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The price hasn't been announced, but this might be a truly puncture proof tire... https://gizmodo.com/nasas-nearly-indestructible-airless-titanium-tires-migh-1846488605

Retired Brig. Gen. Charles 'Chuck' Yeager's death was announced today . He was 97. Chuck had made his home in Grass Valley, CA since 1975. Grass Valley is the 'sister' city of Nevada City, our home. Chuck Yeager was a U.S. Air Force combat pilot in WWII being credited with shooting down 13...

December 7th, 1941, 7:55AM Hawaii time. The attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii has begun. The United States would declare war against Japan and then against all the Axis powers shortly there after. Within days my future father, like all of his brothers and friends...

My Vado 5 was equipped with a 11-42t 11-speed cassette and a 48t wide/narrow chain ring. This has worked well on all my rides, with one minor exception. I did a 45 mile loop with over 6,000' of climbing. On the last long climb of the day I was in the granny gear and Turbo assist for several...

Over the years I've modified gearing on most of my bikes. What to do about the existing chain was always an issue; longer, shorter, who knew until you could wrap it around the biggest cog and front ring. So considering another change I (finally) did the obvious and Googled 'chain length...

Hackaday articles are (mostly) always fun. How about a BATTERY FREE ebike? Gotta love Tesla, the engineer, not necessarily the car company.

Nice article for us oldies at bicycling.com; How Cycling Can Keep You Young. I like the subtitle, too; "SENIOR BIKE RIDERS HAVE THE SAME WALKING EFFICIENCY AS ADULTS IN THEIR TWENTIES, A STUDY FINDS.", but we all knew that I think...😎

California has an annual wild fire season that starts about this time every year. This year it's being ushered in with record high temperatures , 109°F in Modesto - a new record and 130°F in Death Valley - an 89 year record. On top of that season monsoonal moisture is being accompanied with...

I searched the forums and didn't find any posts related to using an ultrasonic cleaner for bike maintenance so here goes... Cleaning the cassette should be done periodically. I do it less often than I should simply because it's tedious. I'm considering getting an $80 ultrasonic cleaner that...

Who knew this was even a thing but apparently a British scientist reported in 2016 that facilities for cyclists “resulted in a measurable pollution increase” as “traffic comes to a standstill.” A recent article in Forbes.com features a Portland, OR study that disputes this...

This Euro online bike shop is advertising the 604Wwh Vado battery for $979 plus $11 ship, no sales tax. Delivery to California is quoted as June 19-24th. The color matched cover is not included.

A new Specialized electric bike ad was announced on one of my news feeds today; https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/as-electric-bikes-boom-in-popularity-specializeds-ad-fuels-the-trend-with-a-jab-at-trump/ It's a fun clip worth a look.

Was checking out the lower price on the Vado 5 and noticed under E-BIKE that the Tech Specs now include, UI/REMOTE Specialized TCD-W w/ handlebar remote & built-in anti-theft feature, Bluetooth® connectivity, 5 available display pages This spec was not in the Tech Specs last Spring. I...

How many miles are you getting on a set of pads? What brand and type of pads? I've never owned a disc brake equipped bike before my Vado 5 though I have worked on a few with my sons and at the local 'bicycle kitchen'. Nice stopping power, but my pads wear much faster than I'd expected. I got...

I've been posting for a bit and realized I should have introduced myself. I'm a retired engineer (electrical and computer science) living with my loving wife (an engineering geologist) of nearly 50 years in California's beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains. We cycle for fun and exercise and for...

Just read this article re an enhanced lithium battery tech; https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/batteries-storage/enevates-silicon-anodes-could-give-batteries-that-run-400-km-on-a-5minute-charge The main claim to fame is rapid charge times, but the 30% increase in energy density to me...

My wife and I are planning an unsupported bike tour up Oregon's Willamette Valley this Summer, plus a few side trips. We've done a number of supported bike tours with mechanical bikes. This will be our first unsupported bike tour and our first on ebikes. We won't be "bikepacking". We'll be...