Recent content by PedalUma

With the new adverts I am signing off. I will check back the third week of September, once, to see if it has cleared. I am not about to create free content & be subjected to ads. One or the other. Find me on Google Maps with the word eBike. I am 35 miles north of the GG Bridge.

Here is a H-Bar wire check on that white bike. And to double check for any ugly connectors or fatness. Those masts on boats are ten miles away from that hill's top. The top mast is thirty-feet tall and 100 yards away. It is a big hill and Gracie, a friend, did it to the top riding an SL Vado I...

The cargo PickUp's kicks butt. My friend Natalie has those on her heavy cargo kid hauler bike. For over three years she has never had a flat and it still does not need a rotation swap. They still look new. 90% of her trips in town, like dropping off kids and shopping are on that converted steel...

I did this hill this week with a friend on this bike. And we didn't get crumpets, it was burgers.

This is my second bike build. It was 2018 and a Bafang BBS02. Look at the weird chain stay. I loved those tires. It was only my second build so I didn't have the clean and light thing down yet. I did race and beat a 350 pounder on a Harley with it to the next light. Those engines are powerful...

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Look into a Box 4 eight group set. It is very strong and has a powerful clutch. If you are using the smallest/fastest cog regularly, then get a larger narrow/wide chainring to still have the same speed while using a cog with more teeth and with less ware.

As to buying a spare now, that is probably not a great idea if it goes on a shelf. And it is one reason to go for an external battery build so you are not stuck stranded on proprietary island. A battery just sitting will go bad. They need to be cared for like a pet and not neglected. Now, you...

My plan went to 5hit. I ended up with a huge hunk of double decker cholate cake, a large glass of milk, with blue burry ice cream, and a jalapeno corn quiche.

It is true. I have done sumo in judo training. It is fun. I still would rather take a lithe minimal bike up a mountain. My good buddy always goes for the data sheet of more, more, more. And he ends up with very heavy complex bikes that are ugly and go through rear hubs and drivetrains. I am...

This is my neighborhood, where I ride every day and love it. This week I took a little break for a a ride with a woman up to the top of Sonoma Mountain and took a loop back with a speed run. The views of the bay, city, and hills were amazing. Then we had lunch at the little municipal airport, at...

This company has evolved and ascended up so quickly. I can have someone who came in on a Specialized, like a Como, and walk out with a Discover 2 because of the features and finish. They were going to spend $3500-$4200 and the end up with a bike they like more for $1800.

For the sub $2k price point Velotric has nice features and finishes. These are above average bikes, with a dealer network for service, for the average rider. There is a wide range of design styles.

This is what a clean handlebar area looks like when putting in the extra effort to reach the zen garden of less.

I had not heard of Corvallis, OR before. It sounds really nice. I would live in any of the top five. And it is interesting that they are all college towns with good food and bookstores.