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I ride 2.1" knobby tires from Kenda Giant or Continental. $26 apiece. I go 3000-4000 miles between flats. The knobs roll right over most trash. What can get me is enormous truck tire shards with wires sticking out, which come in patterns of a thousand all over he road. In the midwest we do...

Tuesday before Thanksgiving 2018 I waited all day at the wife's house for the A/C man to perform warranty work. By 1830 it was dark he didn't show or call, I gave up. Rode the bike home with a $1 LED light on front. Wasn't bright enough for 25 mph, there is a downhill under the railroad track...

I prevent skin abrasion in falls by wearing polyester/cotton Mechanic's wear. Heavyweight. Dickies & Red Hat are two brands. I wear long sleeves & long pants. I wear cotton poly gloves, the $1 kind from the dollar store were fine. I took a spill over the handlebars onto gravel at 25 mph in...

This gazelle 380 https://electricbikereview.com/gazelle/2023-avignon-c380-hmb/ court reviewed does not have a geared hub motor. It has a bosch performance line mid drive. The enviolo rear hub is variable speed. It has two tapered shafts with a couple of balls between them. The position of the...

3 wheelers can tip over if you corner too fast. I would avoid as much as possible. Losing strength is a choice, not a requirement. Bbcnews reported UK medical service study, people in their 80's can gain muscle if they exercise properly. I'm 73, have a whole pilates routine I do to maintain...

I worked as a mover/truck driver 74-75 since post VietNam nobody was hiring physicists with a bachelor's degree. I worked for a North American Van Lines agent. As the oil crises was deepening, owner bought a new truck tractor. A Chevrolet with a 454 gas V8. With a moving van It got 1 mpg. The...

Lost a drag race crossing I65 Sunday. I stopped at light, bike was only loaded with my 20 lb bike tools spares water + car screw jack, 18" breaker bar, car tire pump, two 2"x8"x12", dewalt impact wrench. Pulled up next to me a MTB with a big DD motor in the back. I use max electricity from...

I ride ~ 2000 miles a year, 60% unpowered. I use $26 kenda or giant knobby tires, I get a year out of them. No flats if the knobs are taller than 3/32". I recycle the schwinn or giant tubes to the next tire. I change tube when flat out on the road. No liners or slime, a flat every 2 or 3...

Everything is changing to be hotter, hotter, hotter. My favorite brand of guacamole dip just changed the formula to be hotter. I eat at a Mexican restaurant once a week in the middle of my 30 mile commute to my summer property. Salsa was pleasantly tomato flavored until this Saturday. Hot as...

I've been asked 4 times "is that bike electric?" That is as far as it went 3 times. One guy last month asked "how many watts?"

I ride off-road knobby tires on road, 2.1". The knobs roll right over the garbage on the road. I get a flat maybe every 2nd year, at 2000 miles per year. I replace them when the knobs wear under 3/32". I don't use slime, it plugs up the valve after a year, and tires leak down 8% a month with...

I'm surprised the category standard in lightweight drop handlebar bikes has not come up, Orbea. Orbea website requires an 8 gb computer to be viewed so I cannot recommend a specific model. Locked my browser right up. Cort has dropped every Orbea review but mountain cruiser & cargo bikes...

Look at the trek Liv which has a small frame and big tires. There are others in that category. My bike shown left was for small people, fits me great, but was discontinued. I'm 68" tall but it is all in my back; my legs are so short I can't wear store stock trousers. I have to alter them.

Welcome to the site & low carbon commuting. I never had the courage to get on a drop handlebar flat back bicycle. My current bike is a 24 speed electrified version of the first 26" cruiser bike I was given on Christmas 1961. One with book bags that work, instead of the beautiful decorative...

IMHO 20" wheels are for those under 20 or who don't care if they bite their tongue. Pothole shock is much worse on a 20" than a 26". I have 28" inseam legs, and I ride a bike with 26" wheels & 2.1" tires. 2.4" tires are even smoother on 55 psi. Fat tires, 3" up, are limited to low pressure...

I would like to but the band wore out, and nobody in this tiny city of only 2000000 will change watch bands for watches they didn't sell. I like to watch the sweep second hand for 5 seconds to count my pulse. It is a radio receiving watch to set the time from the USGS station. I don't like to...

I found voltage dropped 40% greater over a known route at 48 F versus 70+ F. More watthours consumed. I remove my battery at start of freezing weather (about Nov 15) and put back on the bike when freezing is over, about 3rd week of May. Can use earlier if I am willing to wrap it in the heat...

I have no trouble doing that at all. I suppose if I held the throttle more than 4 hours my hand would get tired. But my commute is usually 3.7 hours. Having only 1000 watts accelerating 250 lb (empty) or 330 lb (with supplies) makes the time constant of acceleration pretty long. PAS (cadence...

Changed from a 350 w motor & 500 w controller to 1000 w motor & 1000 w controller this summer. The state narrowed the road I was riding to 108" lanes between cones, and in zones like that before trucks with lawnmower trailer have passed me with 0" clearance. I had to ride off a 12" pavement...