Mr. Coffee's latest activity
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread E-Gravel Bike…Looking for Advice.Most cyclists and most bikes will be pretty much defeated by any grade over 25 percent, even for fairly short distances. I'd also point... -
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread From Concept to Prototype: Ultra-Light Ebike Kit for Road Bikes Now in Development!.The purpose of a torque arm is to keep the axle from rotating out of the dropout. With a through axle you don't have a dropout. You...
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread E-Gravel Bike…Looking for Advice.My short answer is if you'd find it scary to ride down it is probably pretty steep. Sustained climbs of over 1000 feet per mile (so...
-
Mr. Coffee reacted to jabberwocky's post in the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast? with
Haha.
If only there was an existing class of 2 wheeled vehicles that are allowed on all public roads and have no power or speed restrictions! :p -
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread Anybody tried Clik tire valves?.This is my own opinion. I think there is zero justification for running with tubes (outside of an emergency when you ripped your tire...
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread From Concept to Prototype: Ultra-Light Ebike Kit for Road Bikes Now in Development!.I suspect you wouldn't need a torque arm if your conversion has a through axle. And if you did it would look really different than...
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread Anybody tried Clik tire valves?.I'd watch Schwalbe's web site. Where last I read clik valve tubes were "coming soon". My own feeling is the really huge win with Clik...
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast?.That is a completely idiotic straw man argument and doesn't even appear relevant to our discussion here. And a lot of countries out...
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast?.Yeah, but you will almost certainly cause less harm with an acoustic bicycle riding an average speed of 10mph versus an electric...
-
Mr. Coffee reacted to jabberwocky's post in the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast? with Like.
You're much more likely to lose the liability battle if you're riding a bike that isn't actually legal to be ridden where you were...
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread Anybody tried Clik tire valves?.I just bought one of those. Works fine on presta valves. I found a little pill bottle that fits more-or-less perfectly inside the pump...
-
-
Mr. Coffee reacted to Stefan Mikes's post in the thread Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes! with Like.
17 May 2025, racing in eSprint format, Sudovia Gravel. 2-5 C, strong wind, and heavy raining :)
-
Mr. Coffee reacted to MrHyak's post in the thread Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes! with Like.
A couple photo's from the past year. Winter at Hyak, WA and on the Iron Horse Trail near Easton, WA.
-
Mr. Coffee replied to the thread E-Gravel Bike…Looking for Advice.A decent trailer is a pretty efficient way to haul stuff, so up hills even at 80 years of age shouldn't be a problem if the rider can...