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  1. J

    Upgraded Radrover 5. So happy!!!

    That is a good question. The tubes come packaged and indicate the range of tire widths.
  2. J

    Who here has used dog spray?

    We have a great local dog trainer who specializes in field trials. I asked him and he suggested carrying a squirt bottle with lemon juice. It hits the eyes safely. The only dog which is a regular to chase me is a greyhound.
  3. J

    Hyper-bike Walmart online

    It shows that now. Black is $598 Blue is 398
  4. J

    Headlights???

    That is funny. I bought a "6000 lumen" and for 13 bucks it is about 4 times as much light as my 200 lumen Eddie Bauer headlamp. I like the USB recharge feature. The light ratings bring new meaning to exaggeration.
  5. J

    E-bike ignites dumpster fire.

    Our metro bus transit has bike racks which I use from time to time to deal with 10 miles of heavy head winds. Last week a "supervisor" almost had me remove bike. Said the electric bikes' batteries blow up. Funny how they spent several million on some new electric buses which have 60% of...
  6. J

    The Shelves Are Bare

    So in Walmart I get Slime in automotive and it is 2 aisles from bike racks. No adult bikes. The mask police do not go on bike paths where bikes and joggers go to escape lockdown. Our health clubs were closed. How many bikes are people who lived on treadmills? Some plants in China were...
  7. J

    Loose spoke

    I wore a 4" Crescent wrench on a lanyard from my many years of racing small sailboats to tighten D shackles. I notice some bike shops carry non stainless spokes. Which fail more often from metal fatigue.
  8. J

    Ebike for 70 yr old man with sensitive prostate

    58 miles today. Bought a Bontrager suspension seatpost last Saturday. I increased tire pressure and had a hard bumpy ride 40 miles last Friday. Friday Saturday and Today 130 miles. Bike riding over time reduces BPH. Use a cutout saddle Less pressure on the perineum.
  9. J

    eBike Robberies and security Problems

    My son bought a new Raliegh Hybrid. Locked with a bike chain to his bike rack on his car. Some dude walks up and pulls a bolt cutter out of his back pack. Cuts the bike loose and rides away showing on video at YMCA parking lot. Police report filed with serial number. police found the bike...
  10. J

    Look’s new carbon fiber city electric bicycle weighs just 15.8 kg (34.8 lb)

    My aircraft friends call it rag and glue manufacturing. Our daughter's Cervelo plastic is 7450 grams. She is a pilot, skydiver, aeronautical engineer with a doctorate in electrical. Her main sport is running ultra marathons. Triathlon bike.
  11. J

    Hyper-bike Walmart online

    I got called a retard by a big old white guy in an old van in a grocery parking lot. Last week.
  12. J

    Hyper-bike Walmart online

    Bike shops are swamped and scheduled far in advance. I hear many bike shops do not want to work on e-bikes. I know 2 major local bike shops that are closed extra days a week and rude to customers because of the coronavirus. Busy bike shops sometimes also discriminate against bikes they didn't...
  13. J

    Hyper-bike Walmart online

    Hyper has batteries in stock.
  14. J

    Wing e-bikes - DO NOT BUY

    If you get approved to be a Trek or name brand dealer, you will be required to set up all new bikes and service them It will require a large order of spare parts. China off brand products do however often have Shimano drive trains. My e-bike broke a spoke and LBS didn't even stock that exact...
  15. J

    Electric bike sales have skyrocketed during the coronavirus lockdown

    \\ Dorel brands Cannondale, Schwinn, GT Bicycles, Mongoose, Caloi, IronHorse
  16. J

    Second back flat tire

    I carry pump and spare tube. No flats for 2 years 2 flats in 2 weeks 2 months ago. One flat I fixed by just adding more slime.
  17. J

    Reducing Maintenance $$$ - longer lasting chains & emtb tires?

    You saw that also. I saw the bottoms of the teeth were elongated.
  18. J

    Reducing Maintenance $$$ - longer lasting chains & emtb tires?

    I put a lot of miles on a Walmart e-bike. The tires do not have a name. I replaced the rear with a Trek (Bontrager) premium tire after 2,000 plus miles. The Trek was replaced this week with a little over 1,000 miles. I ride 20% rough gravel roads. I have a Fuji front 29er mountain bike tire...
  19. J

    Hyper-bike Walmart online

    Warranty. If they sell 500 bikes for every bike where they send a new rear wheel assembly it is not bad. The do-it-your self e-bike kits show me a rear wheel may be 35 dollars out of China wholesale. I owned a cheap Walmart 29er and wore out the rear bearing. It was out of warranty 2 months...
  20. J

    Hyper-bike Walmart online

    I hear a ping sound. Notice a ride later a broken spoke. Call customer service. Yup, under warranty will send me a new rear wheel which includes motor. I ride a lot and had been wondering how long the motor would last. It has internal gears. It was odd spoke diameter and I replaced it.
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