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MAbout spoke gauge and how that effects spoke breakage. A spoke needs to be properly tensioned to resist failure. A thicker spoke needs...
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MAs I am typing this, a big electrical storm is going on outside. Lots of lightning strikes close by. There doesn’t seem to be much wind...
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Mmclewis1 replied to the thread Great American Wheel Route Bikepacking.Not a crane ... it's a great blue heron.
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Mmclewis1 reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike? with
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Do you do "silly stuff" just to get YouTube views, likes, and comments? Lots of YouTubers do just that, but I don't think that's you. I... -
Mmclewis1 reacted to Chargeride's post in the thread Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike? with Like.
We are on topic, the continuing enchroachment of centralised permission for everyday events.
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Mmclewis1 replied to the thread Accell group goes bust; Raleigh, Haibike, Lapierre and others future in doubt..Trek celebrates 50 years in business ... https://www.bicycleretailer.com/retail-news/2026/08/06/treks-50th-brings-out-retailers-memories
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Mmclewis1 replied to the thread Accell group goes bust; Raleigh, Haibike, Lapierre and others future in doubt..Further sad news, the insolvency of Accell has proceeded to a full on bankruptcy, so there's now more likely to be a liquidation of...
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Mmclewis1 reacted to gromike's post in the thread I finally took my ebike for a test ride. with Like.
It seems to me that a rear direct drive hub motor would give you everything you want, and weigh less too. Direct-drive motors and less...
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Mmclewis1 replied to the thread Do You Wear A Cap Underneath Your Bicycle Helmet?.All this discussion about hats and helmets with peaks has reminded me ... with all the new changes in spray and lotion based sun...
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Mmclewis1 reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Do You Wear A Cap Underneath Your Bicycle Helmet? with Like.
Following up, a photo of the hat folded up in jersey pocket. Thought about asking my wife if all this stuff in my jersey makes my butt...
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Mmclewis1 replied to the thread Do You Wear A Cap Underneath Your Bicycle Helmet?.Haven't felt the need for a summer addition under my helmet ... caps with peaks aren't aero enough (lol) but the nose is starting to...
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MActually, the Townie Go was one of the bikes I test rode in 2017. Among other things, it was a class 1 bike then, and I wanted a...
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MFog is the only thing that's puts me off, it's like riding in the rain. It gets down to 0-C here often and I like to ride at 1 or 2 am...
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MThis is a how long is a piece of sting conversation. Whatever works. I swapped out the flat bars on my Vado SL the first month I got it...
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Mmclewis1 replied to the thread How wide are your handlebars?.In the 90s after 20 years of "10 speeds" I bought my first flat bar bike (I had never done much MTB style riding as a kid) - it was a...