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    What is wrong with Spandex...

    I wear snug fitting boxer style "choners", under baggie shorts so as to keep everything in place, but it matters not to me how people dress.
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    Getting to know the ebiking demographic

    No health issues for me, but I'm interested in e vehicles and thought this was a cost effective way to see what they'er all about. I was looking for a real moped on and off for years, with pedals, so as to bypass DMV registration and insurance requirements here in California. Very hard to find...
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    First E-bike purchase - Specialized Vado thoughts and sizing advice

    In general I've found if the size is close to moving up to the next larger you should. Being cramped on a bicycle is awful. It's like shoe, a 1/2 size too small is a lot worse that a 1/2 too big. At least that's what I've found. But I think the trip to the dealer is well worth it for an...
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    How to improve bike and pedestrian safety

    My Fiber Stream in the background and tow vehicle in front. I do about 3,000 miles a year in the Toyota and the rest on my motorcycles and e bike. Even at only 1800 lbs or so, it's too much for the e bike to tow.
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    How to improve bike and pedestrian safety

    That trailer looks like a Fiber Stream.
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    Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes!

    I went out just to check my saddle height adjustment and it was so nice, I kept riding and found a new road to me
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    World War III

    Now the EU and the west, along with all sane people can breathe a little easier i think. https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/macron-le-pen-french-election-results-04-24-22-intl/index.html
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    Electric Car thread

    This got me wondering about Elio cars again. Still not one car has been delivered and now apparently the CEO, Paul Elio, is promising an electric version instead. This has to be a scam from day one, millions of dollars in deposits and investments and he's still at it...
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    Electric Car thread

    It's quite an endeavor to bring a vehicle to market in the USA, especially strange little ones like that. I remember the Dale car and the 10 years behind schedule Elio, people have paid deposits and are still waiting for delivery that never comes. Is it a motorcycle or car, do you need a...
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    Electric Car thread

    I'm a fan of the old air cooled VW's, I had lots of them as a kid. I'd buy a new one today if I could. I like the soon to come electric VW bus. At least they tried to stay true to the original design as far as the aesthetics and didn't just poach the name. I can kind of see the old air cooled...
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    Electric Car thread

    Not yet, but I hope to someday. Battery technology is making progress and maybe the Infrastructure bill passed by the US congress last year will infuse some much needed money into a usable charging infrastructure. Electric cars are very doable and are coming despite the petroleum industry and...
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    Show us pictures of your cockpit!

    I was running out of usable real estate on my bars, so I bought this chingas. Works good and I still have room for a H2o bottle holder coming soon.
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    Where are your favorite places to ride?

    My favorite areas are along the bike paths that run along the pacific coast. Great temperature year round mostly and lots of people to see, lots of shops and pubs. A most relaxing and active way to spend time alone or with your S/O. Ventura Marina, Ventura Ca. this morning.
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    How to improve bike and pedestrian safety

    Yep, spoken like a motorcyclist, as a 40 plus year M/C rider I thought the same thing. The sad fact here was that a 13 Y/O was in a unsafe situation and didn't have the experience to recognize it.
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    Hiplok D1000 - Cutoff Wheel Resistant Lock

    That lock seems quite robust, but as the saying goes, "a lock is only as strong as it's weakest link". So any chain needs to be as tough to cut through and if it is, and if it's chained to the typical pipe bike rack, 30 seconds with a hand operated pipe cutter will cut through that so the thief...
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    How to improve bike and pedestrian safety

    I think in California, the die was cast by the corrupt powers to be when they did away with the Red Cars and influenced everyone to buy a car. We here are hopelessly addicted to our cars and any talk of public transportation is quickly shot down. Very depressing but I try to do my part, mostly...
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    How to improve bike and pedestrian safety

    Not to mention, fast, clean, safe, 21st century public transportation that is accessible by everyone, including people who don't reside in major cities. I would love to hop on a maglev train or other modern type train and bebop to S.F. for the weekend, and be able to catch a train locally.
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    Online companies vs the Established bike manufacturers

    I grew up putting 2 stroke motors on bicycles, so a throttle on an e bike made sense to me. Think Whizzer. :)
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    Online companies vs the Established bike manufacturers

    Not me, Chromebooks and Android phones here. Google OS is great. I don't even use a mouse anymore, I can do everything on the trackpad that I can do with a mouse.
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    Class 3 restrictions - California

    Yeah, same in Southern California, I just ride with common sense and respect and I've never been questioned by any authority. If I come up behind someone, if it seems appropriate, I slow way down and say "behind, behind".
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