Recent content by mrgold35

I do have two spare fat tire ebikes at home! The repair kit is because of trail riding and being sometimes 5-10 miles away from my home or vehicle. I can sometimes call the wife to pick me up if that is faster compared to a field repair. Everything I carry is from a previous problem I didn't...

I aways take my cell phone, wallet, and water when riding. I carry in my top section of my Topeak MTX rack bag (leave side panniers folded up until needed): - two small bottles of Stans tire sealant - one spare 26X4 inner tube (taking a chance because never ever had a double flat) - tools to...

I have to go by feel for my seat height (mainly any left knee pain when my saddle is to low). I usually factor in: - shoe stiffness and thickness - padded shorts - saddle type and thickness (cloud-9 cruiser seat with springs) - stem length (350mm is too short and need +400mm) - suspension...

I seems to feel the best with longest endurance at around 60-65 rpms to maintain a speed of 16-18 mph. I keep the same rpms with my rear hub or mid-drive ebikes. I pick a gear that gives me that rpms with any speed change.

Any details of your ebike and what riding conditions with the Bafang mid drive you notice the issue? No issues yet. with my Himiway Cobra Pro with the Bafang M620 mid drive with throttle (1000w/160Nm w/ 1300w peak).

I was lucky to be able to store my ebike inside behind a locked door when work commuting. The outside bike rack was an option and in plain view of armed security 10 feet away. I preferred indoors because of sometimes needing to recharge the battery pack, privacy to fix the occasional flat, and...

I have "Cat-Ears" on my helmet for riding. They seem to help and no issues with heat like earmuffs. I usually don't ride +21 mph (mostly in the 12-18 mph range). I don't like to ride with ear buds because too many people are "zoned out" with them on the walk, jog, and riding trails. Amazon...

I ride in the southwest and have a Bell Sixer helmet without anything under in warm/hot temps. I wear a balaclava in winter and a skull cap in chilly late fall/early spring weather.

I don't think I've ever seen an ebike ad on TV? I usually see them online if the "algorithm" detects my searches/content history. I like to delete clean that tracking data up a few times a month.

Our paved walk/jog/bike trails just now put up a 20 mph speed limits signs. It is probably around a 40/60 mix to ebikes to pedal now. Starting to see more of those motorcycle looking ebikes, stand-up electric scooters, and electric uni-wheels at a greater % every month. It is usually the...

The problem I ran into with my first fat tire ebike +10 years ago was the lack of aftermarket replacements choices for tires, tubes, liners, and rims. Much better today compared to back then. Going 32" will mean limited aftermarket support for awhile and usually higher prices with longer ship...

The wife and I usually have helmet mount left side rear view mirrors. She had to have eye surgery for a torn retina months ago and her vision hasn't returned 100% in her left eye. I added a handle bar left mount bike mirror to help her out until her eyesight returns back to normal. Netxcover...

I've started out with just a bike and ended up adding so much more down the road. Those little things can start to add up over time to get close to +/- 50% of the purchase price of the ebike. I would factor in accessories and mods down the road like: - rear and/or front rack - rack bag w/ or...

The real issue is parent are not being parents. I think I would rather have telematic data mode (real time date for speed, GPS location, Geo fencing, etc...). I had something similar for my son when he started driving call MotoSaftey that plugged into the car OBDII port. It tracked in real...

Seems like the huge curbs would help with debris getting kicked into the bike lanes. Our city now adds "share the road" bike lanes with new streets or repaving of older primary side streets. Unfortunately, all the debris in the car lanes get kicked into the bike lanes (broken auto parts from...