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The heat, both ambient and motor load induced/generated, also reduce the efficiency of the windings in the motor, as well as magnets if they are present. That has a direct effect on torque output. To what extent I don’t know in a bicycle motor, but for aviation applications it’s significant.

Amazing. Most likely that 3/4ths of that cargo is holiday consumer junk destined for the landfill by mid-summer next year. This is a good development - maybe someone somewheres will realize they don’t need so much garbage.

@Rome - How not to do bike lanes, and not how they should be maintained. Tokyo Govt put all of its resources into the Olympics and basically abandoned maintenance of public areas for the inhabitants. It really shows. Also cost the Prime Minister his job. No one rides a bike on this now anyway –...

How horribly sad and tragic - seems like he was murdered while protecting his girlfriend from an attack at a convenience store: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/08/man-killed-in-se-portland-was-intervening-in-attack-brother-says-i-refuse-to-let-him-go-as-a-statistic.html

Haha - Japan largely adopted that system, maybe from Hawaii 😁. And there’s always cars or vans parked in it for deliveries or whatever. Then you risk either getting hit by an opening door or pinched between the car and another passing car. Actually I stay off those paths because they’re the most...

I only wish we had real lanes like that in Tokyo. There’s *almost* similar segregated paths like that in the industrial area where we go for people-free exercise however the Japanese version installed a 6” (150mm) concrete curb to separate them - very dangerous because it leaves bicycles only...

Aloha! Right now during the surge I’ve only been doing 15km every other day at the cycle track in the park at 2~4 AM - no photos to share last 2 months actually but here’s a protected pedestrian/bike lane from July: Lots of these type around that follow the “rivers” of yesterday (now just...

Pics when you get it all setup please !

@Haystacks and @Stefan Mikes - looks like the UK will solve the metric mess: https://www.businessinsider.com/britain-revert-to-imperial-system-part-of-new-brexit-freedoms-2021-9

See. There you go again. Demonizing the other side to support your point. Which makes your points invalid to 50% of the people. So effectively all you do is take sides, while claiming to be neutral. You are right about one thing though – the world isn’t about communities coming together to raise...

But see - you’ve just biased your whole argument by implying it’s the “anti vax era” whose at fault and implying they “demonize, challenge, destroy opposition snd their arguments”. That’s a pretty subjective and biased way to present your view in itself. Perhaps that’s just inherent in public...

The classic Rogallo design dates many years back and is still very safe if you remain in the performance envelope. I’ve seen them as high as 12,000 feet around Mt. Fuji. They’re still quite popular actually.

Ultra lights have come along way. In the early 80s I went hang gliding with a traditional Delta wing at Torrey Pines in S. Cal. It was a blast! Powered is actually safer. I’ve test flown a Kitfox with a Rotax and it was pretty impressive, but I didn’t go forward with that. Sticking with a C-172...

Wonderful! Thanks a lot - Love the ideas man! Like I said it’ll be next year but we’ll figure out how we can do this remotely and commercially. That rack fits great into the design very well. At one time I was thinking of painting the existing rack but it looks too boxy already - It was a spare...

In the U.S.A. its called a Paraglider ..

Works differently in America. Technically yes they are obligated. Pragmatically, you’re going to wait forever for your bike repairs, and they’re going to take the easiest route to getting it fixed without effort and labor. Meaning you’ll sit there waiting for some major part like a motor...

That’s the issue - consumers shouldn’t have to negotiate a reasonable deposit. Actually here in Japan deposits are not usually required- you only get charged upon local shipment or delivery. Often after I’ve received the product. I think Europe is similar. I had to put an approximate $2500...

One thing I fail to understand is how dealers in the U.S. are still permitted to require 100% payment prior to the order delivery. That’s stone age.

I have a classic upgraded Bianchi that’s dear to my heart that I’d like to convert like your Raleigh. 11 speed Shimano IGH. I live in Japan, but maybe you can share some of your recipe next year when my wife is ready to graduate from the folding bike!

Exactly- not a great way to do business. However we don’t know that they didn’t reach out to them and offer another place in line with a different shop.