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I ended up getting a ZOLEO sat communicator - they dropped the price to $150 for a holiday promo so it was kind of a no-brainer. I studied up on all the options and was leaning towards the SPOT Gen4 as it had at least the option to send a couple of pre-set messages, but no two-way. For $50 more...

I get it...like a crap shoot. SPOT is on Globalstar, and Apple. Garmin is on the iridium satellite network. Both cost a lot to have an account for sending and receiving data. A sat-phone is a minimum of about $600 a year. For $100 I think a SPOT tracker is a good deal. The annual subscription...

Globalstar is the satellite network the iphone uses, which I think is the same as SPOT. Seems the cellular networks are trying to negotiate coverage from Starlink but that hasn't happened yet, perhaps T-Mobile is closest to that. In any case, coverage is good for the entire continental US, so...

Why not a Garmin GPS Map 66 or 67i - it has messaging built in as well. Too bulky?

Valuable info for sure - all news to me. One of the guys in the group rides we did in Death Valley and Grand Canyon carried a regular sat-phone - you call them 'iridium'? Expensive to buy and calls are $$$$, but the only real way to communicate from the depths of the hinterlands. Many of the...

A 14 is on my shortlist anyway. They have sat-text? Well that kind of cinches that...kills a couple'a birds.

I noticed my iPhone 12 showed SOS on the network indicator up there - I've since found out it remains connected to a satellite and you can make an emergency call with it. So that makes me feel better. At least I know about it now. I worry about a crash, break something, and become immobilized...

Ah...I see the 830 with the remote and a mount. For a few minutes there I thought you were just speaking a foreign language. 🤣 I see now that is actually a bike gps unit. And a remote control button? Wow, some new fangled gizmos these days...never would have dreamed they would think of such...

Thanks guys - will look into the other GPS models. The only thing I don't like about touch screens is I'm always wearing gloves. I pretty much have to stop to use one anyway - can't read with distance glasses, either sun glasses or clear. Stop, take off gloves and glasses, look at GPS. LOL...

So I got out to ride some of that fine singletrack in the forest near here, up near Chinook Pass west of Yakima, just about 45 miles away, about an hour drive. About half way to the pass the Naches river is fed by the Little Naches and a forest service road goes way back in for hundreds of miles...

Finally an update here...I keep forgetting to log on. Updated the thread title too - keep info coming on new bikes. We moved to Yakima WA, arrived September 15th, it was a grueling task to pack up and move across the country after thirty years. We got rid of SO much stuff and STILL brought over...

The app won't connect if it is out of date. It will prompt you to update if there is one. This ensures connectivity and proper functionality. I have two of them - a Stance and a Trance - and both updated without issue. The app works quite well despite all the complaints about it.

Kind of a necro-post here...last time this thread was active was nearly three years ago. Uhm..."we" believe that Yamaha makes the best mid-drive assist system. The frequency of repair or failure on the Sync-drive WAY WAY surpasses Bosch or Shimano. They simply just do not break. A lack of...

Yes, there are lots of trails in the cascades, but I think WA state is one of those that really puts up a fight against ebikes. Will have to see when I get there. Mt. Rainier sits right between Yakima and Seattle. Nothing but forest. 👍

Ah, just outside of Calgary. 600 miles from Yakima. That would be a fun RV trip. 🤩 Definitely putting it on my list. We are looking at next spring to move, will be ready to retire. Unless the RE market, or everything else, just goes down the tubes. Whistler too? Oh my. Here we come. My dad...

Phenom. When I can I get an e-vite? 😇 We may well be moving back to eastern WA...just a short skip and a jump. Probably do a lot more trailriding if I do - lots of new places to go - left there thirty years ago before there were eMTB's.

On another note... My Orbea OCCAM - a non-E for those trails that prohibit ebikes...well, that just never happened. I ride the ebike everywhere and no one ever says a word. Perhaps if I was pursuing hardcore mountain trails signed no-ebikes, frequented by non-e riders and rangers actually...

Awesome trails to ride!! 👏👏

I don't ride aggressive enough to be picky about a particular tire style - as long as they're knobby for dirt I'm good. I have a general rule of not wanting to pay more than about $50 for a tire. So $200 for a set of tires would come as quite a shock. It's more about cost to me. If the Minion...

I've bought a number of tires from these guys - worth checking out even for Canada...I think they do ship internationally: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/ EDIT: I see tires have gotten EXPENSIVE!! o_O