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Slow bike races are the best. If ya don't know how that works, you set up some lanes - a couple feet wide. Everyone starts together. Last one to the finish wins. You can't leave your lane and can't put your foot down. If nothing else, it's a reason to throw a neighborhood party. Or spice...

Good & tight with a small hand tool. Not enough to hurt your hand, but enough to instill confidence. Check after a few minutes of riding if not confident. Check before every ride. This bolt will loosen over time with regular riding and is most prone to doing so after installing. I'd suspect...

Necessary to force folks to pay more for cars (and maybe bikes) just because? Naah. That's foul. And sinister. Why is it a bad thing to let the Chinese government subsidize cars for Americans? Sounds like a win to me. Especially in an inflationary environment. I can more easily accept the...

The way I understand it, it's up to 25% on the batteries. Not the whole bike. If it holds together. I believe the idea was to discourage the sales of cheap Chinese cars in the US by making them artificially more expensive - which lumped in e-bike batteries for some reason. So protecting a...

I think it's more of a regional thing. I grew up in the Southeast and lived there for a while and the cops just loved to make contact with anybody. I've been here for over a decade & it's rare that they want anything to do with anybody shy of a serious crime. I think you'll find that in most...

Same here on the Colorado Front Range. Cops be like - are you actively being murdered? If not, go away.

Wondering how this one has aged. I still never see any enforcement on our greenbelts and they are hella crowded. I've seen lots of motorcycles, quads, yesterday a Subaru, wunderwheels, scooters, leashless dogs, you name it. Zero enforcement.

Looks like a tube to me. Just step on it right where the tire meets the rim. Sounds like you got a pinch flat - why you're feeling air around the rim on both sides. Pressures like 25 PSI make a pinch flat more likely - maybe consider getting that up some. And we all have Stefan on ignore -...

Maybe try shorter cranks if training your legs won't work. Or lesser shoes :)

Carbon doesn't necessarily mean better compliance. It could be stiffer than OEM - all depends on the design. And if you ding it, you'll always be wondering if you damaged it.

Was the saddle chocolate?

Every month is bike month :)

Kinda wanna add the middle child Fumpa to the ebike kit. I carry a Milwaukee M12 power source and 3Ah battery & cables as standard kit. Could run one of those for days...

I carry little bottles of Stans with me. I've rescued strangers as well as myself when I didn't top up soon enough. I have 2 on me at all times on the ebike (along with hopefully topped-up Stans in the tires). Also use Orange Seal from time to time - both great sealants...

That's some fat rubber for city riding. Not sure how low you can go with your rims, but narrower tires that make more contact with the surface (slicks, semi-slicks), will probably be the most efficient. They wear a lot slower than more aggressive rubber too. I've had good luck with Maxxis...

Mountain bikes - building, wrenching, experimenting, riding, etc. I use the ebike mostly for transportation - MTBs for fun and exercise. Grew up with essentially a bike park in my back yard, started riding 46 years ago, and lived through the evolution from BMX > early MTBs (still have one of...

It's only cheating if you're racing

Only once, but it was in another language, so I can't be sure :) Did have a Karen yell at me for using my voice instead of a bell this weekend as I passed 'her' group of 15 or so. Ask me if I care.

Keep it if you have the space and are kinda handy. You can let friends ride it, use it as a backup, or just beat on it. As you said, it's going to be hard to get anything for it. That's always been my philosophy with bikes. I don't sell bikes. I'll fix them up a bit and give them to...

Yeah, the Allant freehub does make some noise. I use it to alert others of my presence & consider that a feature.