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It should be noted that while there are some UL standards about batteries, I don’t think there’s any standard about water prevention for e-bikes in general. I even have a UL listed battery which is fatally-flawed with open ports (but easily sealed) so don’t get cocky and think you’re immune to...

Charge, there are a lot of downsides for the forum owners with cloudflare which will probably deter them from going that way, including the fact that they have to point the internet DNSs to cloudflare rather than the site itself. Anyway, we’ll see. I too had an outage this morning.

Wow, 60T! Is this bike capable of climbing at all with such a big chainring in front now? Also, that’s quite a big box for your rear rack. Could be a little problematical for you if you put anything heavy on that, especially if it shifts around. But, it looks pretty cool!

I’m pretty sure this is not true in my own case. I think a much larger percentage of my behavior is governed by my world view. That has changed radically in the last few years, and my behavior accordingly. Also, I have found that living within some very clear credos makes things right (for...

I put this stem extender on my MTB trying to make it more comfortable to ride. I had to redo the front (left) brake cable because it was too short with the handlebar raised 7 inches. However, the rest of the cables were fine. I think a stem extender is what you’re referring to? Ultimately, I...

Nice looking Gazelles, Django!

Ditto on the KMC e chain. Happy with mine. I don’t know why your guy used a chain with fewer links to replace the one you had. That’s sloppy. You need a couple of tools to change a chain; a chain breaker tool to pop out links, and a master link pliers to remove (and installl) the master...

Interesting. In the immortal words of Johnny Carson… I did not know that!

Truth.

After the fact, maybe, but make sure your battery is sealed and has no holes open to take on water/salt/slush/etc…. I had a UL listed battery that failed because stuff got in it (not a Trek, mind you, but that’s neither here nor there). Having said that, you may have gotten water in/on the...

Wishing you the very best, 6! I know you have already experimented with stuff to get more comfortable. If you go the way of a recumbent, I’d certainly like to hear more about it. The StreetMachine looks like a pretty cool beast if you can figure out how to get on and off it. The full...

From what I can see of the standard, the manufacturers seem to be arguing for more coverage of your head because of 28MPH speeds. And it looks like a light at the back of the helmet is part of the standard, but I’m not sure. All I know is that wooden shoes make a terrible contact patch with my...

I wouldn’t make that leap… Wanna’ bet Smith just didn’t ante up with supplying this lab with helmets to test? Having said that, if you’re looking at a helmet that is on this list, the data certainly looks valuable for assessing/comparing.

6, I hope you figure it out and give us some clues, particularly the two-wheeled versions. I’m curious! I’m not sure how you can ride anything but road or totally groomed, flat trail on a recumbent bike. I’m sure people do ride trails, but even with full suspension… I’m so used to getting...

Things are totally cool, but I think they embolden the foolish. :D I guess you could say that about a lot of things.

Ah. And, given the Enviolo hub and what I’ve heard about the cadence necessary to get realistic road speeds here in the US with it that sounds very reasonable.

That is a really interesting design. I’m maybe missing something in the translated pages, but I don’t see this bike on their web site. Sorry, no idea how to interact with the thing. But, good luck!

The coast guard around SF is not too fond of those guys, Jeremy. They’re always out rescuing the “brave” ones who think they can tackle the bay and the golden gate. It’s Darwin at work.

Oh my. Reminds me of a funny story… I was driving across the country and hit a bit of a snowstorm in Arizona as I got close to the south rim of the Grand Canyon… I was traveling with my then fiancée and we got to the canyon, parked the car, and walked to the trailhead of the Kaibob trail and...

jsp, I hope you get whatever help you need to get past that. You really don’t want to be riding on two wheels if you’re feeling dizzy. Good luck getting things squared away.