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Unfortunately the only thing you can do about cell zombies is ride (or walk) defensively. This means always being conscious of your surroundings (unlike the cell zombie) and trying to catch a driver's eye before riding or walking across their path. It also means being as visible as you can, in...

I actually used to like DHL, at least for overseas shipments from the Orient. I haven't had any parcels from them in a while. UPS in Canada are greedy shysters. For shipments from out of the country they charge an outrageous and illegal extra brokerage fee. I got hit with a $40 fee from them at...

Quick update: half an hour after I sent the email to the retailer, they called me apologizing and said they'd also follow up with the courier. He told me that if they don't find the ebike in a few days he'll send me another one. So there's some good customer service. At least the weather's...

The more business they get, the more couriers SUCK. I order online regularly because I'm disabled and I don't have a car. I've noticed that as more and more people buy online, the quality of courier service has disappeared down the toilet. I was supposed to receive my new ebike today. Back on...

I believe he means the distance between the seat in its lowest position and the ground. Here's a diagram of the typical measurements of a bicycle (click the graphic to see the full size):

That's a nice ebike! I'm glad Raleigh makes ebikes. I grew up riding the British made Raleighs. It was the only brand of bike my (Scottish) parents would buy for us. I'm still fond of them, even though they're no longer made in England. You're right about ebikes expanding your world. I'm...

When I used to ride my scooter on bike lanes (I wasn't allowed on any other bike infrastructure) I'd get dirty looks from cyclists I passed, but I never heard anything. I got a lot more negative reactions from drivers. When I used to do a lot of roading as a teenager the thing I hated most was...

Where I live I see very few women on bicycles at all. The ones I see are often older low income ladies who can't afford bus fare to the grocery store. They ride rusty old bikes, usually with a plastic milk carton strapped to the back so they can carry groceries. They usually ride on the...

As a Canadian, I've gotta love that Canada flag and hockey stick. His vehicle would fit right in with a couple of the contraptions owned by members of my local (Toronto) ebike club. We have a rather eccentric guy who has a recumbent ebike he built himself, complete with three batteries, double...

I have mixed feelings about the Suru. It sort of looks like a cross between a bicycle style ebike and an e-scooter. It looks pretty heavy, although I understand it falls under the legal weight class of the bicycle ebike. There's nowhere to put a bike rack or a saddle bag so it wouldn't be much...

It turns out my original post was mostly right. Ebikes of any kind are NOT allowed on "separated" bike lanes downtown. "Separated" can mean anything from a concrete wall, to a low concrete barrier (the size of the stones in a parking lot) to a series of poles. Most of the downtown core bike...

The problem is that Toronto publishes ebike laws in a disorganized, haphazard and confusing manner. I did look up the laws before I posted in case there had been any changes. I probably misinterpreted them since I've owned both a scooter and a bicycle style ebike and had to figure out the laws...

Decades ago I was once a spandexer, so I know a bit about the mentality. They're not riding bikes to save the planet. They're not riding to get from A to B. There are two facets to the spandex hobby: competitive exercise and being 'pumped up' (they believe riding a fancy racing bike makes you...

I'm definitely not planning to completely discharge the battery, or charge it in the cold. At less than 20 F I'd be freezing my butt long before the battery! My ebike arrives next week, but it's going to be less than 20 degrees all week. The following week they're forecasting between 32 and 40...

I have some adhesive foam pads that came with an air conditioner to seal the window. I can stick those on the battery while riding in the cold. The glue is only about as strong as masking tape.

I didn't know about the bike show this year, but I went last year and the year before. I'm glad the Mayor was there and spoke with someone from one of the bigger local ebike companies. Maybe it will start a change in attitude towards ebikes at city hall. I bought my bike from sparkbikes.ca...

That's good to know! I live in an apartment building so my ebikes are stored and charged in my apartment (not on the balcony). When it's cold I don't want to stay out too long, or stop on the way. I'm just planning on going round the block a few times to test and get the feel of this bike. I'd...

I enjoyed reading this article, because I just went through the process of deciding between upgrading a cruiser bike I have to electric, or buying a turnkey bike. I was on a very strict budget (tax refund). It was fun picking out all the parts, and I did a lot of math figuring out what I could...

I'm about to receive an ebike I ordered, I think it will arrive next week. I'm in Toronto by the way. It's going to be pretty cold next week (like -9 C during the day) and that's too cold for me. But the next week it will be warming up to around 0 (32 F) and a few degrees more. I'm just...

I live in an entire city run by jerks who hate ebikes and their riders, so I know what it's like to put up with being ebike shamed. I'm in Toronto, Canada. It's a city that's ruled by a spandexer club called CycleTO. I say "ruled" literally, because three city councillors belong to CycleTO...