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  1. JASmith

    Interesting Use Case. Need Advice.

    My bike was stolen my first week of school at university, and I had it locked. Seems to be a problem at pretty much any university, and I can only imagine its twice as bad in California. Motorcycle theft was not an issue though, and is what I ended up switching to since parking for...
  2. JASmith

    Griz Attacks and Kills Bicyclist in Montana

    You have to question how much they know about modern ballistics though, as there's been so much advancement even just in recent years and 00 is rather primitive with so much recoil and such a heavy and unwieldy tool to carry. For example solid copper projectiles like Lehigh/Underwood...
  3. JASmith

    E-Bike hatred is out there!

    Sorry to hear it ruined your day, but don't leave us in suspense, how many people did you crash into at 23mph? /s
  4. JASmith

    Griz Attacks and Kills Bicyclist in Montana

    Gotta disagree with you there, and I think its very important. Hunters cannot replace natural predators, as human hunters if anything tend to target the exact OPPOSITE of the animals they should be culling. No one wants to hunt the old and feeble deer for example, they go for the biggest...
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    Griz Attacks and Kills Bicyclist in Montana

    Smart people can be pretty ignorant about specific things that seem like common sense if its something they just don't have a lot of experience with. It depends, they have some sprays that can reach out a little further, and they say pick a brand that can fire for at least seven seconds...
  6. JASmith

    Reasons you ride? - Aside from the obvious reason where riding is your passion.

    Don't have an e-bike yet, just regular bicycles but going to pull the trigger and order mine this weekend. Just practicality, a bit of fun, and exercise. From a practicality standpoint, going short distances doesn't use a lot of fuel especially on a motorcycle so that's not really an issue...
  7. JASmith

    Which safety considerations make or break an eBike purchase for you?

    None really "break" the deal since its so easy to add lighting and reflectors or reflective tape. Even for a black bike, they have black reflective tape you can use now that blends in during the day but shines white at night. However, its certainly great bonus points when they include great...
  8. JASmith

    Griz Attacks and Kills Bicyclist in Montana

    That's scary! Only encounter we ever had was seeing a single cub on our path, actually got a picture of it while walking backwards will see if I can find it and upload. Good point, probably good idea to have both, spray in off-hand, pistol in dominant hand during an encounter. Problem with...
  9. JASmith

    Griz Attacks and Kills Bicyclist in Montana

    I can only imagine the horror, what a horrible way to go. Rather than reactive responses I would ask if its feasible to put trackers on the bears to avoid future confrontation. I understand they are endangered and there are are less than 2K grizzlies left in the entire United States, so if a...
  10. JASmith

    Just received my Device Therapy Bike Mount & Reflector for Apple AirTag and I'm really Impressed.

    Wouldn't you want to bring some friends and/or the police and catch the thief? Otherwise, they just keep stealing other people's stuff if you let them get away with it. The tracking on these is also way better than a simple tile that just shows you where it is on a GPS, and can actually...
  11. JASmith

    Just received my Device Therapy Bike Mount & Reflector for Apple AirTag and I'm really Impressed.

    Nice, and no one would even know to look in there, except people with an internet connection now! :p I knew a guy that carried around a captive bolt pistol and had a hard time trying to track his suitcase that was stolen, but it would only work at short range. Will have to recommend these to...
  12. JASmith

    Serial 1 Announcement Discussion

    Yes, but less ugly, lol! Looks like a solid platform though. CSC had the right idea with retro styling IMO, something that Harley should excel at on scooters and retro themed cruiser ultra light e-motorcycles:
  13. JASmith

    Serial 1 Announcement Discussion

    The more I shopped recently, the more I think all electric motorcycles designed to function just like big old ICE bikes of yore are doomed to fail until we have a new revolutionary battery technology. The current solution to the battery density issue is to either make vehicles extremely...
  14. JASmith

    Serial 1 Announcement Discussion

    Both are right, as people usually say that Harleys are handicapped by their use of outdated technology, and they aren't wrong when it comes to their brand focus. Sad thing is that HD has proven they can make very advanced designs, but the consumers are always right, and consumers seemed to...
  15. JASmith

    Suggestions for quality ebike priced <$2000-2500, cargo or similar, sometimes need to carry girlfriend who is ~135 lbs

    Oh sure, no one questions that, the debate was about "how much harder". Again, you're not spinning any of that chonky copper so talking about the entire weight of the unit is a bit irrelevant. Basically just the outer housing actually spins and its spinning pretty close to the center hub, so...
  16. JASmith

    Attack of the Clones: Reputable brand for the "AC-FAT-M1"

    Oops, got names mixed up, its the Radmini one that was a folder.
  17. JASmith

    Suggestions for quality ebike priced <$2000-2500, cargo or similar, sometimes need to carry girlfriend who is ~135 lbs

    I was just explaining a basic physics concept that the rotational inertia (resistance to spinning up or down) of any system equals the mass times the square of the distance to the axis of rotation. So as you can see from the equation, while mass matters (and remember you're not spinning the...
  18. JASmith

    Crowdfunding

    Yes, I understand why its a great idea for people trying to raise funds, but so illogical for consumers to do. Usually to attract an investor you have to show them a tremendous amount of detail about your product and business plan and history and financials to show that you are worth the...
  19. JASmith

    Suggestions for quality ebike priced <$2000-2500, cargo or similar, sometimes need to carry girlfriend who is ~135 lbs

    What you are explaining can be reproduced and also dismissed easily in your home using a spinning office chair. Stick your legs out and have your SO spin you and see how fast she can spin you from a stop. Now do the same resting some kind of weight on your feet, and you'll see it just got...
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