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Sspokewrench reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Anyone prefer a fixed single-speed ebike? with
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There are a lot of reasons to vary your speed, unless your default speed is very slow. Riding on bike trails with a lot of pedestrians... -
Sspokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.Is this a bike tool? I found it on the street. I seem to recall seeing one before.
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Anyone prefer a fixed single-speed ebike?.Why vary your speed? I regulate motor torque well with a throttle to maintain speed on hills and into winds, allowing me to pedal at a...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Anyone prefer a fixed single-speed ebike?.I've had two single-speed e-bikes, and they worked fine. I switched off PAS and relied on a half twist throttle. You could say I used...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Electric Bike vs. Regular Bike.What is optimum body capacity? Is it maximum watts? If Olympic athletes could produce maximum watts with their heads down at butt level...
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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 Like.
I really dislike flashing red lights on bicycles or pedestrians (runners wear these sometimes). I think it is harder for motorists to...
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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?
