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So leave a 20 foot gap over once in a while. So what? They get around overhead hi power lines in town all the time...

How about stationary roofs over bike lanes instead? Maybe just covered by solar panels with slow ceiling fans for daytime, led lights at night, and charging stations every 20 miles? Shady and dry , open sides so breezy in summer , you could even heat the surface in winter and it would still...

Hello and welcome to EBR. There are ebikes here that absolutely require pedaling, and others where the pedals could easily be footpegs with no loss of functionality. You will find something that works for you and you will find some of your countrymen here as well. Choosing an ebike can be hard...

Up in the middle of the night and saw this IDK anything about this but it looks cool.

Be careful there. Linseed oil is super flammable and toxic IIRC, whie tung oil isn't and works very well.

And an example from the real world... https://mailchi.mp/31edaebd950c/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10351337?e=d42b069f82

I should have said "profitable this quarter " . My mistake.

What you say is possible and rational, but it doesn't count the money ... petroleum is very profitable, renewables usually not. Period. Sorry about that, Chief...

I would bring back zeppelins in the air before I brought back cranks on the ground. Jes sayin'.

I've never heard of these, or ot the Morton you mention below. My question is always "who services something that is too heavy to return to sender." Boring, I know, but something that really matters if we aren't mechanics with parts available off the rack.

If you choose to risk it on a small plane where you know about it, that's OK. If it's commercial, where you endanger the clueless dozens or hundreds of others, it's not OK. At all.

Didn't know about the 99wh limit (for commercial flights I assume). That actually seems reasonable if a bit low. I wouldn't want to be seated next to or underneath a 500wh battery that decided to have a bad day, either.

The backcountrypilot link is appreciated. Thanks @Nvreloader .

To the OP, a Montague with a conversion kit is rather popular with pilots and boat captains b/c they have 26 inch wheels, fold up to fit into a locker, and don't suffer frame flex (the riding a wet noodles effect). Also lightweight for a folder at under 45 or 50 pounds. We have a (rarely...

Many people think of our 4 lane Interstate highways only as highways.We have many twisty 35mph to 55mph State highways in the East, many that pass through old main streets in towns with 25mph limits. Sometimes they even have shoulders for pedestrians, bikes, and horses, but not that often.

The only other ebikes I see very often in my town is a super73 clone and some fat tire bike whose pedals are used as footpegs only. We have a couple good LBSs that carry Treks and Giants, but noone seems to ride them anywhere around here except trails. No Sur-Rons though.😃 . Lots of...

The most important things are to keep the batteries out of the living area, and the bikes locked up out of view I suppose. I like the little shed idea a lot. The common bike shed behind an apartment complex is probably a very poor idea for obviously expensive electric bikes. But "adult tetris"...

Correct. @6zfshdb maps his routes (and alternatives) using both a route planner and Google Earth zoomed way in, ahead of time. I just get lost a lot, even on local routes. It's a system :rolleyes:.

The half dozen chargers I own will only accept US 110v current. I know there isn't supposed to be "extra current", I also know how many fried transformers ("power supply") I and my young friends suffered in the early days of "computer clubs" all on supposedly steady grid 110volt power. Surges...

Several cheap and dumb 110v chargers, both Specialized and boutique ones that came with the bottle batteries. They all appear to be identical. Not an EE, but EVs are very high voltage devices and Ohms law says something about lowering voltage raises amperage ... the current must go...