Recent content by mschwett

all reports seem to say that’s it’s totally like a regular road bike above the cutoff or when turned off. it has one of the two clutches or freewheels that a typical motor has…. but when it’s energized, the output shaft of the motor is rigidly connected to the cranks, requiring pretty...

yes, and a few other reports say that some pretty sophisticated algorithms are used to “learn” the rider’s pedaling style over time so that it can provide just the right amount of power to create that feeling of zero drag!

the SL motors have a clutch (or something like one) - you physically can’t turn the motor with the pedals, and the motor can’t actually turn the pedals either. if you put the bike on a stand and give the pedals a quick spin without any load on the wheel in turbo what you’ll see is actually the...

from a review of the new BMC this is what i have been worried about with these designs, which lacks the “clutch” behavior of other mid drive motors. it makes sense that once it’s engaged, with no clutch and at very low power levels, you could overrun the motor and essentially be acting as a...

99% of the cargo bikes i see have a child seat and about half the time an actual child in the seat :)

i’m sure when england send up a spaceship to the moon they’ll make some better films!

fantastic ! i bet you are the single rider globally who rides the furthest on that particular model of bike :) how many miles does it have in total? must be a lot, 8 years on. the scenery around you is interesting to me, some it looks very familiar to northern california, and some of it...

no, it is not. in fact the state encourages rainwater capture and use for irrigation and other non potable uses. AB-1750 “rainwater capture act” expressly allows the collection of rainwater without a permit.

i will probably see 50 cargo bikes today…

yep! everyone i know who is into serious road riding or mtb also just generally loves bikes and has a commuter, a clunker, a cargo if they have kids, etc. it’s about the bike being fit for the purpose and enjoyable to ride for that purpose. for long, spirited road roads that means light and aero...

yes, agreed! personally i do think that there's a big improvement to the ride experience with electronic shifting. carbon frame and wheels too, but perhaps that's a "if you don't know what you're missing thing," no doubt the CUES alloy diverge at $2100 (US) is more than most people need, very...

given the state of the industry, i'm actually surprised they've come out with as many new models as they have. you could see the creo 2 as a bit of capitulation to a shrinking market - while other brands have both road and gravel e-bikes, specialized only has one. i was very surprised to see an...

they generally make nice bikes. i like some of them a lot, others not so much, that’s about it for me. why (beyond some deep seated insecurity) it’s so important to anyone to think the brand is amazing- or horrible - is beyond me.

about half the bikes i see on any given ride are specialized of one sort or another…. i don’t think you can judge the attitude of tens of thousands of people based on one or a few online. they sell bikes ranging from 500 to 15000… the truly snobby brands are never even mentioned on this site lol.

nope, it’s not. it’s because of selfish adults who equate laws which define public responsibility to tyranny. it’s ok, i’m sure they’ll all be just fine building their own complete societies, roads and electricity and all, with their bare hands once this one collapses. they’re all self made men!