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Not sure I understand "stability" in this context. But if you're concerned about frame flexure, we've had 2 step-thru hub-drives (Velotric Breeze 1 and Surface 604 V Rook), and I have yet to see or feel evidence of frame flexure in either one. That includes a good bit of bumpy hardpack on the...

After Stage 6, per ProCyclingStats, What does this mean for tomorrow?

Fun fact Together, Stages 6-8 involve about 35,000 ft of climbing over a total distance of 271 mi. That's 139 ft/mi on average, or 24.3 m/km.

Watching Peacock's Stage 5 post-race coverage now. 1. Roll and CVV both giving Boudin a 50-50 chance to keep the jersey tomorrow. 2. Pre-race, they hung TONS of crepe around WVA's chances — not just in Stage 5, but for the rest of the Dauphine, and for the entire TdF, too! On and on they went...

Rodents already eat PEX. That's one of the reasons we went with copper.

Sounds like we have some exciting watching ahead! Tour de Suisse is June 17-21, streaming on FloBikes in the US. Does anybody ever race the Dauphine, Tour de Suisse, and TdF in one season?

We repiped our house last month with L-class copper to replace the thinner-walled M-class copper used when the house was built ca. 1987. We were offered PEX (plastic) at 25% lower total job cost but declined. PEX comes in 2 flavors, A and B. The bidder pushing PEX-A said in a dire tone...

Will Boudin lose the yellow jersey tomorrow?

Missed the climbing part of Stage 5, coming in at 86 km out. Pretty boring from there till the last minute or so, then fun watching WVA take the sprint. Guessing the next (and last) 3 days will be more exciting with 35,000 ft of total climbing in not much total distance. Seixas is currently 60...

Pretty funny given how stupid it was to put all that plastic into the environment just for water. But what does Gen X have to do with it? Were they the ones who fell for it first?

Welome aboard! As a 77 year old SL 1 5.0 rider, I can share some pertinent ride data and experience with the 5.0 version. First, I absolutely LOVE this ebike! I'm a so-so fitness/fun rider with 2800-3000 mi/yr over the 2 years ending in September, 2025, but less since for reasons I hope are...

In the post-race interview I saw, Simmons came across as a fairly normal guy till the end, when he was asked if this would be his most memorable win. He said no, that would be his win at the Tour de Suisse. When asked why that one, he got weird and evasive, eventually saying, "You know why" as...

I can think of one eager market — bike thieves! You couldn't leave this bike unattended anywhere.

Enforcement challenges like the ones you mentioned have no doubt hindered enforcement. As did lack of a need for much bicycle enforcment in the pre-ebike era. Bikes were probably largely off enforcement radar back then. I think the explosion of ebikes and emotos in public spaces we saw here in...

Well, I for one miss that SL 1 motor noise! Mine's been down for a week for want of an acceptable 38 mm gravel tire to replace my damaged rear Pathfinder. (Very few 38s made now, and all come with unwelcome trade-offs.)

No. In fact, I've only seen two "ebikes" pulled over in 4 years, and both were illegal emotos ridden on the street by kids obviously under driving age. This is in a place crawling with both legal ebikes and emotos. Very little visible enforcement here till Carlsbad started cracking down on...

Maybe we could work a trade.

Not only that, but motor vehicles face a credible threat of enforcement with substantial penalties for reckless behavior. Until recently, very little enforcement on the ebike/emoto side. And the yahoos ride like they're invulnerable.

Congrats! Looking forward to updates on the SL 2.

In that case, I'll need 2 range extenders to get you off the hook.