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I read about someone having a breakdown and being glad that he had a cell phone (and service) and an ubber account in place. Seems like a good idea so long as the bike fits in the vehicle. Most of my rides are more than 20 miles out and so the odds of having a problem 10 miles from my SUV is...

A blood thinner can result in dizziness which could be a problem on a bicycle. If she takes her meds with dinner then the impact will be greatest when she is not out on her bike. Also important to stay hydrated and maintain blood sugar levels while riding. With most medications the ability of...

I buy my cars and trucks from one set of dealers and have them serviced at other dealers. More than half the income for an auto dealership is with the sale of parts and providing repairs and servicing for vehicles. A dealer would be stupid to turn away all that business because the potential...

Point is that 1 person was seriously injured by someone on an e-bike while the city ignores the more than 5,000 pedestrians hit by motorists in their cars and trucks. Cars are considered essential and all bicyclists are treated like pleasure riders who should on ride in parks. More than 50% of...

The problem is the complete lack of any rake for the head tube. Normallly the angle is around 70 degrees and with this bike it is 90 degrees. Lots of people were injured with the early tricycles that had a single wheel in front and it did not take much speed with a turn to flip the bike (and...

When I planned to put a heavy load on a road bike for a long tour I would change the wheels from a standard 3 across lacing to 4 across which greatly reduces the chance of breaking a spoke. Only downside is you need longer spokes and need to carry 1 or 2 spare spokes (I tape them to the tire pump).

Grandstanding by the local officials. When someone walks into a bike lane it is hardly the fault of the cyclist any more than if the person had stepped out in front of a car. Twenty pedestrians involved in collisions with bicyclists. Contrast that with the first 3 months of 2021 in New York City...

Where I live the roads are very dangerous for cyclists with no shoulders and most people driving at over 60 mph on country roads with very limited sight distance and many that are busy with their phone and don't even stay in their lane. I envy the people living in European cities where bicycling...

A related problem is that Amazon decides what you see with a search (as does Google) so there are so many responses that unless one has a few days to search through thousands of items from the search they will more likely go with one of the sponsored products where the business has had to pay an...

I would check the rim and see if any spokes are pushing up to where they can hit the tube. A Kevlar liner is a worthwhile investment. Improper mounting of the tube and tire can lead to a pinched tire that is OK initially but will fail when it has the weight of the rider on it.

We live in a country of haters that are not happy, and with stagnant incomes and $2.13 minimum wage for food workers and no universal health care and having to go into serious debt to get a degree and a good job, it is easy to understand why this is the case. I have watched this country and its...

1 cyclist killed by a bear as compared to 843 killed by careless motorists in 2019 (an average year). Where should the attention be focused? Only one successful bear kill by a ranger in Yellowstone in the history of the park and the ranger was experienced and using a rifle and got lucky, very...

Some people have one leg that is longer than the other and this results in excessive hip movement to compensate. There are lifts for shoes to compensate in part. Problem I have had with my hands is with the standard handle bars that are too thin and so there is too little contact area for my...

The e-bike racks are rated to support 120 lbs or more in total bike weight or roughly 180 lbs including the weight of the rack. If one buys lighter e-bikes then there is less of a problem with weight on the trailer bumper and a lot more bike racks can be used and at a much lower cost. Best to...

Amazon has eliminated user reviews for many of the items sold on its website and instead has ratings which are not tied to anyone actually having bought the product. For anything important or expensive I use reviews posted on multiple sources and seldom rely on Amazon reviews.

The IRS took away the tax free status of the Sierra Club many years ago to punish them for advocating for a greener planet. Going back to Ronald Reagan when the FtC ruled that religious broadcasts qualified as public service information the quacks have jumped on the gravey train to get gullible...

I had a Specialized full suspension trail bike with 2.3 inch wide tires and there would be too much wheel slip in the loose dirt and there was not enough traction going up very steep and long hills. I bought the French Yamee Fat Bear with 4" knobby tires the tread) , 750W rear hub motor, and...

In a very real sense a bicycle reduces the effort to move any distance by more than 80% as compared to walking so all cyclists are cheaters if one wants to look at it that way. Using narrow 700c tires on a 20# road bike could be viewed as cheating by someone on a fat tire cruiser who is grunting...

I have always put as large a diameter drop bar on my bikes and then add foam tape like that used on tennis rackets to provide even more contact area on the top of the bar. With tape I can have a thick top of a drop bar and thinner cross section at the drops. For a class III road bike the drop...

Swagman's E-Spec bike rack is RV approved and supports up to 140 lbs of bikes and it is made in Canada (Penticton BC). https://www.swagman.net/collections/hitch-mount-racks/products/espec-rv-approved