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This cleaning of bicycle brake disks puzzles me why it is being done anyway. We never clean them on our automobiles or motorcycles so why on our bikes? There supposedly is a certain desirable condition that occurs to the disks and pads during the bed in procedure and doesn't cleaning just remove...

To be sure they are on your car/bikes etc. to slow you down, da. So why are you reluctant to use them. Do you not want to wear them out?

I live in Tucson, AZ which has a very good population of bicycles, electric and non electric. Miles and miles of riding trails plus the famous Loop. The fast bikes are on the road and the electric bikes for the most part are on the bike paths. The ones that are on the road are going fast and the...

I ride ride with as low pressure as to not feel any crisp feeling or drag beginning from the tire pressure being too low. I can feel it on my bike as soon as it starts pedaling a bit harder. Obviously the heavier the load the more pressure required to keep the crisp feeling and rolling...

You are going to have to replace anyway so so the extra work of trying to fix it and may not work anyway. Replace it. If you put a boot in it you may end up with a lumpy ride.

I expect it shortens the lifespan of the battery from what I have read. Living in the blazing heat of the desert (Southern, AZ)is the reason I don't own an electric automobile. My kids live in Minneapolis MN and I, because of the extreme temps have advised them against an electric car. Will...

Yep, that is a good question. I have no idea. It is my unqualified non engineer feeling I pulled out of thin air.. Actually if I think it isn't going to get over 85 I do leave it in the garage. I just love mechanical stuff and like to baby my machinery.

Everybody has an opinion regarding the handling of ebike batteries. Generally lithium. It is not hard to find good reliable info on the proper use and care of lion batteries, be they in our bike, car or hand tools. Advice that is written by the manufacturer or battery engineers. Some like to...

Maybe someone can answer my question which is, why do electric auto batteries last so much loner then electric bicycle batteries? Some are warrantied for many years. My understanding is they have the same cells in them as our ebike batteries and usually get heavy daily use.

I hav used duct tape as a boot a few times. More layers for a bigger hole.

It could just be the battery is losing contact at the battery plug to the bike. If this happens the plug will arc and cause a burnt plug. I strapped my battery in very tightly so it could not move at all. I sold the RC but had I kept it I would have replaced the battery to bike plug with...

I too was in China and finally realized all the thousands and thousands and thousands of scooters there were electric. I began to watch and only saw two scooters that were obviously gasoline powered.

I spent a good share of my life as a salesperson.We had a saying. Some people are best sent to your compeditors.

Almost 100 percent of the flats on cars are on rear tires for that reason. My experience is to stay away from new housing projects. The nearer you ride to the curb the better chance of getting a flat.

This happened many years ago when I was about 16 years old. I lived in farm country and our neighbor had four of us neighbor boys over to help him putting up hay. As a reward he took us to the movies and on the way he stopped to put air in a tire while we sat in the car. We got back on the road...

What does this have to do about bike fenders?

What does this have to do with bicycle fenders?

As a kid I-we always removed the fenders. Jeez you had to look cool after all. Did we mind getting wet and dirty, NO we were kids. Today for the kind of riding I do the fenders stay on. The little weight they add doesn't amount to a hill of beans especially with an ebike.

I kinda like it. It did jolt me a bit when I opened it this morning.