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This is probably heresy, but for the distances you are proposing to ride I'd argue that a decent non-electric city commuter bike is probably the thing to buy. I'd only really want an e-bike for this application if I knew all of the riding was going to be quite hilly. There are a whole universe...

It turns up more often with life insurance or disability than health insurance. Probably they think the risks of being physically active in a possibly risky activity are less than the risks of being inactive. And they are probably right. A lot of life insurance (really death insurance) has...

That also kind of depends on context. Most of the "group" rides I've ever participated in are carefully routed onto very quiet roads. When I say "very quiet" I mean it isn't super likely that we will encounter more than one or two motorized vehicles over the whole route. And much of the rides...

Yeah, this. Also, most e-bikes are not only heavier but have an awkward weight distribution as well. This combined with the longer wheelbase and (usually) longer chainstays that they have compared to meat-powered bikes makes them handle like a barge. If you haven't ridden a regular bike very...

Who exactly is restricting your speed? In Europe you can basically go as fast as you want as long as you have a license and insurance. What we're talking about here are vehicles that require neither of those.

One of the things a lot of people miss about the non-street-legal electric bikes is the liability issue. On one side, if somebody hits you with a motor vehicle and injures you, chances are you are SOL on getting any compensation from them or their insurance because you were operating an illegal...

One thing to watch out for with velcro straps is that they often fail to hold if they get wet or dirty. If you use a dry bag or a salty roll you could easily wrap your battery in a rag or a sweater if you think you need padding. On the top of the rear rack you really don't need padding.

Voile Straps are strong and reliable.

Simplest secure approach would be to find dry bag with a daisy chain and two or three voile straps. This bag is designed to be strapped to the handlebars but will work fine on a rear rack: https://www.rei.com/product/186003/revelate-designs-saltyroll-handlebar-bag Voile straps, probably 20...

You didn't specify shrader or presta valves, though. This is probably the pump to purchase, though it is heavy and expensive: https://ride.lezyne.com/products/1-mp-mfdr-xl-v104 You can get it with either an analog or digital gauge on the filler hose. I know a lot of folks (and myself) swear...

No. Five Ten made rock climbing shoes and slippers starting in the mid 80's. You didn't walk very much in rock climbing shoes. For one thing, they were wicked uncomfortable and not at all designed to be walked in. For another, the soft sticky rubber they were famous for would quickly become...

I think a hard and fast rule these days should be to never buy a bike if you haven't been able to test ride that exact same model of bike or at least a bike from the same manufacturer first. The way I look at it, a bike is not so much ridden as worn. No sane person would spend $400, much less...

Actually the rot has been driven by a certain brand of journalism that became entrenched in the Untied States in the 1970s and that's pretty much how journalists work now. They structured the stories they told where there were always two opposing sides, and journalists behaved as dispassionate...

That's what people seem to want to believe, for sure. For myself I don't see really credible evidence of emergent behavior from current AIs. Certainly not on the same complexity levels that we'd expect from humans, or even bumblebees. Seriously, you can't model bee dances with current AI...

You really are surrendering to the hype machine there. You ought to keep in mind that the loudest advocates for this future are also trying to jack their share price and make a lot of money. Seriously, we are taking just the first baby steps here. And given the current directions baby is...

I think given all of the quality problems with e-bike batteries and the ugly history there that is a reasonable thing to tear down. I personally would like to see side-by-side teardowns between quality e-bikes and cheap Chinese deathtraps. In particular I'd like to see disassembly of the...

Unless you are just trying to make it complicated, it is hard to see how normal mountain biking expertise does not translate to riding an e-mtb well. Bluntly I am skeptical that any of the subtleties wouldn't be quickly picked up by a good mountain biker, probably in the first half hour of...

You just described nearly all E-MTBs. Just because he ain't on some Strava leaderboard doesn't mean he doesn't ride.

Local bike shop. I'd really strongly recommend getting referred to a health care professional (physical therapist, probably) who knows about bikes and cycling. They can give you the best advice. The fact that your chiropractor thinks it is okay for you to ride a bike is good, but to get into...

What you need to do is not ask questions on forums. Find a physical therapist who knows about bikes and can help you get set up with something that will work for you. If you live somewhere with a decent LBS I'd start there because chances are someone who works there will have seen a physical...