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If you put on balloon tires, can you make it across the river :)

I try to be very courteous to others on the shared paths. I ding my bell and slow down. Sometimes, I'll even stop, if they are walking dogs, so that I can pet the dogs. Some of the big dogs think they are lap dogs, and want to climb into the trike with me. Just a few days ago, I saw an older...

At the very end of September, I received my ICE Adventure. In the first 4-1/2 weeks, I put 700 miles on it. It is just so much fun to ride, and so comfortable. Here it is, with lots of options over the stock model (including an extra battery). I fly an American flag, because people notice it...

I had a close encounter a few days ago. The road in question has two lanes each way, and a bike lane. I was in the bike lane, of course. There was no traffic in the left lane. A city transit bus passed me at around 1 ft distance. The law here states a minimum of 3 ft. As the left lane was empty...

You bring up a very good point. The gearing matters as much or more than having a throttle or not. Other variables are derailleur or IGH, the firmware in the motor controller and how it responds, etc. It boils down to test riding the ebikes you're interested in, or at least checking the reviews...

I missed this on the first read through. All my life, Popular Science and Popular Mechanics have been promising me a flying car. I still don't have one.

I don't think that there is any safe way to cross that type of intersection, unless you had a crossing with lights. Even then, you have to look out for the occasional idiot driver. My Current has the Shimano 5-speed IGH, so I don't know about the Enviolo. I prefer the discreet gears vs CVT...

Here is a link to the one I mentioned earlier: https://www.amazon.com/UCO-Flatpack-Portable-Stainless-Steel/dp/B06W2JNN4N/ If you search for "folding grill", you will find several other variations. Personally, I can't see the need for a barbeque grill while out cycling. If I'm touring, I'd...

I think you are taking the extreme view on this, and making it more complicated than it is, IMO. As others have pointed out, it is similar to using a manual transmission, which becomes almost subconscious in use. I also have a bad knee (only one), and never have to use "high-effort" pedaling...

The Gocycle is designed for street riding with moderate hills. I did put different tires on mine that have a more agressive tread (not knobby). I have ridden hard packed dirt MUP trails with those tires on the Gocycle. I would not recommend the Gocycle for that type of riding, if that is your...

I've actually used the manual transmission analogy when explaining IGH use to others. The younger crowd don't know what I'm talking about :)

My first ebike had a throttle and a rear hub motor. I hardly ever used the throttle. My next two ebikes and my new trike do not have throttles. I don't miss them. The Gocycle has a front motor with rear IGH. The Priority Current is mid-drive with rear IGH. The trike is technically mid-drive...

I love dogs (not ankle biters, but real dogs), but I still carry a small can of pepper gel spray, just in case. It may also be useful along some parts of the Truckee River trail in Reno, where the homeless gather. No problems so far...

A comment on the user name. Several years ago, I read the John Carter stories for the first time. I enjoyed them so much that I read all of them in a short time. In some of the later stories, it did get a bit tedious with details occasionally, but overall, very good stories, and very well written.

Yes, the off-leash dogs. I just had to navigate through a pack of ankle biters yesterday. The signs at each trail head clearly say that a leash is required. Thankfully, I've only seen motorized bikes on the MUP twice. One was a bicycle with an ICE motor attached (questionable as to whether it...

Not an option. Even the separate paths have traffic crossings, and a major path that gets me to other paths runs along a busy street that has traffic going in and out of parking lots. Your advice means that I don't ride at all, and I suspect that this is true for most of us. You must ride in an...

I haven't been interested enough to find out the cost of this thing. Plus, the obvious ridiculousness of a grill just for biking. More practical (and probably less expensive) is a V-shaped folding grill I saw on Amazon, that is designed for anyone. Oh, and where is the 5 lb bag of charcoal, and...

Like the lady who was texting while driving in town. She continued to text at the stop light. I had to get her to back up, so I could cross (this was at a bike path crossing). She never stopped texting. Or the drivers that wait until you have the crossing light, then race to turn in front of...

Before I got my recumbent etrike a month ago, I had only seen two trikes locally. In the past two days, I've doubled that. Yesterday, as I was returning from a long ride, I saw a trike with one of those clear fairings on the front (probably good for the cooler weather, lately). Today, while...

I want to see it fold up, so you can carry it in your pocket.