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You were riding with the wrong group. It would be like, if you were a Vespa rider and decided to join a Harley group. Bicyclist, although related to eBikers are a completely different animal. I ride both types of bikes myself and wouldn't mind if someone tagged along on an eBike but I can see...

Only someone born and raised in the computer age could think of a solution like this. For us "ancient ones" mirrors are second nature, just as your phone screens are to you.

Since "stupid" is incurable, I'm with those who say that they try and prepare for the worst case scenaro when they encounter cars, pedestrians, motorcycles. other cyclists or what have you. I tend to be overly cautious. So far, in over sixty years of riding, it's paid off, (except for the few...

It was a natural response that many of us have. I'm sure they were feeling the same urge when they passed me. I took it all in good spirits and hope they did the same.

I ride both a road and an e-bike. In the only close encounter I have had with road cyclists on my e-bike, they thought we were a couple of old folks out for a casual spin on our mountain bikes. They passed us like a well oiled, Tour de France team and were quite supprised when we kicked it...

My understanding of ABS is that by keeping the tires from skidding it also increases the stopping power, not because of any magic ability of the ABS but by avoiding skidding, all of the stopping power of the vehicle is applied to the road, through the tires. Before ABS you learned to "pumped"...

And grand ma and grand pa in the golf cart.

3D images painted on sidewalks and pavement are really cool but can only be seen in 3D when viewed from a very specific angle, otherwise they just look odd.

At first I thought they were fake, inlarged, calf muscles to put on your leggs, to make you look like a "Roadie".

Nothing currently but would certainly add some bling if I found something interesting. Cork hand grips perhaps.

I have started carrying a minature hand pump. I still carry CO2 cartridges but last month I had a flat, my spare was flat as well and then I didn't get the patch on properly. By that time I was out of CO2 and had to call my wife. I like the slightly larger plug in inflators for use at home...

If you scroll down there's a promo video that puts it all into perspective. Definitely a nitch vehicle. College campuses? Why not just get a small bike?

There are products you can wipe or spray on glasses that will prevent them from fogging. When I was scuba diving we would rubb a cigarette butt on the inside of our masks or spit on the inside and wipe it clean. I had a real bad situation on my motorcycle once with fogging while I was driving...

I've had the Ortlieb Sport Roller-City bags out for several rides now. I can't say that I am tickled with them. They are tough and water proof, I'll give them that but the clips on either side that release the rolled up top are hard to get your fingers on. I struggle every time, trying to...

So far I am liking the Contro-e. It is well suited to my needs for a commute bike. The only critisisim I have of it is not really about the bike itself but the lock that comes with it. It's a rather clunky, hard to use contraption, weighs a ton and today when I went to use it, I found that...

Sorry about that. Hopefully you will find a great Bike and ride some of those troubles away.

It's nothing new if you ride either a bicycle or motorcycle. I never expect a motor vehicle to see me and proceed accordingly. I'm always supprised at cyclist who expect cars to see them. Yes, they absolutely should! But the fact is that we often aren't what they are looking for or expecting.

I find that quite a few people will "cut it close" to try and intimidate riders. They are more often that not big trucks with 4 wheel dirve out here in the PNW.

Got the shim for the Thudbuster today and installed. Rode it over to the neighbor's, down his pot hole filled driveway. Not bad. Waiting for the weather to get better for a longer test ride.

Thieves are very clever people. I wouldn't count on a high traffic areas offering much security. For one, people don't want to get involved and another, all the thief has to do is act casual, as if it's his bike. "Yeah, lost my key dude, bummer".