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RunForTheHills reacted to Stefan Mikes's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with
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There Are Still Good People Out There... A knocking on my door in the evening. I open the door a tad. It's the neighbour, one who... -
RunForTheHills replied to the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos.That is so much more interesting looking than the Park version of the tool.
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread When Paris started dropping cars.Theft is a problem for any utility use of ebikes. With analog bikes, you could just use an old beater that no one would want to steal...
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RunForTheHills reacted to Base's post in the thread Tyre Pressure Guage or yet another new pump with Like.
riding like this : would include roadside repairs and the "get to home" would be under the stars in either a tent or under a tarp...
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread Tyre Pressure Guage or yet another new pump.This seems like a strange system to me. If you are fixing a flat on the side of the road, you don't need a gauge. Just go by feel. It...
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RunForTheHills reacted to fooferdoggie's post in the thread getting a regular bike after my battery fails? with Like.
What I need is a calculator that tells me that at 240 pounds with gear and my bike weights say 35 pounds, what gearing do I need to get...
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Early computing was rampant with companies that did just the opposite. I worked for three of them: Data General, Digital Equipment, and...
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread New to E-Bike and this forum.
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A guy brought me a diamond frame bike and wanted me to make it a step-thru by cutting off the top tube.
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread getting a regular bike after my battery fails?.Yeah, those friction driven dynamos were garbage. I had one like 40 years ago. But you don't even notice the drag of a dynamo hub when...
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RunForTheHills reacted to Stefan Mikes's post in the thread getting a regular bike after my battery fails? with Like.
Well, I would have never replaced a DT Swiss hub with a dynamo. On a funnier note! In early 1990s, I commuted on an old-school steel...
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread getting a regular bike after my battery fails?.Most people would buy a prebuilt wheel with the hub already laced in it. Sometimes you want the rim to match your rear wheel and the...
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread Rad Power Bikes may close soon.This is probably not a good analogy and I am not a finance expert, but back when I started in IT, Novell owned about 80% of the server...
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread getting a regular bike after my battery fails?.I use LED lights with my dynamo. I think all head and tail lights are LED now, even the dynamo compatible lights.
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread getting a regular bike after my battery fails?.I am not sure many, if any, bikes come with a dynamo, quality or not. Brompton offers a wheel from the factory with a dynamo, but it...