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You are absolutely right. 95% of the time I am a solo rider. I often catch up to other riders, but I give them their space. After a friendly hello, it is easy to tell whether they want your company or not. Most riders don't mind a brief conversation but don't want a life long companion. Wind...

Agreed. I like my 500 Wh battery a lot. In a similar vein, years ago, I could get about 250 miles out of my old P85D Tesla. It was barely enough for long trips. From my experience, all those people currently buying Porsche Taycans for the speed, will soon realize that only getting 180 miles in a...

On this particular day the group I was riding with were riding from the "M" casino in Henderson, Nevada which is on the outskirts of Las Vegas going South along Las Vegas Boulevard to the next small town, Jean, Nevada. It's about 20 miles each way. The roads are fairly straight and sparsely...

My experience in Austin is that it's far more dangerous on the sidewalks with all the crazy electric scooters flying around. Those things are piled up everywhere. The bike lanes are far safer!!

There seems to be quite a lot of interest in "jail breaking" the lighter class 1 bikes to increase their assist to more than 20 mph. That suggests to me that there is a significant number of strong riders that want the lighter bikes, but want assist into the 20s. Maybe bike companies should take...

By chance I met up with a group of fairly advanced riders today and made an unexpected observation. My bike is a first generation electric bike - a big, fat, portly 37 lb Trek Domane+. I love it. Understandably, when this bike came out a few years ago, serious riders scoffed at a bike...

Those of you who bought a 2019 and 2020 Domane+ are eligible for a free upgrade to increase turbo mode from 75 Nm to 85 Nm, which would be amazing to feel. My older Domane+ doesn't have the same motor, and doesn't qualify. However, I got an email in the last few weeks for a free upgrade. When I...

Electrically assisted bicycles have the unimaginative name of e-bikes, but that now requires us to rename traditional bikes that were heretofore simply called bicycles. Analog? vs digital Acoustic? As in an acoustic guitar vs an electric guitar. ICE? As in powered by my Internal Combustion...

I own a 16 lb Cannondale system six. My Gestalt is that riding my 38 lb Domane+ in ecco mode, requires about the same effort (i.e. calories expended, overall effort) for the same ride. My Apple watch estimates calories burned but uses speed as a factor. This is inaccurate as a lot of effort can...

Gorgeous pictures of the midwest. Thank you for sharing. California is burning. Texas is drowning. Its calming to see that there are still quiet peaceful places on this planet.

I live at the top of a 1 mile 8% climb. There have been several times when I have overestimated my abilities on my Cannondale system 6, and after a 70 mile ride, I have called my wife to get me at the bottom of the hill, with one mile to go. If nothing else, my Domane+ e-bike prevents that...

The e-bike under exercising myth. Each person’s thighs are made up of a unique combination of type I slow twitch (endurance) and type II fast twitch (fast cadence sprinting) muscle fibers. While it is true that you can do different training exercises to strengthen either fast or slow twitch...

I have had my Domane+ about 18 months now. 1) Back brake slight rubbing when I got it. Trek said the calipers will "settle in" eventually. It's better now, but still happens occasionally. 2) Bike will shut down if you go over "braille bumps" on the side of some roads. I suspect that the battery...

Yes, it is a Safari issue. Odd because it only happened recently. (And everyone thought it was just me... 😁)

Previously, just to the right of the price, there were two links in blue, a 5 star rating, a read reviews link and a write a review link, that would send you down to the bottom of the bike description. That is no longer there. Similarly, there is a grey menu across the top of the right hand side...

It seems like Trek has removed all of the bike reviews from its website. I don't know if its temporary or permanent. I don't know if the review section was subject to abuse, felt to be too unprofessional or perhaps too revealing? Trek did parse the reviews prior to posting, so they did maintain...

Saw an add for a bike startup company called flx bikes today ((Link Removed - No Longer Exists)). They are crowd funding an electric street bike called the baby maker (!) to add to their mountain and fat bikes. This bike has a rear hub motor and a chain belt on its fanciest configuration...

I agree that a single front chain ring is quite sufficient. With the motor assist I see no advantage to a dual front chain ring, unless you wanted a 46t for every day use and a 52t for really giving it the gas. The 2020 Bosch motor ups the torque from 63nM to 75nM and it would be interesting to...

Class 3 e-bikes have a motor that provides power up to 28 mph, and are not available in many parts of the world, presumably because such power is considered reckless or dangerous. My portly Domane+ with the motor hanging off the bottom of it is obviously an e-bike, but most cyclists I meet have...

In the Northern hemisphere, the covid crisis came right at the beginning of Spring, and the cycling season. This has shut down much of the world, put many people working at home in quarantine, and seems to have reduced road traffic by about 80%. Last weekend I rode up and down Las Vegas...