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    Buying a House Advice Thread

    What I did was buy a piece of land and then build a very bare bones house. Then over the next 35 years I added to it and finished parts of it whenever money and time became available. I never had a mortgage.
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    Upgrade issues!!

    Personally I'd be suspect about the safety of an E-bike battery that only cost $230.
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    I thought Class 3 would feel safer on the road

    Funny story from my youth. The US government gave me three choices when I was 18: 1. Go to college. 2. Move to Canada. or 3. Go to prison. I chose door number one and never regretted it until after 2016. By then though I was too old and set in my ways to choose door number two. At least I...
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    I thought Class 3 would feel safer on the road

    "I would guess most who carry can control their tempers". I would suggest that over three hundred mass shootings so far this year disagree.
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    I thought Class 3 would feel safer on the road

    Not to mention that if you crash your bike at 30mph it's going to hurt a lot more than if you crash at 15mph.
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    rear hub motor riding styles affects on chains

    There are some hills every ride but most are not too long so only short bursts of PAS 4 and sometimes 5. Some groomed gravel trails and the occasional dirt rode.
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    rear hub motor riding styles affects on chains

    900 miles? Wow, that's too bad. I replaced my stock chain at around 2,000 miles with KMC. I've got a little over 4300 miles on it now and it's still good. I live on the coast too but here it's rocky rather than sandy.
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    rear hub motor riding styles affects on chains

    OK, Do you think during shifting there is more chain wear as it jumps for cog to cog than just from turning the wheel? I think you are in Florida? where I would guess fewer hills than Maine although I've never been there. Does the KT controller deliver more power that stock Rad ones?
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    rear hub motor riding styles affects on chains

    Over time I've developed a fairly specific riding style. My rides are generally in the 15-25 mile range. I have no interest in speed and usually ride in the 10-15 mph range. I don't shift much and am generally in either 3rd or 4th gear (out of 7) I pretty much never use 1st or 2nd and 5-7...
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    CLASS 1 EBIKES: A VANISHING BREED?

    50mph on a bicycle sounds insane. I start pumping my brakes when I get close to 25MPH.
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    CLASS 1 EBIKES: A VANISHING BREED?

    I don't think speed is as much a factor as convenience. While I don't use it much, a throttle is great for getting rolling from a dead stop especially when in a higher gear.
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    10 Different bike saddles, and still a sore ass

    They all look the same to me. A bunch of skinny little seats. My most comfortable seat is soft and about 13" wide.
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    More Rad lawsuit fallout? (good for the consumer)

    I just find it easier to install new tires with the bike upside down.
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    More Rad lawsuit fallout? (good for the consumer)

    I've had a set of Juintech on my rad rover for a year now and like them a lot. I've yet to have to adjust the cable. That said I had no problem with the original brakes easily stopping the bike and only replaced them when something happened to the front caliper and it wouldn't function anymore...
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    Obsession with hydraulic brakes

    I thought they were fine as well but needed frequent adjusting. I did put a set of mechanically activated hydraulics on my bike when the front caliper died on me and was impressed by how well they work and how easy they are to install. A year or so later I have not had to adjust them at all.
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    Rad corporate shakeup, defective trike repairs

    Glad it all worked out. Enjoy
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    Should I buy a maintenance package from LBS

    What exactly does that mean? Is it just service or parts and service? If just service I would say no. If it was parts and service it might be worth it if you plan to ride a lot.
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    Registering my new non-e bicycle :)

    Register? With who?
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    QR skewer & disk brakes claimed as a contributing factor in fatal accident involving a RadRunner

    Sounds like just another case of user screwing up and not taking personal responsibility.
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