Recent content by jabberwocky

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)...

I mean, the government illegally stole millions of dollars from them. Any company with the resources is going to try and get it back. The sad thing is smaller american companies probably don't have the resources to do much about what was stolen from them. The costs of navigating the legal...

I disagree, he should absolutely fly a plane. He should take that jet Qatar bribed him with gifted to him, load it with all his true believers and see if he can make it across the Atlantic.

I think the new Levo 4 is a unique 60v system, where the Vado is a 36v. So unless the charger can adapt to different voltages it makes sense that it isn't compatible. Its easier to dump power into a higher voltage battery quickly (which is why electric cars have been moving to higher voltage...

Salsa apparently had the same idea and somehow thought it was something people would buy... so they made one. https://www.salsacycles.com/products/wanderosa-c-apex-eagle Full suspension gravel bike with extremely progressive geometry (65d head angle!). Fazua Ride 60 mid drive with 480whr...

Ports were never setup to assess and figure out tariffs for every package that comes through (which is why the de minimus exception existed in the first place, it costs more to administer than you actually collect on millions of small packages). And the current administration has no interest in...

Sure, but the OP said 15kg (33 pounds) in panniers doing 4-7 day tours with 120km (75 miles) of riding a day. Thats not a huge load, but 30 pounds is a decent amount. Even if the rack mounts it has work, the main issue I'd have with something like a Creo is its a low power bike with a small...

I mean, I definitely won't argue that Spec has the best marketing team that money can buy. :p Creo definitely has more mounts than your average road bike. It may have enough to do light touring. Really depends what you want to carry and how you want to carry it. It isn't a touring or...

I'm talking about the Creo 2. AFIAK Specialized has not sold the original Creo for years. It does not have all the mounts you'd get on a touring bike (lol? can't tell if you're joking). It doesn't even have upper mounts for a standard rear rack. I'm sure you can kludge something together...

What sort of touring? Unsupported? Did you want flat bars or drops? Whats your anticipated load like? A few criticisms of the Creo four touring is that 1: it lacks the sorts of mounts tourers usually want, and 2: Specs SL motor doesn't have the best reliability record (which is somewhat...

He passed away in 2020 so I'm just going off memory. He went to a camera store and found one that had some mounting points for shoulder straps and then just got some extra clips and straps to hold it in place. He may have sewn strap mounts on, not sure. He ran that setup for many years. It...

I had a friend who photoed MTB with a DSLR many years ago. He had a soft camera case (the kind that are vaguely form fitting) and connected it to the front of the straps on his camelbak. I remember it working very well, though obviously took time to get out and put away. Circa 2005:

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 way seems kinda backward. Better to put forward the use to which you intend on putting it (Commuting? Leisure? Pavement only, or some dirt? Carrying a load...

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 complain about foreign ownership or professional investors purchasing homes, its completely predictable that professional investors will get involved when government...