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  1. BlackHand

    Used Chopsticks, What Do You Do? Most Whimsical, Practical, or Creative Ideas.

    -My wife feeds insects to her bearded dragon with chopstcks -we have a shower drain that sometimes gets clogged, and I keep a chopstick in the bathroom to unclog it (perfect size to get through the drain grates).
  2. BlackHand

    Bosch Performance CX - Please Help With Troubleshooting

    Agreed, take it to a dealer so they can clear the codes. Vaguely possible, that will let you keep going for now. More likely, they can at least confirm the battery is good. FWIW, my first motor died with the Error 500 code and IIRC I also got 503 codes mixed in after the 500 code. First...
  3. BlackHand

    Salsa e-Bikes - Bikepacking Options

    Its a shame this bike design was a season ahead of Bosch's new intube batteries. The 600wh is essentially the same as the Tributary's 625wh(rounded up by Bosch) powertube but 1.5 lbs lighter.
  4. BlackHand

    New Trek Allant 8S Stagger Owner

    iIRC, holding the + button turns the lights on and off. BUT, as Foofer mentioned it ships from Trek as always on, so a dealer would have to change that option before you can turn the lights on/off
  5. BlackHand

    Vado SL 2 Alloy version released

    Cannondale never lists weights. The one blurb I saw said 16kg - so not super light but light. I think it may be the same frame as the drop bar Synapse. FWIW - I stopped at my local shop this weekend. It's clear that the brands see light -upper 30s to low 40s - flat bar bikes as a growth...
  6. BlackHand

    US health insurance and mtb

    If you have to ask... https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1740029-REG/lg_lsab_v393c_393_dual4k_ultra.html
  7. BlackHand

    Salsa e-Bikes - Bikepacking Options

    I was keeping an eye on it, but resolved not to spend $5k-$7k on bikes. When the Wabash deals were available in the fall, I almost got one for <$2k, but realized I would prob spend at least another grand and probably $1500 getting it closer to what I want. In the end, I found a misfit bike for...
  8. BlackHand

    SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides

    I hope losing it didn't leave you feeling too down and out!
  9. BlackHand

    SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides

    Using the crosswalk can be an uplifting experience
  10. BlackHand

    Salsa e-Bikes - Bikepacking Options

    The alloy Tributaries are now listed $1500 off original price.
  11. BlackHand

    Vado SL 2 Alloy version released

    I don't think I've ever seen a Vado SL in the wild. My local shop(3 locations) still has quite a few SL 4.0's in multiple colors and model years listed as available tomorrow. They sold their last 5.0 a few months ago. As far as the SL2 alloy, I agree it's not as distinctive looking as the...
  12. BlackHand

    6'5" 220 looking for a bike that will take me up hill on throttle only

    Ymmv. People used to register Surrons and the like as mopeds in CA, but seems like the dmv mostly stopped accepting them. The one you mentioned is not nearly as powerful as a Surron but still advertises a max speed of 35+ and peak power over 3200w. Cali law limits mopeds to max 30mph speed...
  13. BlackHand

    Bafang “GVT” (internal gearing)

    https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ado-air-30-the-1st-integrated-auto-3-speed-e-bike#/
  14. BlackHand

    Mastermind TCD losing miles on ride distance

    Maybe it's a rolling 24 hour tripometer?
  15. BlackHand

    Bosch Performance Speed Crank Bolt

    I looked at a photo of the Samurai, looks like it has e*thirteen e*spec plus cranks. Note the mounting bolt part number at the bottom of the photo - looks like a pretty standard m15, not self extracting. Link to the bolt...
  16. BlackHand

    Bosch Performance Speed Crank Bolt

    Not sure which crank you have, but most likely e*spec Core.
  17. BlackHand

    Bosch Announces Green Light for DualBattery with the Smart System

    Intuvia no. The new Intuvia 100 is the Smart System equivalent of the old Intuvia. Nothing is cross-compatible between System2 and Smart System- they use different drive units, batteries, and displays. So you can't mix and match unfortunately. Also I don't think that a gen3 PL motor is...
  18. BlackHand

    Portola weight

    59 pounds sounds about right without the battery. They sell the bike with 2 different battery sizes, but only list 1 weight so it sort of makes sense. Not particularly unusual for an ebike weight to be listed that way unfortunately. I do agree they should list the battery weights in the...
  19. BlackHand

    Lightweight all around bike

    FWIW, you're not all that far in the grand scheme of things from a test ride. https://www.canyon.com/en-us/customer-service/meet-us/canyon-home.html#visit-us
  20. BlackHand

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Was it actually plugged in and did you flip that lever? You're still posting so I guess it didn't transport you to another dimension... Looks like maybe it's a fancy fog machine or maybe gas flames?
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