariff would need to try and get it back. Whether thats the ali seller or whoever they used to import. I'd say the odds of them actually collecting a refund from the US are small, and the odds of them refunding you are statistically zero. :p

I see no indication that the current admin has any interest in that. If the stolen funds will ever be dispersed back it will be a fight. Which will hit smaller companies more than larger (hiring lawyers and investing resources will cost money now, against a potential return likely much later)...