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Looking at your pics again there is WAY too much gap between the dropouts and the inner nut. (The EC32 pic it's obvious) Your stays might also be bent out of whack. Do you have the same quarter inch gap on the other side, or is it flush? You might be missing some washers there. Torque arms...

The assist I use depends on where I am and who's around. My Aventure has five assist modes, and I have it unlocked as class 3. To get anywhere I have to ride in the road, because there are either no sidewalks, no paths, no bike lanes (there are only three marked bike lanes in town, all 300...

And this is why when people say "Google It Stupid" I say "and {expletive omitted} you too pal!". As if everyone knows the magic combination of words to make it spit up relevant results! Number instead of the word coming up with no results? Classic. Results changing after you get matches for...

I was actually in there Saturday, and was eying what I think yo mean, but didn't pull the trigger. You say it's good stuff? Might grab a bottle next time I'm in there. Thanks for the heads-up. At my store they had the bottles tucked away under a cleaning table/sink thing. You mean this stuff...

That is an excellent point. So far I've used it on single speed and a 1x8. I'm not sure why a narrower chain would last less time given it would run cooler and have less surface area to wear down. After all the point is to have the wax inside rollers, not on the outside. And why I'm a bit...

Whilst your dropouts are BADLY chewed up, there's more than enough metal still there. The damage to your dropouts almost looks like someone tried to force it in the wrong way with a hammer. Your problem is you're not lining them up right, they are not -- or at least should not -- be perfectly...

Also I hear a lot of nonsensical BS about wax, like "get the smaller granules it melts faster" -- when wax conducts heat faster than air, so the solid pieces typically melt faster, not slower. Placebo BS. I'm often horrified at people's lack of understanding junior-high (or what was Jr. high in...

Zero is being polite. Sitting here with my thumb up my backside still waiting for them to even contact me back about one of my two batteries having died after it repeatedly fell out the side of the bike while riding. Or more specifically, fell out every time I came to a stop. When the spare...

It's WAX. that means it repulses water. Which means it repulses rain, mud, even regular dirt. Therefor there is NO "redo it after every wet ride". That's what makes the "apply every 80km" rubbish such a scam compared to hot waxing. And why I probably won't have to "redo it" for another two to...

You didn't get the joke, I was quoting Falconer's rap in the song. Humor, deadpan mode.

Just hit me, I have this pic: Which is at about 480-500 miles on the bike. The most I've done to the chain and chainring is a wipe down with a dry towel. The chainstay is dirtier than the chain and chainring. And it rides as smooth if not smoother than any tube-lube I've ever tried. Hot wax...

These birds get it: Though it's comedy watching Mark Ronson get all red-faced and winded trying to keep up on a BMX. I can't understand it, but I can't really stand 'em. Girls love cars, cars cause harm to the planet. Don't you wanna take a joyride on my tandem? Hubby on a huffy, don't I look...

I'm a huge advocate of hot wax + TPFE. It is so ridiculously superior to "lube in a tube" garbage. I mean, this is my Aventure at around 400 miles: And I've not had to even think about lubricating or even cleaning it with anymore more than a dry towel. It's so superior that conventional lubes...

You mean the scare-mongering clickbait gibberish that has absolutely zero factual scientific or medical data behind it? I mean FFS it doesn't even start to off-gas until 500F, and at that temperature both butter and low-acid rapeseed (canola) output far more toxic and caustic chemicals. The...

I've always found a soak in AJAX soap does a better job than Dawn, but really any good degreasing dish soap would/should git'er'dun. Though this is something I've NOT had issues with ever since I gave up on chain lube and switched to waxing. Boiling the chain in a mix of wax and teflon powder...

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It sounds like a bad idea... but what if they were like the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) on a airplane and only deployed when you're not applying power, adding to your braking? Though at that point, just get a bike with regenerative braking.

What praytell is a REI? *GOOGLES IT* Huh, nearest location 158 miles away. Probably why I never heard of them. Oh wait, they own Eastern Mountain. According to Gmaps there's one of those over the hill north of Peterboro. Might have to poke my head in and see if they're any good. Be nice to...

Emphasis mine. Fear. I find so many of the bad decisions, hatred, and negative attitudes I encounter are rooted in fear and ignorance.

I'm not just a New Englander, I'm a back-woods Yankee. This is how we talk... about everything. Yah cahnt geht theyah frum heeyah isn't a catchphrase, it's a way of life. I'm from a generation of yanks where you give us the false smiles, empty platitudes, and "thoughts and prayers" of the...