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Weirdly, I embraced bike helmets before ski helmets. What find me cross over from the dark side was, oddly, a random younger cat I met on the lift at Baldy here in So. Cal. I was in my mid 50s-- I thought I was old, probably-- and it was a good day, good conditions, I was skiing very well on...

Very kind of you to ask, friend! I saw you ask the community in a different thread. You were right to be concerned. The short answer: I died. I had a serious medical issue, (my heart stopped for ten minutes) and I was in the ICU for six weeks! I just got home 17 days ago, but even so, I was...

Exactly. They are happy to service my Canyon when needed, though they are over seven miles away and across a major freeway. For same-day service (like installing the wireless remote for the motor) there is a shop that is closer-- more of a specialty eMTB LBS-- that was happy to do the job...

It is strange how modern e-bike weight, torque, power delivery and gear choices interact; it just produces some unexpected situations. There is one ascent at the end of a steep hill-- it's probably only 10%-- on my shortest fitness ride that is a totally different experience on the 50 nm 36...

Very interesting. I wonder, how much do these contraptions weigh? There are a few gates in the Verdugos-- and elsewhere, I think-- that are even narrower than that, the posts or bollards or whatever are much closer together. I had to lift Seeker (46 pounds) to get through. If there was no...

FWIW, when I do longer, more serious rides, I use BOTH AllTrails and MTB Project. When riding near the limit of my range, I typically do a trial fun first; if there's a lot of ascent, I often don't make it the first try anyway. To figure range, I look at the total vertical climb that's...

IMHO, drones take all the fun out of photography-- just too much tech between me and the shot. Obviously, like everyone else in the US, I use a drone for personal defense when biking, driving, walking the dog, and running errands. I'm not a total luddite.

I have not been feeling well the past few weeks-- too boring to go into-- both head and stomach issues, a few spikes of high fever and lower smoldering ones, and very, very low energy. I have barely ridden at all for nearly two weeks, but last night, I was determined to go to my local outdoor...

Really feeling all this, Indiana, sending positive vibes your way. I had a terrible flu-- if it was COVID, it didn't show on any tests-- which recruited all my antibodies, so a minor flareup of diveriticulitus turned into a major one with high fever, heavy duty pain, the whole nine. Different...

Ya, I wish there was a way to make the rear tail lights switchable on the Grizl, though they don't consume a lot of power. I would use them when the sun went down, or when visibility was bad. We all know that it's not possible for a single bike to best for all circumstances; a true GADA. But...

Yeah... probably more of an issue with high-power motors but even with my dinky Hilltopper, I did notice a little of that effect, though only at low speed. Even so, it quickly becomes instinctive balancing the power by putting more grunt into the pedals. It was more natural than I expected it...

It really depends on how you are using them. I felt that mine gave me really good service for two years-- I was pushing it past its limits, so it had a shorter service life, but for me, the weight distribution was not problematic at all. Here's why: * My donor bike, a Trek 930, was relatively...

Your take on this is more level-headed than mine. That's exactly it-- if it were clearer you were investing in a startup, that would level the playing field a bit more. I also think that Indiegogo and KS could be more proactive about flagging high-risk projects or potential scams.

The main reason I joined this forum was because in 2021 I stumbled across an Indiegogo project for (I think) a 39 pound aluminum hardtail for about $1,700. I think it was called Avarax. I came SO close to buying it. My finger hovered over the 'buy' button for weeks. It was a very convincing...

It is a hard question, but in many ways very sensible. The OP doesn't know what his use-case scenario is because he has not ridden much! You don't know where this journey will lead. I have spent probably close to 10,000 total over 5 years on three different bikes but really do not regret the...

Whoa! Interesting to look at those forks-- the gentle, smooth curve, like my Competition, vs. this rando stock photo of a Professional, which has the more dramatic angled fork. The Teams are stunning! Love that red and black, and yes, the tubes look so thin today. (And I think about having...

That sounds terrifying. I had a much milder version of this happen to me once when I was riding on the sidewalk, making a fast right turn from 89th St. onto Madison Avenue. The north east corner of that block had a double-wide sidewalk that no one used, but it created an odd wind pattern which...

On the power side, I bet 40nm is plenty of torque for a bike that light-- at first I couldn't believe the listed potential range, but when I thought about it, it seemed less crazy. I mean, I guess... if a 47 pound 250W 40nm eMTB can do about 45 miles with 4,500 feet of vertical, it makes sense...

A "fiddler"?! First of all, I'm a violinist! Secondly... Kidding! I mighty argue thqt this has to do more with the kind of terrain I ride than my own proclivities-- there is a reason I don't see a lot eBikers in the hills, and I think it's because it's just too much going on for most people...

I should post this in a Canyon or Bosch forum as well, because I think this is important: Why you probably really need a remote for the Smart System and priorities for selecting one: After riding the Grizl:ON for a couple of weeks, I am more and more convinced that the remote is a real...