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Far better to give tax breaks to the billionaires as they create jobs. The jobs may be in Vietnam or China or Malaysia, but they are still jobs which is all that matters. The way to get people out of cars and riding bicycles is to make the roads safer. Since WW II the auto and construction and...

I have misplaced the keys on locks and it has taken me less than 30 seconds to cut through the shackle and when the lock is near the ground any sparks are not going to be noticed. The only safe bike is one that is inside a building or inside a van or similar vehicle where a thief cannot see...

The answer is not to put a speed limiter on a bicycle as it makes them less safe for use in towns. When motorists are on city streets and driving at 30-45 mph the speed differential with a bicyclist creates a very real hazard. If motor assist allows a bicyclist to go faster they will be less...

If I wanted a city bike then I have lots of options for bikes and no issues with a Class I bike with a rear hub drive. For road biking I want conventional tires that I can quickly repair with a puncture and that means a mid-drive bike. I also like to pedal at speeds greater than 18 mph and that...

By choice we live where the weather makes cycling fun 365 days out of the year. Unfortunately most of the area is unsafe for bicyclists with motorists driving at high speeds on the country roads which have no shoulders at the edges. So we stay on the bike paths and mountain bike trails for the...

As mentioned, automotive hand cleaner like Goop (one without pumice) works the best to encapsulate the grease. I rub it into the fabric and rinse with warm water. Second step is to use liquid hand soap or dishwashing detergent to remove the Goop / hand cleaner from the fabric and again using...

Trikes are very unstable and going down a slope it is easy to flip them. Similar problems with the 3-wheel ATVs which have been replaced with 4-wheel models that are much safer.

The video commentary makes the assumption that a thief will not spend 20 minutes to detach a lock when there are many bikes with are worth several thousand dollars or more being locked in public places and the owners are not going to return in 20 minutes. I would only leave a cheap bike that can...

Even back in the 1970's most of the lumber, and the true heart grade redwood, was being shipped overseas and most of it was logged from federal forests. The USFS lost money on every sale they made and so taxpayers have been subsidizing the lumber companies for nearly a century. It also why the...

Unless you are a very hefty individual a spoke should never break on a good wheel. With 4 spokes breaking I would be looking at replacing all the spokes even if I need to pay for it myself. And I would do it 3 cross lacing on the wheels and never need to do it again for the life of the bike...

If you go fatter than 3.0 inches you will be more limited in your choice of tires and your choice of bike racks. The tire tread and composition are as important as the width of the tire and most mountain and trail bike tires are 2.0 to 2.5 inches in width.

I sold two e-bikes for $1700 each earlier in the month and I used Craiglist which makes it easy to have lots of text and photos for potential buyers. I have sold 3 vehicles and a camper with Craigslist and these were all cash transactions. There is still a very limited supply of e-bikes and this...

Actually Specialized which has offices in California is in violation of state laws regarding dealer agreements. The question is whether a company based outside the United States is interested in taking Specialized to court, where they would most likely win, or choose to go with other bike...

I am still riding a bike with a Brooks leather saddle that I bought in 1971 and it has not deteriorated in any manner. I have used the same synthetic road bike saddle on a series of bicycles over the past 20 years as once I find one that works well for me there is no reason to go to a new one...

Specialized reacted in a knee jerk manner and gave no regard to their customers. Not the actions of mature managers at Specialized. With my two Specialized Creo SL e-bikes I have found it impossible to get in touch with anyone by phone or with their contact us form over the past several weeks...

I have on more than a few occasions tried to get product information from Specialized and have never been able to talk to anyone. Their contact us form was not a solution as it takes more than two weeks to get a response and the only one time where I finally got a response it was of no use and...

There is always the option of downshifting to a lower gear. My Creo SL has up to a 42T rear cog which makes for as low a gear as I will ever need with this bike even if it is 10 lbs heavier than my regular road bike. I wanted the power assist to deal with head winds which are commonly 10-15 mph...

A 1x is fine for mountain bikes or electric assist bikes but for normal riding on mostly flat ground to improve physical fitness and e-bike is not a smart approach. I have a $1500 mountain bike that weighs 28 lbs and has a 1x drivetrain and 10-51T rear cassette but it is far less effective on...

I have State Farm and with a Class III bike the rating is for a motorcycle per their guidelines. I was quoted $440 per year per e-bike from them last month. I have only had one bike stolen and it was left chained to a street post. In the 51 years after that loss I have never left my bike...

For largely flat ground and working to strengthen your body there is no advantage at all from an e-bike. You can buy a road bike for under $1,000 that weighs less than 22 lbs or an e-bike that weighs 40 to 60 lbs and so there is negligible gain with the electric motor, only more weight to lift...