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Welcome, and Congratulations on your pending retirement! Hopefully you’ll find plenty of opportunities to get out there on your bikes!

If you need a little assist, but really want to save battery, and you have a model year 2021 or earlier, download the BLEvo app and add the O-Synce remote (purchase link is provided within the app). It will allow you to increase assistance in 5% or 10% increments, as selected in the app setup...

I typically wear loose-fitting clothing when riding. I discovered the downside a few weeks ago, when a bee got caught in the folds of my shirt and repeatedly stung my belly. To add insult to injury, it also stung my finger when I brushed it off. Fortunately, I’m not allergic to bee venom, but it...

None of that matters to me. I only ride about 1,000 miles per year, purely for pleasure, though I also appreciate the exercise value. I ride a mid-drive (Creo), and I couldn’t care any less about the life of my components. I’ll get what I get out of them, and gladly buy new when they become worn...

UPDATE: I’d like to get this bike out of my garage. Nothing wrong with it, but it just wasn’t the right bike for me, as I decided I prefer a road bike. MAKE ME AN OFFER! SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE. Trek Allant+ 9.9S Stagger, 2020, Medium size. Carbon Fiber. Excellent Condition aside from slight...

I prefer to have no throttle. If you prefer to have one, I’m good with that.

Maybe they got banned. 😂

If you happen to have plantar fasciitis, I’d recommend buying the stiffest shoe you can find. My experience says if you can walk in them as though they’re tennis shoes, they’re not stiff enough to prevent pain. I can walk okay in my MTB shoes, but I wouldn’t choose to do so for longer than...

Not necessarily true. Many (all?) MTB shoes are specifically manufactured to grip the spikes. I have a pair of Specialized “2FO DH Flat Mountain Bike Shoes”, which are very stiff, and they don’t slide at all. In fact, I can lift a foot, and the pedal will come with it…..they’re still easy to...

My daughter is a horse trainer and teaches jumpers. She’s the one who told me about MIPS helmets, and requires her students purchase one before their first lesson. Standards may be different, but good helmets are available. Unfortunately, her business partner died about a year ago when she was...

I’ll second what rich c said; MTB shoes. Like you, I want nothing to do with clips of any sort, but tennis shoes weren’t cutting it. I bought a pair of Specialized MTB shoes, and I’m thrilled with them. They’re super stiff, and they grip the pedals much better than tennis shoes.

Haha, page 38 has only two posts, page 39 is blank, and only @PatriciaK on page 40. I guess I’ve effectively blocked the garbage. In fact, this thread has officially jumped the shark.

I’ve never had my iPhone 8 fall from the 9.9S mount. In fact, it’s held very securely. Maybe you saw reports from people who had a defective mount and didn’t realize it. The app isn’t as useful as something with Ant+, like the Specialized bikes, but it got me by. I still have the 9.9S, but...

I believe your statement regarding people with opinions different from your own, which statement-type is common from both the political left and right, is what is creating the division in the U.S. This a democracy (or a republic if you prefer) with freedom of speech, where we can hopefully...

Yeah, I try to be optimistic. Anyway, I expect to be dead of old age before it gets so bad that I’m afraid to go to the grocery store.😂

But I would pay, as I do have a heart, and I do realize we have a mental health and drug crisis first. You’re making assumptions based on limited Internet forum conversations.

Oh, you mean he was opposed until he could get his cut? What’s new?

A couple of days ago near me, a 13 year old boy riding his bike in a crosswalk was hit by a car and killed. The driver was sober, not speeding, and stayed at the scene. The flashing crosswalk lights were not operating. Now they’re talking about possibly charging the driver, but I say what about...

Yeah, the seeds were like fireworks, and 3 or 4 people could get high from smoking a “lid”. Sometimes we’d be sick from the smoke before we’d feel a buzz. Then we found Thai Sticks and hash oil, so life was good.

While we’re talking about this, I just happened to see that a Cannabis legalization bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate today. The odds of passing probably aren’t great, but maybe it’ll get the federal move a step closer...