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I understand and agree with most of what you say. I think the thing that separates bikes and cars in this regard is that most people use motor vehicles, but most people viewing bikes, and more specifically, e-bikes are on the outside looking in. The numbers are growing, but we are still a very...

I hope that you stick around. The forum needs more people like you, not less. Unfortunately, negativity leaves a lasting impression. The thing that I enjoy most about the forum are the stories and pictures from rides and the legitimate reviews and information. There are good things here. A...

I think that it does affect public opinion which can affect laws and regulations. The average person doesn’t know that a light, e-motorbike isn’t a legal e-bike. The average politician doesn’t either. Oftentimes laws and regulations are written and enacted by the ignorant. Clowns get...

I think that this thread has strayed far off course. Above is the op. I hope that we can get back on track.

I don’t want us to walk on eggshells either. I wasn’t offended by the post. The thing that I was bothered by was that a person was dismissing another person’s feelings. A person has every right to feel offended without their feelings being dismissed as cancel culture. That was what I was...

It’s not cancel culture. If someone is offended, they should be able to express that without being dismissed. We all have our own limits regarding acceptable behavior. Many or all of us have probably made comments that have offended others while just trying to make a joke. I know that I...

Structurally, a diamond frame is ideal, but because the weight of an ebike is less important than the weight of a conventional bike, larger tubes and additional bracing can provide a good structure by adding material that would add too much weight to a conventional bike. The step through being...

That’s the dream, but some of the stressful things are also the most meaningful or at least the most important to me, (family, the environment, preserving democracy, opposing fascism…). The diversions help to recharge the batteries. I would rather stay engaged and manage the stress.

One of the best. It’s not the same around here without him.

Great. We go from a chainsaw to an axe. I am an acoustic player, (no, not an elitist). Nice axe.

Cycling, flying, sailing and playing with my dogs are my favorite forms of meditation. It puts my head in a better place.

Street legal vehicles, (cars, trucks, motorcycles or whatever), have to fall within certain limits and have features that make them Street legal. You can’t drive an F1 car on public roads. “Street legal” e-bikes also fall within certain limits. If they exceed the specification that defines...

Can we get back to e-bikes? It is funny that the conversation seems more civil when e-bikes are not discussed. Maybe e-bikes are evil.

Since we are already off the rails….. My father was old school. He was in the CCC in the Pacific Northwest. He fought forest fires, worked in logging camps and helped to build a trestle up in Tillamook, OR.

There is a big difference between Albert Einstein using a crude reference to make a point and someone being vulgar because they can’t seem to express themselves forcibly by their wits. Part of teaching is to make an important point stand out so that people will remember it. I was seventeen and...

@tomjasz, he’s nobody.

Are you always this abrasive and bitter?? At least Stefan is interesting and personable. I enjoy his stories and pictures. You on the other hand come across as a foul mouthed, nasty and bitter old man. A botanist that seems to think that he is an expert in matters of engineering. Your...

I’m sorry if my post was offensive to you. It sucks when laws change and things go from legal to not. It happens in other activities as well. Maybe the solution is making more trips with lighter loads. Maybe a trailer. I don’t really know. Whatever the e-bike, the route sounds hazardous...

I understand his ”needs”. I think that it may be you that is “poisoning the well” now. When I said that an e-bike may not be a good fit, it was because he says that he requires more than a legal e-bike can offer. It’s like trying to use a car as a truck. It doesn’t always work out. If a...

To put my comment in context, he was claiming that the law was written to only pertain to the rider’s safety, (more accurately, his), and I don’t think that this is the case at all. There are many places that a class 3 and a throttled class 2 are not permitted because it is perceived that they...