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    Just for fun...

    I hear someone invented a shovel that stands up by itself so the workers won't have to lean on them to hold them up anymore.
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    To the "Karens", and the "Carls" out there😂 Those riding dirty too.

    The torque can be the same but mid drive torque can be multiplied at the wheel because of one's ability to do it through changing gears. There is only one gear from motor to wheel on a hub drive.
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    Lubing an eBike chain

    I push my bikes over on the kick stand just enough to raise the rear wheel and prop it up some way. Get creative with a way to hold it there.
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    Do not buy this battery!!!

    It sounds like it was a shorted hot wire that caused the fire and not the battery/batteries.
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    What size is my wheel?

    Edison's men were working on the light bulb and going through all the comclicated calculation trying to figure out the volume of the glob was when Edison walked over and said just fill the damn thing with water and measure the water.
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    Pedaling backwards

    Why? Because he wanted a kickstand.
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    Turbo Vado 5: too unstable on the kickstand

    Have you ever had any issues with any Specialized bike or were they all perfect.
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    Turbo Vado 5: too unstable on the kickstand

    The last two bikes I had that same problem. The soloution was to just lengthen the kickstand a bit so it held the bike more upright. In my case they were not adjustable so it took a bit of ingenuity to make them longer. Look at it carefully and see if it can be lengthened and then drill a hole...
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    How to Switch to Clipless Pedals

    Be aware they can be dangerous until you get used to them. I use traps and even they are dangerous especially if you have to come to an emergency stop. while riding slow. I have the elbow scars to prove it.
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    Shopping for a new Full-Suspension Step-Thru E-Bike w/Throttle -- Best Brand/Model?

    The question was NOT why anyone would want a throttle. Who cares what YOU would want.
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    Issues with brand new ebike

    The seat post change could not cause a spoke to break. In my opinion it was the loose spokes causing movement at the hub that wore the spokes and weakened them.
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    Question about brakes on any/ all bicycles with rim or disc brakes

    I don'r know about bicycle brakes but on some two wheel vehicles the front and rear brakes are sized so that with equal hand squeeze the front wheel will do more braking than the rear.
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    2023 Prodigy ST

    Being a smart a## my suggestion is to find a different route. I have near 1500 miles on mine and haven't had any flats yet. Knock on wood.
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    Are You An All-Year-Round Cyclist?

    I live in Tucson Arizona and ride all year. Nearly every day as it is my exercise for the day. It is desert so rains are infrequent and when it does rain it is for a brief time and the sun comes out. It is a rare day that the sun doesn't shine. In mid summer it gets very hot so one must be an...
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    Battery charging

    This is contrary to any battery charging instructions on any of the electric bikes I have owned.
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    Whom pays for your charge ?

    My 2 amp. charger for my bike burns 85 watts. That is a trivial amount of electricity. My toaster oven uses 1500.
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    New 9 Speed Internally Geared Hub with 554 Gear Range

    I believe that is what corn head grease is designed for.
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    Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

    I too love the silence of my Brose motor powered bicycle. After all it is the silence of an electric powered bike being one of the reasons I ride electric. I have had a couple of grinding/noisy, surging electric bikes so really appreciate the smooth silent Brose system. I have a 400cc motor...
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    Bike speed

    If children are raised as responsible individuals they should for the most part grow up to follow rules and regulations without the fear of the law having to punish people with fines or other consequences. Unfortunately some past leader/leaders are making skirting and or breaking the rule of...
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    Unsolicited comments about your ebike lately?

    In the beginning people used to make lots of negative remarks on my electrics. That was when there were few ebikes. Now they far outnumber non electrics and nobody comments anymore. The non ebike riders today tend to be old school hard core dyed in the wool Lycra clad riders. They ride mostly...
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