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How to get cannabis legalized? It's simple. Get the politicians hooked on cannabis, and they'll legalize it. Alternatively, convince the politicians that a medicated constituency is a compliant, easily manipulated constituency, and besides that, legalization will bring in more tax revenue...

These days it's possible to order a brand name product and receive a cheap knockoff that looks genuine but isn't. Just one of the possible explanations.

I once tried a mid drive Bafang motor ebike that had a throttle (I think it was a Serfas), but the throttle only worked if I was turning the pedals. I don't know offhand of any other mid drives that will work with a throttle. Throttles are mainly on hub motors. That brake line should be...

Reminds me of the guy who told one too many Polish jokes. They found him in a back alley, all black and blue. 🙃

Today my son took me to the local Harvest Beer Festival. More than 60 breweries were represented at tasting booths. I'm still woozy from all the sampling.

Which color did you get? I see four colors offered. I suppose for that kind of low price a person can take a chance on quality without too much concern. But "Funhang"? Sheesh, what a brand name! Sounds rather suggestive.... 😄

If you really love bitterness, try to have more flats. And lose every ebike race by just half a length. 🙃

I still haven't embraced ski helmets. Fact is, I haven't embraced skis, either. :p

I hope you're at peace with the Creator, trusting in His mercy and forgiveness.

The settings and behavior of the Portola sound wildly different than what I have on my LMT'D.

I bought a MIPS helmet because, well, I needed a new one and the MIPS wasn't really much difference in price. Do I have to have MIPS helmet. Nope. I don't have to have a helmet at all! 🙃 Heck, I guess one could even make a helmet with duct tape and egg cartons, it wouldn't be MIPS but it'd...

A $350 ebike would turn into a $900 ebike by the time I finished accessorizing. Not as bad as a boat (a/k/a/ "hole in the water that you throw money into") though.

If I hadn't bought the Yamaha this past spring, I might have jumped on the Hyper. But I just can't justify a third ebike. Besides, I'd have to build a stable out back and put the beasts in the stalls. 🤪

IMO the ebikes the OP is looking at have plenty of power for hills even though they are hub motors... unless he wants to climb a 10% grade for a mile straight or something (which could overheat the hub motor easier than the mid drive). My hub ebike is 750W nominal, a bit over 1000W peak, and in...

I can understand wanting a good range of, say, 50-60 miles (because the weight will reduce that projected range somewhat, to perhaps 40-50 miles). But I don't see any practicality in 170-200 mile range unless a person plans to travel in places where the ebike can't be recharged for several...

That's quite a bit of change-out!

I'd commented previously about my slow cadence, in the 50s. Well, after riding my mid drive for a while I found that it directly rewards a fast cadence, and it re-trained me. This is in contrast to my other ebike with rear hub motor, which does not improve performance with higher cadence but...

That's an interesting observation. I just measured my sit bones (made indents in cardboard) and came up with 95mm... I'm relatively narrow in that area.

I bought this "Kootu" brand from Amazon along with this Upanbike swept-back handlebar. It's working fine. The highest I can raise it is 40 degrees because that's all the front brake cable will allow with this combo. Getting the components transferred to the new handlebar was a royal pain...

I did some gravel riding this past couple of weeks on my new Vulpines and they had a secure feeling. I hit small patches of loose sand and there was a bit of squirm but it was controllable. I suspect the Overland would handle similarly.