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  1. dblhelix

    Stranded on remote trail

    Something I've always worried about: https://denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/news/woman-stranded-for-30-hours-in-desert-after-e-bike-stops-working-on-remote-trail/article_e493829e-01c3-11f0-bfe5-3b4b05771721.html Not familiar with this park, but the mountain west is tough for ebikes...
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    NYC wants to license and register ebikes and scooters

    This is sponsored by a councilman in response to the pedestrian death in Chinatown last year. It is not supported by DOT or lobbying groups like People for Bikes. The latter seems obvious. I do think other jurisdictions would rapidly follow for the revenue. Insurance will follow. I do think...
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    FS: Rohloff stuff

    Rohloff Lockring tool (new) 180 mm Rohloff Magura disc rotor (new) (sold) Rohloff Oil Seals! (New, I have 4 (now 3) pairs available) - if you need the seal tool to press them in, you will find it on eBay. I went this route to never repeat the soul-crushing experience of replacing seals at a...
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    FS: Bosch Intuvia Mount and Control Switch

    Both are new, purchased as spares. I opened the mount box. The mount is the 1500mm cable version. These are pre-smart system, usually identified as BDU2xx or BDU3xx. The mount is the most recent version with updated contacts. Price depends on shipping and whether both are purchased together...
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    Burley Coho, BodyFloat and more

    If you’re in the DC Metro, I now own a R&M Load cargo bike, so I no longer need: Burley Coho trailer, new in box, has never seen the road. Burley is out-of-stock and sellers want $500. Box was opened to check skewer size. $400. Cirrus Kinekt BodyFloat, 420mm length, 31.6mm seatpost, 2 black...
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    Train derailment on C&O

    Outside temps are expected to be in the high 60s tomorrow in the Washington DC area. I am thinking about a long ride on the C&O, so I went to the NPS site to check on status. This derailed train a week ago has closed the bridge from the C&O in Maryland to Harper’s Ferry. AFAIK, no fatalities...
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    Charging in Public

    I generally ask for permission unless it’s the type of place where everyone is plugged in: Internet cafe, etc. On a recent route x-country, most charging pauses were uneventful with five exceptions: - an elderly woman expressed her fear of the blinking battery and questioned if it could be a...
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    A cassowary is faster than a Class 3

    https://www.factzoo.com/birds/cassowary-tall-dark-dangerous-bird.html
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    Attn: Tbone #2

    Change in College Park, MD, cont. You knew this as Ratsie's ... This used to be the Maryland Book Exchange: Hornbake library now has a Frederick Douglass statue ... Sci Founder's Gate (aka main entrance off of Rt 1) has a new CompSci building next to it, on what used to be parking Lot...
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    Attn: Tbone #1

    Changes in College Park, MD posted for another user but anyone is free to look or comment! This is all that's left -- the defaced sign at the entrance of 94th Aero. Maryland National Capital Park and Planning is using the site as a storage depot and has a chain link fence up. They razed the...
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    E-bikes at the forefront ... in Iowa

    While touring, I accumulate local bike maps which I periodically scoop up when no longer needed and send home via USPS. I hadn’t noticed this earlier, but lo and behold, do you see what I see on this Linn County (Iowa) 2018 Metro Area Trails Guide? She’s riding a Trek Lift+ Low Step. How...
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    On tour: Seeking bike shop recommendations from Ohioans

    Greetings all, I am on a self-supported tour on a RM Charger NuVinci from the DC Metro area (College Park, MD). Normally, the route to PGH is fairly flat via the C&O Towpath and the GAP, but the flooding and its aftermath made for mountainous detours. More of the same while getting out of the...
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