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  1. mschwett

    Another new TQ motor: hpr40

    that's a good profile to test out such a thing, the end is all downhill :D
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    The transition

    of course a structure needs to be designed for the site. go to switzerland, which is certainly a snowy, alpine place, where new roofs are required to have solar, usage is expanding rapidly (as it is basically everywhere), and no roofs or canopies are collapsing.
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    The transition

    such nonsense. it has literally been working on the ground in hundreds of places over the planet for decades now, and has accelerated sharply. california - the fourth largest economy in the world, GDP per capita over 100k, routinely produces more than half it's electricity from solar and of...
  4. mschwett

    Another new TQ motor: hpr40

    that’s why having the power max setting in each mode is so useful! so that when you ride hard you don’t get LESS range lol.
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    transport style cycling maps

    yes, it needs a key! and some graphic work for sure. i'd like to extend to more bay area rides but the scale becomes problematic, unless one totally abandons any relationship between distance on the map and in real life. i'm an architect, so we make lots of drawings, but i also just really like...
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    transport style cycling maps

    i know these have been made for different regions, but i thought it would be a fun exercise to make one from my own most frequent cycling routes. of course it's not to scale, as these often aren't, with everything reduced to 45 degree increments and heavily abstracted - in the style of the...
  7. mschwett

    Another new TQ motor: hpr40

    cool! it also occurred to me that you’d need to take into account the motor cutoff on descents!
  8. mschwett

    Another new TQ motor: hpr40

    this is cool! i love exercises like this. it's always cool how close the real world matches the physics, in most cases. i think for this to be accurate for the kind of riding i do you'd need a way to break the ride into a few chunks or "types" of riding. the key factor is how often you're going...
  9. mschwett

    People for Bikes: Progress on Ebike Laws in the US

    i’m curious why a 19mph scooter doesn’t require a license or registration but a 20mph ebike does….
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    Must carry tools: what are yours?

    some of you guys take a ton of shite with you! are you going for a bike ride or to repair apollo 13?!?
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    Must carry tools: what are yours?

    these days your phone is your credit card, no?
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    Must carry tools: what are yours?

    on a ride less than 40 miles or so i don’t carry anything. 40+, i carry a wolf tooth multitool, which has hex bits and a chain tool, a dynaplug capsule, and a mini electric inflator. a bigger problem than that and its a train or uber home! in the pre-tubeless days, which were thankfully...
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    Does the ADA supersede local restrictions on Ebikes?

    it’s very amusing how those types have NO problems using shared resources like roads, sewers, parks, water, national defense etc, all of which were built and generally paid for by other people.
  14. mschwett

    What’s your preferred cadence?

    many studies! technically it is true, of course, but the difference is nowhere near as significant as the 50% increase in power you get going from 60 to 90 at the same torque, or the endurance potential of going from 60 to 90 with, say, a third less torque, so pretty much every serious cyclist...
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    I tend to spin a little slower than most. I pretty consistently average 75 on a flat cruise.
  16. mschwett

    Another new TQ motor: hpr40

    it’s very cool. and the amount of data that goes into a foundation model for an AI is such that you need not be concerned about your data influencing it. the fact that it’s on the internet means that any AI (whether trained on your model or not) will be able to locate it and reference it, which...
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    The transition

    it seems like maybe you should move somewhere less problematic, where you can stay year round and do what basically everyone else does : take reasonable precautions and get insurance. the things you're describing are not normal problems and have nothing to do with electrification of cars, bikes...
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    Riders and lawmakers must understand the actual regulations and intent....

    i’m not going to bother responding to your vitriolic “argument” but since you put it up there yourself, i’ll just point this out : state and local governments set the rules of the road. an overly simplistic federal definition of an bicycle or e-bicycle means said governments will either a)...
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    Riders and lawmakers must understand the actual regulations and intent....

    it's amusing, the idea that some obscure federal commission's definition of what an e-bike is would magically make such a device (unregistered, unlicensed, uninspected, and uninsured of course!) legal and appropriate to use on every trail, path, bike lane, road, etc across the nation. sometimes...
  20. mschwett

    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    oh, i haven't had it in years! as i rode more i almost always used it without assist, so i got the aethos, and then sold the creo. then after a few years the health issues came back so i got the addict e-ride. i still have it (obviously) and the aethos, which i ride only for pretty easy rides...
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