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Mine is not like that. It hasn't gotten any better or worse and does it with power on or off. Feels mechanical.

Mine does this - 1x9 chain drive. I mentioned it at one of my checkups, but the shop didn't find anything out of the ordinary. Then again, the motor has gotten a good bit louder and even mildly crunchy, and they say it's normal. 2 shops actually. I suspect they wanna see if the motor will...

Gonna be a challenge to find something decent new that checks all the boxes, but might be able to find a used hardtail with front suspension & put a suspension seatpost on it.

This would be a case where I would expect damage if it's going to occur. If the outside noise is loud enough to cause damage, then ANC canceling that noise would have to be a sufficient amplitude to counter it. Good earplugs are probably still the way to go in high SPL environments. Or maybe...

I'd been wondering about that myself. ANC works by cancelation - which is playing some frequencies out of phase inside the earbud at equal amplitude as on the outside. However, it seems that levels would not be high enough to cause damage unless you're in a loud enough environment to cause...

Never seen a helmet with a good headlight, but it's usually easy enough to add one. Power needs really depend on where and how fast you ride. Weight is also a consideration as your helmet might have the tendency to dance around if you add too much. I'm a Cygolite fan personally - feel they...

Still digging the Jabra Active Elite 7 over all the others I've tried. It still deals with wind noise the best, although Earfun released new firmware a few weeks ago that comes with a specific wind noise function. Haven't tried them on a bike yet 'cause it's cold & icy. A couple things I...

Cool - thanks for that. Especially like that they're a local shop to me! Yeah, racks don't seem to be getting any cheaper, do they? I've had quite a few over the years - mostly Yakima roof racks, but not sure I wanna put an ebike on top of anything. Never thought I'd see the day I was paying...

It's time for a new rack for my truck. I think I want one that holds wheels, but might even work with fenders. Not against a downtube grabber either as long as it will work with the fat downtube on an ebike and not mess with the battery. Needs to hold 2 bikes. Something that swings out of...

Most experienced riders I know say this is the best it will ever get in regards to chain lube. That in mind, I just put it on and ride it. Seems to last for hundreds of miles before needing any care. Whenever shifting gets a little finicky, that's when I clean and apply my favorite lube. The...

According to my insurance company, this is spot on. My truck insurance went through the roof on the last renewal, so I called to ask what that was all about. In a nutshell, they told me that everyone absorbs the costs of increased payouts. They were surprisingly forthcoming about it.

Get shorter cranks. Standard on most bikes is 175 these days. Going down to 160 or so should make a big difference. Higher profile tires help too if you can fit 'em. Reduced pedal width can help as well.

Down the road this morning. It is comforting to see that fire departments saw this coming and have a plan. A few more of these and folks are gonna start picking on the cars (not that they aren't already)

NREL of all places lol

exercise seems to be the key for me. Wear it out and sleep like a rock :)

Guess the joke got lost somewhere

highest point in Florida?

I do a full-charge to balance the cells then discharge to about 50% - stored at room temp and humidity. Brakes are probably fine if regularly maintained.

I've never seen one of these - kinda has that Peewee Herman vibe. Rad!

The way I narrow that down is taking a future-resistant approach. I'm looking for bikes that are likely to be supported down the road - and use as few proprietary parts as possible. And also using parts from vendors that are trusted. I personally prefer Bosch-equipped bikes for these reasons...