Recent content by spokewrench

The boy claimed the woman chasing him was 6 feet behind him. Then how did a motorist cut her off without a collision? Video shows him cutting across the walk path, then she comes along and turns so they can talk, driver's window to driver's window. The boy was anonymous until he showed his mama...

Mine are BV brand. I don't know who made them, but they passed the Zedler Institute's tests for e-bike pedals. That sold me because I imagine it would be dangerous if a spindle snapped! https://www.zedler.de/en/ BV is in Illinois. They started as a dog-care products store. They claim they got...

I'd love to try your recumbent on a street around the corner where there's usually a bad headwind. I've had good luck with chains. I did spend maybe $10 on a breaker to remove a chain so I could soak it in gasoline to see if the dry lube had really kept it as clean as it looked. I spent about...

I believe there's an app for that. With the app, your smartphone can tell the bike your fingerprint or just turn the bike on. There's an app for my Abound. I downloaded it to my phone but didn't mess with it.

Barefoot! A year ago I spent $30 on a pair of Whitun Barefoot shoes. No heel cushioning.... who needs it? I'll switch to industrial shoes if I might step on a nail sticking out of a board or drop a cement block on my toe, but the thin, tough rubber soles and leather-like canvas uppers are...

Does Eric Adams have the authority to criminalize what was lawful? Is NYC a dictatorship? In 2023 the NYT published an article saying e-bikes should be banned because there had been 23 deaths in 2022. (In a city of 8 million.) The accompanying chart showed that 23 bicycle fatalities a year had...

I also bought a Radmission in the 2022 sale, and I love the way it rides, after I raised the handlebars and moved the seat back. I wish the wheelbase were a little longer and that it had a gearshift so I could manage more hills without motor assistance. I'd never liked the OE tires on my...

Wow! ... and using a roller with a pail on a ladder! I haven't done ceilings in 34 years, and I need to do it again. I seem to recall cutting in with a 2.5" brush and doing the middle with a Wagner device that used D cells for a pump that sent paint to a roller. Maybe I still have it.

I was high on a ladder painting my aunt's dairy barn when the bull approached. By his ears, he appeared to be on the verge of violent anger. I froze. He calmed down and went about his business. That barn was a lot of square feet, but I didn't know how to use a roller on an extension ladder. I've...

After I worked on my Abound, the handlebars felt misaligned. I'd always found aligning ebike handlebars a hassle. This one was especially bad. From behind the handlebars, the wide battery box hid the wheel. Handlebars were adjusted by turning the stem, but loosening the pinch clamp allowed the...

Did you find the cause? Fatigue can blow fuses. It can get a no-name fuse sooner and a reputable brand later. If the replacement fuse blows soon, then there's probably a circuit problem.

We used to heat 2500 square feet by wood. My favorite maul was like this. They call it 12 pounds but it weighs 15. For kindling I used a smaller maul and a 2-pound hatchet. The back view shows how decrepit the old axe heads were. I wondered why my grandfather hadn't discarded them. in the...

I don’t know how old these axe heads are. I think similar ones have been produced since the 1600’s. The 3-pounder is pitted 6mm deep. The 4-pounder is also badly pitted. Six years ago, I put edges on them, knowing they'd never be fit to use. The handles were a mystery. They showed no...

If you knew the watts the USB fan used and assumed the voltage step-down (whatever it's called) is 100% efficient, I guess you could calculate battery amps. The advantage to @6zfshdb 's board is that he can measure the amps and use a combination of bulbs to get what he wants. I don't see how a...