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Just completed a bike tour where one of our tour company’s leaders hauled all 10 bike batteries into their hotel room each night for charging. We discussed the myriad risks but so far they have not alerted the hoteliers or been observed carrying the batteries in or out. The lithium battery risk...

My wife and I just today completed a biking tour in Idaho with Discovery Tours. We selected Discovery over other bike touring companies we have toured with just for their e-bikes — Gazelles — which I consider comparable to our Treks we own at home. I have not found a touring company that...

Bike touring with Discovery Tours in Idaho & Montana. .

Bike touring with Discovery Tours in Idaho & Montana

Ha! Spandex fits all sizes🤪😵😂

Best quote from Pogacar, “It is how it is. You don’t brake in cycling.”

One other consideration is the condition of the battery. are there any physical signs of damage? just sayin’ be totally safe.

Agree with too hot. The design of a transformer will always yield heat from electrons pressured into wires that naturally cause resistance. If your transformer (charger) is excessively hot then you should ensure adequate ambient air space around the charger to disperse the heat. Or, possibly...

While you are going through the process of lubing your chain you should also consider cleaning the chain prior to lubricating. Various liquid degreaser chain cleaners (Park Tools and others) do the trick quite efficiently and cleanly. Spray water wash the chain, dry it, lube it. My habit is...

Now you are causing me concern re: my new Moto-Tires. everything I read indicated e-bike rated per the rigid sidewalls. My peeve is more tubed vs. tubeless. You may well have made it home with tubeless and sealant.

I stress the tires to the max daily. I am a sprinter and start and ride as fast as my bike will start and go. My Trek Techs tell me I ride my bike too hard but the Bosch Sport motor has not failed me in 9K+ miles. I replace mechanical drive train parts frequently as needed.

Catastrophic blow-out. Those were the first words my Trek Tech said as he eyed my rear tire when I carried my bike into the Trek shop where I bought my Allant 7s. No injuries or damage, other than the tire. I was on clear asphalt path going <10 mph next to my wife when we thought we heard a...

Remember when that was the scare? Supposedly if you can smell someone’s cologne you are also breathing their Covid virus. That stinks! Once again, Dr. Fauci, it was only a fart!

My wife and I have a full collection of Hi-vis t-shirts, sleeved shirts and jackets along with Hi-vis helmets and gloves. We never ride “invisible.”

FYI, my previous post above describes my cannabis use. 3 months ago I had surgery #20. Neurosurgery to remove brain tumors. Following cranium surgery my Neurosurgeon gave me his written go-ahead to self medicate as needed vs. Oxy. Cannabis continues to be my daily enhancer — helping me through...

Just one comment on clothes. Wear highly visible colors.

Premeditated killing has no mercy. That makes the threat become bigger than the killing itself. Here is a strange but true. Happened in my hometown last summer. A Flash News Reporter interviewed a cyclist, who while biking to work that morning, had been unexpectedly “clotheslined” by a nearly...

Thank you and absolutely, yes! We continue to ride 5-6 days per week between rain storms. My motto: Ride long, ride strong. No hill is too high; No road is too long; No wind is too strong. I am riding an ebike.

We will only ride wearing hi-vis outerwear. It is amazing how traffic stops for us when we come to an intersection. Be safe! Be seen!

Kudos on your bike. I just love it when riders rant about their Allants. I have both a 7s and an 8s. (9.5K miles and 1.5K respectively) The 7s will always be my favorite of the two. My total investment on the 7s is >2x $ of what I have into the 8s so far.