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    china trade deal dead ? Permanent tariffs ?

    Actually, this has been going on since the trade war started.
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    Bike to Work Day

    For the BayArea folks in CA, it will be next Thursday 5/9/18. Lot of companies are sponsored the event, passing out freebies at their called "energies stations" along the bike paths. Here is quick video link and blog post for folks who are going to join the event this week around the Stanford...
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    Ebikes are no longer a rare sight on my commute

    Yup, the rate of ebike adoption has been drastically increased in the BayArea.
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    How do you define the ideal electric touring bicycle?

    That is a killer bike. We need Chris at Propelbikes.com to bring it over to the States.
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    How do you define the ideal electric touring bicycle?

    My choices are here with both dual batteries (multi-charger for money conscious or Homage GX with rohloff): Riese-Muller- Multicharger Riese-Muller- Homage GX
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    Nyon Retrofit

    I setup and updated my nyon yesterday and I did not have the issue. It looks like the latest update took care of the problem. By the way, I ran into pairing issue after 2 hours of debugging, it turned out the issue has to do with the low battery on the nyon. You will need to charge the unit...
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    Cost/benefit analysis of ebiking versus driving a car

    Here is my hypothetically scenario where I just guesstimate some of the costs. Again, from the cost perspective it will be way cheaper to switch to ebike plus we all know the health benefits and environmental friendliness factors are priceless Car: 2019 Honda Accord V6 Cost $30,000...
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    What value will the present/older ebikes retain with an upcoming better battery/motor tech., much faster recharge times+lighter materials ?

    Here you go, https://ondigitalmarketing.com/learn/odm/foundations/5-customer-segments-technology-adoption/
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    2018 Xduro trekking S 9.0 front light upgrade

    Thanks, Ravi, I will give that try.
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    2018 Xduro trekking S 9.0 front light upgrade

    I am thinking of upgrading my front light since the stock one is not very bright and sturdy. So far I narrow down Supernova Pure or Bush & Miller IQX with 6V. I understand, we have to open up the motor and do the install using the new harness. Is it possible, just to connect the new one with...
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    What Panniers / Trunk Bags work with the 2018 XDURO Trekking 9.0?

    FYI, the 20mm hook will only work on QL2.0 and QL2.1 system. It will not work if you have the old QL1.0
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    Super Commuter Version 1.1

    This is looking promising, Ravi. Is there a reason why not go for the "Rohloff" E14 instead of the manual mode?
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    What value will the present/older ebikes retain with an upcoming better battery/motor tech., much faster recharge times+lighter materials ?

    Although bicycle still has the fundamental of two wheels, the components around it have been vastly changed due to technologies and they will continue to evolve. Looks at how the suspension, frame materials, Internal Gear Hub, Pinion Gear Hub, Ebike motors, belt drive, Ommi system, GPS tracking...
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    Sky Lane trail plan in San Jose (Silicon Valley)

    I have been using most of these trails and agree some of the sections have been a regular place for homeless folks which might make other cyclists feel uncomfortable. However, there have been some efforts to help these folks to move to "tiny homes" and shelters. In addition, I am glad to see...
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    I am now part of the club

    Hi, I have been a cyclist for years and using my Surly LHT (fully loaded with dynamo, tubus racks...ect) as my commuter to work 50 miles route. After being passed by Ebikes almost daily, I have decided to research about ebike. This website and Court's youtube review channel are my daily...
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