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"Rinse and repeat." That directive started with shampoo, I believe, as a way to sell more shampoo. Stubbornly, I refuse to wash my hair twice during the same shower. It's why I always ask, when a young person tells me they are going into marketing, "Why are you going to the dark side?"

This reminds me of the Smokey the Bear slogan, that only I can prevent forest fires. Well, I've been trying mightily ever since I first saw that admonition 70 years ago, but forest fires keep happening. What am I doing wrong? (Sorry for the snarky comment. Couldn't help myself)

As I complained in another thread, my wife is resistant to going electric. But she rides a Townie, and I'm hoping to persuade her to get the E version. REI has them, as well as another independent shop locally.

Planning on a nano scale has become a necessity for me as I grow even more ancient. Used to be, I could drive or ride to any nearby location almost automatically. My aging brain compels me to look at maps (especially biking maps) to figure out a route even though I "know" the way there. As my...

I charge indoors, but never unattended nor overnight. I unplug as soon as I see the green light. (The charger is a simple 2 amp charger with little info on the tiny display--but it came with the Ariel Rider C class, and there have been no problems so far). But if I wanted to build a really safe...

Yes, it was the Windy Ridge road that we were on. It's interesting to see the raft of driftwood from the trees that were blown down on the lake. It appears that the raft moves around the lake depending on which way the wind blows.

I am about 60 miles north of Everett, and we heard/felt the blast that morning. Wondered "Who is blasting in the Chuckanuts (range of small mountains south of Bellingham), and why?" We were lucky and got no ash, or at least very little. Last year, we drove up to the overlook area in our Rialta...

I'm surprised that the Dewalt batteries are duds. I have several Ryobi 18 volt tools (not usually regarded as the top brand), and the batteries have been very reliable and durable. I think I have had only one go truly dead (couldn't take a charge). They originally used ni-cad batteries, which...

The bikes, and riders with those skills, could be a winning feature of an action movie (bad guys chasing ebike hero over all kinds of obstacles, etc.)

"...profits too often trump safety." Sounds like Boeing, who also had problems with lithium batteries. They tried them in their new Dreamliner, but encountered overheating and had to give them up. I don't know what their final solution was. That's not to say the batteries contributed to the 737s...

My wife's analog Townie has a relaxed geometry (as well as a crank-forward setup), but my Ariel Rider C class step thru has less caster or trail than I was used to. I've gotten accustomed to it, but I am always aware of its quick steering behavior, and am suitably cautious about tight turns...

Yes, the motorcycle safety classes emphasize that. I dumped my Vulcan for that reason when I was making a sharp right turn onto a steep alley (downhill) just as a UPS truck was coming up and turning onto my lane. My quick braking was reflexive, not controlled.

Here's a thought: minimize panic stops. One way is to anticipate situations that might require a panic stop, such as approaching a blind corner where you can't see and don't know what kind of wild animal, berserk little kid, or approaching cager might be leaping out at you.

I would like to edit your post to say "yahoos are everywhere."

Motor plus pedals is the original source of the coinage "MOtor PEDal." The original MOPEDs had little 2-stroke ICEs, plus pedals. I never rode one, but for me they weren't very appealing. Careless usage nowadays calls small scooters mopeds even when they don't have pedals.

At one time the one-speed riders regarded the derailleur as cheating.

So what's wrong with a heathen liberal Yankee wino?

You're right, of course. The most bike unfriendly town in our recent experience is Pullman, WA. We tried biking on WSU's campus, and even the ebike was struggling. Made me glad I didn't go to school there. When the important people were deciding on the name "Bellwether," it was explained to...

Opera would be the most obvious choice here. Trouble is, I do like opera.

I think you have the order reversed. I'd rather start with #4.