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Anyone know when the first fat-tire bikes came out (unassisted, that is). My first time on one was in the early oughts. It was unrideable for me. That’s one of the reasons I was so excited to get an e-fatty twenty years later! :)

Probably not for most of the (avid) riders here, I’m sure. But, probably has its place in an urban, mostly flat environment.

That’s the right answer. Take your time. Chris’ recommendation for the Velotric is a really good idea if you need an alternative. Here’s the direct link to it. Not sure if it’s the same riding style (upright, etc) that you’re looking for. I haven’t heard any invective about Velotric’s CS...

Well, the stock on their site is almost sold out. I was looking at the $1000 RadRover 6+ fatty, and I realized it was unavailable. I hope at least some EBR members took advantage of that price to get a nice bike super-cheap. Maintaining a Rad for the next few years shouldn’t be too...

I was going to suggest Aventon but I don’t think they have a trike. Rad’s out of the game. I’m not sure what to suggest except another Lectric. Find a bike shop that has trikes and can support you. You might have to pay more, but it sounds like it might be worth it.

Well, I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but have fun! I wouldn’t want to ride with more than 3 or 4 people, but those are probably more technical rides.

You’ve been very dissatisfied. Take the full refund on both bikes and go elsewhere.

Sounds like a crappy situation, Tom. Direct to customer sales don’t always work out, as in your case. I hope things come to a satisfactory conclusion for you soon. As Jeremy mentioned earlier, unfortunately a lot of e-bikes have lousy throttle implementations. I didn’t even know there were...

That’s a nice sentiment, us, but I certainly wouldn’t count on any increase in value any time soon if that’s what you mean by “collectible.” For that matter, I’m not sure any modern e-bike will ever be worth much more that was paid for it. Just my $0.02.

I’m not sure what there is to be “terrified” about, @gromike . There are lots of Rad bikes out there and keeping this running for a few years should be no problem, I would think. I am speaking from ignorance though as I don’t know how much interchangeability there is among their range of...

Oh, for sure, check that. Could be bad in both displays given their age. Oh, never mind. I see you already checked it.

I wonder if the moon’s positioning as a “supermoon” (closest to earth) has as much to do with this as the perihelion (our closest orbit point to the sun)… I think the “king” tide was described as a lunar event somewhere, but perihelion would seem more likely as cause to me.

Now that’s cool. I hadn’t even thought of that use case, PedalUma. Absolutely right. Do they make BMX bikes with disc brakes these days? I must admit, I am way out of touch. My kids were riding BMX bikes 30 years ago… That’s the last interest I had.

Hey any of our coastal friends got any picture(s) of the results of this king tide? I hear Marin is getting hammered (@PedalUma )… Any US east coasters by the water? How about our European contingent? Are you guys affected by these tidal surge(s)?

Adios, 2025. As far as I’m concerned, good riddance. But, it was a good year for me and riding my bike. Cheers, and bring on 2026 rides.

Happy 2026, gang. May lots of great riding take place this year. I look forward to your posts (and some of mine too :)

Rab, you’re my freakin’ hero! Can’t wait to see your rides for 2026, buddy!!!!!

Chris, does your shop sell these? Is anyone buying them? Just curious.

Still waiting to get the cat ears since I haven’t been riding in the cold (yet).

You’re preaching to the choir, buddy. :)