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    How to improve bike and pedestrian safety

    Not to mention, fast, clean, safe, 21st century public transportation that is accessible by everyone, including people who don't reside in major cities. I would love to hop on a maglev train or other modern type train and bebop to S.F. for the weekend, and be able to catch a train locally.
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    Online companies vs the Established bike manufacturers

    I grew up putting 2 stroke motors on bicycles, so a throttle on an e bike made sense to me. Think Whizzer. :)
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    Online companies vs the Established bike manufacturers

    Not me, Chromebooks and Android phones here. Google OS is great. I don't even use a mouse anymore, I can do everything on the trackpad that I can do with a mouse.
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    Class 3 restrictions - California

    Yeah, same in Southern California, I just ride with common sense and respect and I've never been questioned by any authority. If I come up behind someone, if it seems appropriate, I slow way down and say "behind, behind".
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    Ebike tour of Puglia, Italy

    I make my own tours I guess. I load up our bikes in my truck and we go to where we feel like being, the beach, the mountains, or the desert. That's wonderful thing about where i live, a couple hours drive or less I can be riding in my choice of environment. I'm not sure I would enjoy a group...
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    Juiced RipRacer vs. RadRunner 1.

    Excellent! Make a good connection, Be sure the crimpers are compatible with the connectors, check all the wires in the vicinity to be sure, and then get some good insulating tape and "Bob's your uncle". Just how I would make the repair.
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    My bikes went missing!

    Dirty f***ing thieving bas*ards. So sorry to hear about that. I had my garage and shed burgled once, it's a really unbelievable feeling, to know somebody took your stuff. A few years back I was evacuated for a wildfire and when I was allowed back in some looters had tried to gain entry by...
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    Shipping nightmare core-5

    If the bike isn't damaged, all is good? Shippers are pretty rough on big cartons and don't care as much as I think they should handling the packages. Sometimes they put the tape on during shipping, I know USPS does when one is coming apart. My bike's carton was jacked up too, but inside was...
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    Juiced RipRacer vs. RadRunner 1.

    Fair enough then, good luck with the sale, I think it will disappear quickly at that price. I only wish I were local to you and I would offer to repair the damaged wires for you. Cheers for now.
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    Juiced RipRacer vs. RadRunner 1.

    I can't tell in the pic for sure, but it looks like you may have only cut the outer sheath and nicked the conductor wire's insulation. If so you should be able to carefully open the black insulation and wrap the exposed conductor wires. If they are almost cut through, it should be easy enough...
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    Juiced RipRacer vs. RadRunner 1.

    Yes, some deep breaths are needed it seems. Okay now, what exactly do you mean, you snipped the housing in the wire? Cut the insulation? Post some pics will be helpful and maybe it's an easy fix. Serenity now.
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    Hydraulic Brake Question

    Quite normal. Your stopping power is always going to be from the front brakes, the rear brakes, even working optimally will be lacking in comparison.
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    First E-Bike! $4k Budget and I am confused with options

    I too, am frequently right in between in sizes, you name it, bike frames, shoes, helmets, etc and I always size up in such cases. Nothing worse than a tight helmet or shoes or being cramped on a bike.
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    Will eBikes be banned from Federal lands?

    I think most of where I ride motorcycles and bicycles is also BLM land. In 40 plus years of riding, I've never been stopped or questioned by anyone. It must be okay to ride there, just miles of open land. I'm just careful and try to be courteous to anyone I encounter and stay off private land...
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    Oh, no, What did i do? I oiled my pedal assist sensors.

    Yes, late to the party too, but for others, always look and see that any spray cleaner says clearly that it is plastic safe, if it will come in contact with any plastic. Most contact cleaners these days are plastic safe, such as the CRC mention in other posts. Also contact cleaners are usually...
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    Handle bar height

    So today my stem riser came and I got it installed with no drama except needing 3 hands. It brought my bars up about 70 mm and that's a big difference for comfort. No issue with cables and wires length, they left me a nice service loop to work with. I love these inexpensive generic bikes. Parts...
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    Right turn hand signal?

    Drivers around here either don't understand hand signals or ignore them. Being a veteran rider of SoCal roads and highways for more than 40 years on motorbikes, I learned a long time ago that my safety is mostly on me. I ride motorbikes, or pedal bikes as if all cagers are out to get me. I...
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    Batteries

    Have you tried to charge it?
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    My nightmarish experience with Rad Power.

    When I was shopping for my first "budget" ebike I was almost set on Rad, but I had a few questions for customer service first. They took weeks to respond and usually didn't answer my question. Because of that I crossed them off my list. While researching e bikes in general, I found that a...
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    Display shows low battery when fully charged

    Are you checking the voltage at the battery after the charger says it fully charged? If not, maybe the charger or battery is faulty and the display is showing correct. Don't assume the display is incorrect without verifying the state of charge of the battery first.
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