Recent content by Rexlion

That's quite a bit of change-out!

I'd commented previously about my slow cadence, in the 50s. Well, after riding my mid drive for a while I found that it directly rewards a fast cadence, and it re-trained me. This is in contrast to my other ebike with rear hub motor, which does not improve performance with higher cadence but...

That's an interesting observation. I just measured my sit bones (made indents in cardboard) and came up with 95mm... I'm relatively narrow in that area.

I bought this "Kootu" brand from Amazon along with this Upanbike swept-back handlebar. It's working fine. The highest I can raise it is 40 degrees because that's all the front brake cable will allow with this combo. Getting the components transferred to the new handlebar was a royal pain...

I did some gravel riding this past couple of weeks on my new Vulpines and they had a secure feeling. I hit small patches of loose sand and there was a bit of squirm but it was controllable. I suspect the Overland would handle similarly.

As we change in body or mind, we must change our lifestyle. Not fun, but no one asked us whether we wanted to grow old; it just happens. Well, hang in there and do what you have to do!

Very interesting calculators! Thanks!

I just got some WTB Vulpine gravel tires put on. 700 x 40. WTB website recommends 25 to 50 psi, but I assume that is for tubeless use, and I am still running tubes. (The bike shop tech didn't think my rims were compatible with tubeless, based on the inside ridges.) The tech said he wouldn't...

He really could do sh*t on a shoestring.

Oooh, a Trekkie! Well, sort of. 🙃

By all means, STAND on those pedals. Just don't brake hard suddenly while doing it... 🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃🤪 I'm so glad I never bought an Alfine or Nexus. It could not withSTAND my leg power. :cool: Should I have gone into STAND-up comedy? (Don't answer that) 😌

Let us know if they cover it. My local Yamaha dealer wouldn't touch mine when I brought it in for a loose headset (which needed spacers added) and they said they no longer even had a way to select warranty repair (for reimbursement) in their Yamaha dealership software.

That is exactly the information I was looking for today. I want to change out my current CST E Series Pro tires for something that will not struggle on dirt & gravel (mostly hard packed I hope, but one never knows when a loose area might present itself). The LBS has some WTB Vulpines (not the...

I hope the Pinarello Dogma never gets run over by a Karma. 😊

It's a bad position... terrible, really... when a company decides to actually sell what consumers actually want. 🤣 US consumers want faster ebikes that have throttles. It makes good business sense for a bike company to provide them. European consumers have been conditioned to exhibit the...