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My friend has been riding a bike per year for the past nine years. He has a tendency to go for bikes with odd gimmick features. I told him to go to the local Aventon dealer. It might cost a little more than an internet only bike, but he will have local support and can test ride it first. I rode...

@Wetstuff, see the thread, Show Us A Tool. It has some more ideas than what to carry on a bike. All I really need is a quick check before a ride. I have tube sealant installed, so I normally do not need to carry tools. Being prepared is more important from my point of view. Maybe a stretch off...

A while ago I mentioned a kid who brought in a bike with a botched install of a BBS02 with a broken motor. When he picked up his bike he did not bring a helmet, so I lent him one. When looking at it just now it has a tear and a dent. The mom mentioned that last year he broke his snowboarding...

Subject: Making my macfox x1 go faster I am writing to inquire about the potential options for increasing the top speed of my Macfox X1 electric bike. While I am thoroughly enjoying the bike, I am interested in unlocking a bit more performance for my daily rides and if ya what items do I buy...

PedalUma eBikes received a new message. Conversation Summary: Hi, I have a Surron, Can you help? Guest User (1784413594) Jul 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC Hi, Thank you for reaching out. I work on regular bicycles, and Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3, lightweight pedal bicycles. I cannot get...

Air quality is quickly becoming an issue from the large northern fires. https://www.iowadnr.gov/environmental-protection/air-quality/current-conditions

There is one trail here that is super nice, but it ends 500 feet short. Evidently is a legal thing. If railroad ends their easement they must offer it back to the prior owner and no one knows who that is from 160 years-ago. I am building a 350W front hub-drive. That is very unlike me. It is for...

Pedaling East Days 30, 31, 32, 33 on the GAWR The Cowboy Trail - Part 2 Patrice McDonald Jul 07, 2026 I finished the Cowboy Trail at its terminus in Norfolk, Nebraska. Tomorrow, July 8, I will begin to work myself towards Omaha. Following are some of my favorite scenes, not yet posted, from The...

Rail surfing? It looks like Northern North Dakota flats where the river flows north.

The city limits in my town are about four miles by four miles. Most destinations are within three miles. At 12.5 miles per hour, I can get almost anywhere I have business within 15 minutes. Cars take much longer, spending 3 minutes per red light, with say five lights, then all the traffic and...

Yes, like the full grown man riding, with a cowboy hat and boots, a 20" child's BMX with his knees at his shoulders! A few years ago a woman who had a road bike that I converted earlier wanted a more comfortable, casual bike. She went to the corporate store where thay are trained to upsell, like...

The Marin Stinson 2 has a similar foot forward geo to the Roll, in a mid-step for casual in-town rides. It also comes with a wide range of gears for hills.

If a disabled veteran with one foot rides with family and friends on something like a river path at 10 mph anyone giving him a ticket would be laughed out of court. You served your country with valor and instead of thanks, we will not let you ride with your family! It is so unreasonable. The...

@6zfshdb, You may like a foot forward bike. They are super comfortable. You can get full leg extension and still place your feet on the ground. Putting a mid-drive on a Specialized Roll does this. You are upright and it has a lax geometry. The wheel base is also long for stability. It can come...

I had mentioned M. Robertson who lived in the Monterey Bay area. And had giant cargo bikes with powerful motors, then would program down the amps. So a 52V battery hooked up to a motor with 30 Amps, gives 1,500 watts. But if lowered to half that it is 750 watts. He liked the beefy motors for...

I am not one of those studs who rides a fixie with no brakes other than your legs in San Francisco. My cadence is all over the place depending where I am headed and the terrain. I pedal at anywhere from 60 rpp to 120, normally at about 90. My prefered motors like more than 70 and start paying...

I like the heal, toe method. On the saddle with the pedal fully extended and the heal on the pedal, the knee should be straight and locked. And when the ball of the foot is on the pedal the knee should be slightly bent. @mrgold35 is correct in mentioning footwear. I generally prefer shoes that...

Because this thread has run its course and is now on artificial life support I am trying to give it some extended life by injecting it with stimulants into its multitude of tubes and beeping ICU hospital equipment. It is brain dead and the call to pull the plug is coming. You can see illegal...

Works like a charm, everytime. Sorry about the attitude but most of us are riding bikes for transportation and recreation, with pedals, without throttles, and with some mild assistance, and are starting to feel a general public political revulsion because they falsely associate safe and sane...