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Perhaps. I think that there is advantage to having a dedicated bike just for the trainer. You don't have to keep taking it on and off.

I don't know if it makes sense to put an ebike on a trainer. You can just ride the trainer in a really low gear on a non-electric bike so that there isn't much resistance. It is not like you will be able to go further with an ebike unless you are doing a virtual ride in Zwift or something.

Yeah, those are pretty fat seat stays. That is one of the trade offs of aluminum frames over steel. I don't think the clamps detract from the look of the bike.

The bike looks great. I like the red accents. I usually use P clamps for this as you did. However, rivnuts are the way to go if you are going to drill into the frame. It is a threaded rivet that is inserted into the hole and secured with a rivnut tool. It would be hard to tap a thin walled...

Interesting. It looks like the root cause is a coal shortage.

Why would she hit a curb while riding her ebike on a MUP? Was she drunk or texting? MTA: Maybe the kids distracted her.

I don't think that most people in the US believe cycling is a threat to their way of life. Many probably think that cyclists are inconvenient and that the roads were built for only cars. It is more a feeling of entitlement than fear. There is also a certain type of idiot out there that thinks...

If everyone had the same opinion, discussions on this forum would be pretty boring. However, for me, personal attacks make these discussions a lot less enjoyable.

I don't normally like to criticize how other people raise their children, but this was failed parenting for sure.

A professional electronics technician could likely identify the failed component(s) and repair it. You could take it to an electronics repair shop and pay them $30-$50 to repair it or you could just spend $20-$30 to replace it.

Who needs to hack their wireless?

The electric starter motor was invented and patented in 1903.

I have built a few wheels and it is not that tricky if you have the right tools. An experience wheelbuilder can build a wheel in under an hour. I would never pay $200 for that unless it included the rim, spokes, and hub and wasn't just labor. The last time I paid a bike shop to lace a wheel...

You don't have to install the cadence or torque sensor with most hub kits. The mid-drive kits will have it built in, although it is probably possible to disable it. You can pick and choose what components you want with a kit from Grin (ebikes.ca). However, they don't offer mid-drive kits and...

I also have had aluminum bikes.

I have been working on my bikes for decades. I haven't stripped out a screw once and the screws stay put. I think I have a good feel for it. A couple of my bikes are lugged steel frames from the 70's and I doubt you could find torque information for every screw.

If you don't have a carbon fiber frame, I don't feel like you need a torque wrench for every small screw. I do use one for the bottom bracket, but rarely/never for anything else. Blue Loctite, marine grease, and 3-n-1 oil are handy to have around. I agree that you should buy the specialty tools...

You could put an old refrigerator in your garage with a 40 watt bulb in it to keep it warm and figure out a way to vent it outside. If they truly are Samsung cells and not knock offs with a Samsung logo on them, then they should be fairly safe. There probably are a few reputable manufacturers...

Is someone with a battery powered watch a bionic man? You have to draw the line somewhere.