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Motorcycles doing wheelies in public is reckless driving and a show of speed.

Exactly. No one confused Harlies with pedal bikes. That video has 'E-Bike' in it's title. It is not a bike! It is a motorcycle regardless of how it is powered.

Welfare for billionaires.

I wrote this today to the local paper. Two kids got busted on motorcycles and the headline said E-Bikes. There is a lot of confusion about bicycles that have some assistance. I am in my sixties. Last Sunday I did a 16 mile ride up Sonoma Mountain with a friend with 1,200 in elevation gains. We...

The most important thing Jeremy mentioned was about downshifting. You ride a class one bike like a bike, so down shift every time you apply the brakes. It is not about pedaling hard. It is about spinning. It is not about the down stroke but swimming it all the way around like you have scuba...

I had to run and arrend today. The bike infrastructure worked perfectly. I took a protected bike lane to the rail trail and to the station. That took five minutes. People can take five minutes just parking. I had no traffic lights. I hopped on the train with a book that is 713 pages long and...

It is so close and a world away. I have a tradition of going to a mountain meadow every year with some friends, having a picnic and flying kites among the wildflowers. The best way to fly a kite is with a fishing pole.

I feel so lucky. This was last Sunday. Again the time stamp was never set and is wrong. https://www.topozone.com/wp-content/themes/topozone/images/bg.png

He lost in 2020. Just wouldn't admit it. 45% of US voters are independent. At a week away from the anniversary of the inauguration, his approval rating among independents stands at 29%.

Nope. The guy is a child rapist and convicted felon. SCUM. I didn't bring this up. Facts matter. Notice how there are constant distractions from the Epstein files? It is indefeasible. There is a reason for that. Look over there, look over there, look over there. Another self-generated emergency...

Okay. But still, facts matter. And he is about a bike friendly as Don Quixote was to wind farms. He is a mob boss criminal. He lead the mob to violently attack the Capitol. It would not have happened otherwise. He did it. And did not stop it.

From that Feb. 19, 2024 post. I sold all those bikes. The last one was at Christmas this year. It was a small gravel bike. I sold it at half price and did a DM02 conversion. She wanted a more upright position than a dropbar with tons of hand positions, and wanted a more comfortable saddle. It...

At a local shopping center with a Target they were required to provide protected bike parking. They are banks of stainless steel bike lockers. Except no one has the keys.

This is from today. It is a quince bush by our tidal river.

You have a long two-chainline. Steel cogs will take it. And you will have a pie pan offset chainring, bringing in the line. It is steel, not for race day, for durability. The DM02 kicks butt with a 12-50 on a cargo bike with a steel offset chainring. See Google Maps for PedalUma eBikes for...

I use Sheldon. It even allows for crank arm length and tire size. That Box Prime nine is at $139 cheap and built. It is all steel and has a clutch like a bear trap. It is also nine speed so the chain is thicker with the same range as a more expensive MTB 12-speed groupset designed for low weight...

For Oakland hills cargo bikes I go with a Box Prime 9 groupset 12x50 and a 42 offset chainring. That is if it is a true freehub and not a freewheel. Sounds like it is time to go cargo wheel shopping. I also love fully user programmable DM02 motors. The compact torque sensor 500W motor can be set...

The bike was for 5'9" to 6" a medium. He was 5'7" but wanted a good deal on it. I will not wreck the integrity of a bike frame. Like a topless Corolla a huge amount of reinforcement would need to be applied underneath. Another guy once approached me wanting a Honda Accord made into a convertible...

I thought he was joking for full two seconds. I took a deep breath, letting him know that it was a minor technical thing that prevented that and it could not be done... without laughing. Not a snort or shake of the head. It would be like removing the top half of the Brooklyn Bridge.