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Ride1Up Cafe Cruiser. Rear brake is very soft, it gets hard if i pump the lever 4-5 times, reminds me of my old cars with air in the brake lines. I bought a service kit from amazon and have tried several times to bleed the brakes, but it’s not working. Need help. I watched a couple of...

Patricia, I have a friend in Cary, they have a very extensive paved trail system with Raleigh. Hundreds of miles, with tunnels or bridges over many (but not all) major highways. And there is the American Tobacco Trail that goes south from Durham for a long way. It would be worth the drive...

Patricia, where is the piedmond triad?

Don't believe it. On the odyssey i had to take loose the last hanger so the pipe could move 1” out of the way, but that was all. I installed the odyssey hitch by myself, lying on the driveway under the car. I’m 72. They have very good videos on the webpage, and there are usually youtube...

I have installed 2 e-trailer hitches, on a honda odyssey and a ford ranger. Very easy, high quality hitches, i would recommend them to everyone. $168 for the forester.

A lot of places equate “motorized” with gas engines. If you have a conversation with them, they usually allow ebikes with reasonable restrictions.

I’m biased of course, but look at the Ride1Up cafe cruiser. It has name brand parts, works well on pavement and gravel/dirt trails. Upright posture, high weight capacity, comes with a very solid welded-on rear rack. 3” tires. Available in step-over and girlie style, which i have cuz of age &...

I like watching the indoor races, i think they are called omnium. One of the race formats is 20+ riders, no brakes, no gears … last one to cross the finish line each lap is eliminated.

I have a yakima on-ramp for my 2 ride1up cafe cruisers. Overall it’s a sturdy rack, but in spite of the claim that it fits tires up to 3.25” … it doesn’t. And yakima doesn’t care. I left a poor review, and there are several others all complaining about the tire fit, but yakima has not posted...

Looking for advice for a small carry bag, hopefully attached to the handlebars. Only needs to be big enough for a cell phone, wallet and car keys.

My guess is that he got hit by a car, or had a friend get hit.

I don’t understand the contempt and derision toward throttles. I use mine to get started from a stop, cuz i’m a lot older than when i rode my Schwinn with coaster brakes “back in the day”. One foot on a pedal, butt touching the seat, other foot on the ground for balance. Give it partial...

How would it be enforced? Police already have their hands full with bigger crimes, and their popularity is low. Is Boerner expecting that police will stop every kid on a bike and ask for their license? What happens if the kid doesn’t have a license? Who gets the ticket? Will they care...

Are those 5 dots … led brake lights?

Usually there is a small number stamped on the key and the cylinder.