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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.I wasn't born yesterday. The photo says March 4. About 7 PM on a Thursday in April, 1965, I was pedaling up a 10% grade 1,000 feet...
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SSomething that gives me the warm fuzzies happened today. A friend that approached me for the first time from EBR back in maybe June...
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SI thought something was off. It is well over 1%. When it is this bad it means a new chain, new gear cluster, and a new chainring. What...
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SI can't say I've actually used this on a bike, but this little monkey wrench is (I believe) from the toolkit included with Pierce Arrow...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread My dream bike got stolen. Lessons, next?.I rode one used BMW motorcycle 50,000 miles, including a 16,000 mile tour. I rode another used one 100,000 miles, including 8,000 miles...
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Sspokewrench reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread New ebike laws in California taking effect January 1, 2026 with
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I really dislike flashing red lights on bicycles or pedestrians (runners wear these sometimes). I think it is harder for motorists to... -
Sspokewrench reacted to indianajo's post in the thread Fat STREET Tires are WAY BETTER for Riding on Pavement than KNOBBY Off-Road Tires with Like.
Fat tires are for fluffy beach sand, or powder snow. Any other application, IMHO, is wrong. They are fashionable now, but stupid in...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Winter Riding Gloves.I use goatskin driving gloves below 50 F, gauntleted ski gloves if it's much colder. If it's below 60 F, a skullcap under my bike helmet...
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SI have been experimenting with these hot packs as battery warmers, on my e bikes, (that alum frame sucks up the cold), still testing. If...
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SWouldn't a skull cap/helmet liner help?
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Drug driving.I think it was in 2003 that the University of Utah ran an experiment to compare using a cellphone to driving drunk. It was funded by...
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SWe have impaired cycling laws, but they only apply if you are deemed unfit to ride, they cannot breathalyse you even on a legal ebike...
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SThe thing that seems to be ignored is the synergistic effect. One or two pints of Guinness or one or two puffs on a joint may not cause...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Which brake first?.Testing braking distance from 20mph on dry, smooth pavement, I could stop slightly shorter with the front brake alone. It was a matter...
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SI'm in the "both" camp, but I modulate the front and rear pressures according to how the bike feels without really thinking about it...