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Rohloff has more than an adequate spred as well as being nicely spaced. One gear often takes care of headwinds and you can drop 5 for a... -
PedalUma replied to the thread Lugging a Motor, Why it's Bad.Some people do not know how to listen to their intuition. It has evolved from many millions of years of accident avoidance and it works.
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It may be a Schmoloff.... but it really is a nice piece of hardware. And having used a derailleur successfully for +50 years it's still...
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PedalUma replied to the thread Lugging a Motor, Why it's Bad.I really like internally geared hubs for some applications. The down side for me is that they are heavy particularly given their limited...
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Lamers? Please give us your definition of what you consider a lamer. Is it like stupid, dumb, lazy or what? Please tell us.
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The word "accident" contradicts the word "avoid". No one is able to predict an accident; or there would be no accidents in this best of...
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PedalUma replied to the thread Lugging a Motor, Why it's Bad.He knows how to roll-off his bike. That is exactly what I did in my most recent crash at the beginning of the pandemic. I was in a rush...
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Exactly... You teach yourself not to do it. It's like the "experienced tool" on EBR with hundreds of accidents and claims he knows how...
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PedalUma replied to the thread Lugging a Motor, Why it's Bad.I like to downshift as I apply brakes. It is sort of like on a manual transmission car, using the clutch and brake with the same foot...
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I've used this method, it takes a little getting used to, but it does work well.
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Jeremy, please take an advice from an experienced rider that is, from me 😊 Whenever you have stopped in high gear, push the downshift...
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Getting better, but I still stop in too high a gear more often than I care to admit. Non-issue with my first ebike — a hub-drive with...
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PedalUma replied to the thread Lugging a Motor, Why it's Bad.I have another luger. He has not shifted his bike in three years. And it has always been in high gear, so all the pressure is on the...
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PedalUma replied to the thread Show Us Your Bikes.I normally do not use throttles except for the elderly and disabled. But I could make a special rheostat just for that. If it were...
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You should parallel intensity to the throttle.... how fast will she go?
