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Lovely bike, glad you got something you're happy with.

Illegal to have them in both ears in Virginia as well. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-1078/

One of the main arguments for Garmin is that they make really good sport tracking watches, so its a good ecosystem to be in if you want a cycling computer and sports watch that all sync to the same place. I had a Fenix 3 for many years and retired it when I was gifted an apple watch. The apple...

The local Yamaha dealer has been advertising a small Wabash RT for $2,800 with an extra battery. Which is a pretty amazing deal. If I was in the market I'd be sorely tempted.

Hah. I pretty much only run mine when riding rural gravel, where you can go miles without even seeing a car, much less people walking or riding. I fully agree when riding around other people. I ride a MUP out to access some of my routes and don't start up the music until I'm well off it.

I get a pretty good workout on mine. 2 hours on the non electric gravel and 2 hours on the e-gravel have pretty comparable average heart rates for me. I just go faster and travel a bit further on the ebike. Honestly I don't think the battery life difference is going to matter, nor do I think...

They take USB power and can be powered while riding. I have friends who do ultra long endurance rides (think 12-18 hours) and they generally have an external battery to plug in, though some of the Garmin units will record for about that long (my 530 is rated for ~20 hours of recording). Garmin...

When riding by myself I sometimes put my right earbud in and listen to tunes. That does leave my left ear open to hear whats going on. Would never ride with both in, even with transparency mode on. Also don't do that on routes I'm unfamiliar with. Also have a JBL Flip speaker that fits in a...

Dedicated unit is much better than tracking on a phone (though the latter does work). Battery life is superior while recording, accuracy is better, and phones are considerably less durable (and more expensive). Plus, I consider my phone to be a piece of safety gear and don't want to risk...

Oh man, an old Giant XTC with their NRS (no resonance system) linkage! Those were unique bikes. The NRS linkage was designed to run with minimal sag and give a hardtail feel under normal conditions with some suspension for the hard hits. Gotta be an early 2000s model. That suspension was...

Man. Thats actually pretty impressive.

Holy crap! Have you had to service or replace the motor or has it managed that distance without? Yeah, you got your moneys worth. :D

I would also love to know how many components were replaced over the entire ride, but I suspect as a sponsored rider Yamaha would probably prefer he not talk about failures. Not that parts breaking or wearing out would be at all unusual on a loaded bike over 20,000 miles! I'm mainly curious if...

Road.cc had an article on the conclusion of his trip as well, with a link to an article of theirs from before he started. It says he carried one spare battery and planned on ~100 miles per day. I'd still love to know the details of how he handled charging and such (did he charge every day...

Cool videos. I'd be interested in the details of his logistics. I'm assuming he has multiple batteries that he juggles to cover that kind of distance in a reasonable timeframe, though hes obviously very fit so may not need tons of assist.

This. And this. I don't really see the point of the added weight and mechanical complexity. Both folding and quick release pedals are new places that can fail, and places a failure would really suck. My preference for moving the bike in tight spaces is to stand behind it and kick it...

Dropping the post to its minimum shouldn't hurt anything. I would leave ~1/4" between the dropper collar and the top of frame, since that piece isn't really supposed to be load bearing. As others have noted, seatpost height is generally set by your pedaling position. Not being able to stand...

A couple of paths in the DC area have speed limits that have existed for longer than ebikes have really been a thing. Generally they were probably enacted more as a CYA for the managing agencies than something intended to change behavior and are completely unenforced. Thats not really what I'm...

Glad you got yourself sorted out. Hope the bike is amazing! Buy once, cry once. :D

The compounding factor there is a lot of ebike advocates bristle or get wishy washy when stronger enforcement of e-motos-pretending-to-be-ebikes is proposed. Which makes it really easy to just lump those in with actual ebikes in peoples minds. I mean, I've lost count of how many times people...