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I have a custom conversion cumming up that I am excited to work on. I have spend 2.5 hours sitting down and consulting with the owner. And now we have it all planned. We are starting with a dropbar touring/gravel bike with the Shimano GRX groupset for durability. I am changing a many things...

I was listening to a station in the Netherlands that out of the blue played 'It's Yesterday Once More', corny as hell, Carpenters, but it hit a nerve. Nost-algia, is a sickness. What to you is the corniest song of all time? Name it.

Would it be politically correct to make Spanish gender neutral? I had just referred to an actress of 25 years ago, then realized that the proper term these day is actor. So, why not do the same with Spanish?

RAD Power Bikes is going out of business. All their customers will have unsupported bikes. https://www.inc.com/ava-levinson/this-wildly-popular-bike-brand-is-on-the-brink-of-going-bust/91264522

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I am working on nice XL Giant for a 21-year-old who is taking it back to college in NY. It is his main transportation. It is getting a tune with bunch of refinements and upgrades. He is slim 6'6" and 21 so he does not need an eBike. Analog is just fine. I am truing the front wheel now and it was...

This is the place to show your bike or bikes and talk about what sets it apart for you and for general bike discussions. I just made a bike electric with a DM02 motor that is called a Pashley Prospero. It has modern off-road/sturdy Shimano GRX components a sturdy Reynolds 631 frame with some...

CHP Bicycle Safety Training Class I took the California Highway Patrol electric bike training class yesterday and became certified. It is highly useful and applicable to all cyclists and further delves into the particulars of eBikes. Given the growing popularity of electric bikes everyone...

Well it happened again. I tell people to downshift in anticipation of slowing, to pedal lightly and quickly, like swimming with fins. Then they don't downshift, lug the motor in high gear at low speeds while clodhopping side to side. Then they destroy their drivetrains and motors. If you took...

What do you do with your used chopsticks? Poke out a mugger/rapist's eyes! What could you do? ' Stir tea. Hold your hair in a bun? Use a section as a dowel to fix a wobbly table leg? I want a challenge for 1000 reasons to re-use a used chopstick. Don't chuck it. I mixed epoxy with one tonight...

This is part of an actual conversation of the DMO2 motor: Oh, it kills Specialized and all off the shelf bikes. I have contacted my ToSeven representative in China and will be ordering a motor with a non-default display that is smaller, the T-154 we discussed. I will find out more about...

Virginia Tech has the latest ratings for most 2025 bicycle helmets. Specialized has three in the top 12 out of 264. These cost less that one ranked 246. I purchased one today, not only to protect my brain, but so I can say on a test ride, 'I can have any helmet I want and this is my pick, it is...

The '25 Aveton Abound cargo bike is now available in the long rack. It is nice. I built and test rode one today. The power delivery is smooth. You can lock the double kickstand down through a code in your display and unlock the battery through the display, not a key. It has tons of customizable...

I just built a Radster Trail today and test rode it to bed the brakes. Quality has gone way up on these bikes. I feel that it is something I could comfortably sell to a friend or neighbor. The UL battery is semi-external for quick swaps and is in an aluminum case with a feature where it will...

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We mostly sell aluminum bikes in our market, but will sell as pre-order carbon, yet if those not fully satisfied on a first test, we will refund. These are not stock bikes. One came inbox to build today as a special order. It is a 2025 Creo Super Light Carbon UL. It is taking hours to build and...

I have been trying for days to do a tubeless set-up on a gravel, adventure, road bike. Normally I can do it with a regular hand/foot pump. I purchased at my personal shop a doughnut pump with 110, psi 8/bar, loud air pump. The rear still wouldn't seal. It has a crack in the AL rim at the joint...

Most disc brake bikes come with calipers that will never adjust right and stay that way. There are a few reasons for this. Did you ever give caliper screws that final torque for tightness and then they always go sideways? The problem is chiefly caused by O-rings. In a bike factory assembly line...

A new Abound cargo bike just came in today. It is sweet to ride, and offers features such as an electronic locking double kickstand. I would stay away from all the networked wizbangs. It carries 147 pounds on the rear. It is sleek and modern. I built if an rode one. It is a Turn Haul killer at...

Repairing your electronic device just got a little easier thanks to a seemingly unexpected source: The Library of Congress. In a ruling that took effect on Oct. 28, the Librarian of Congress gave consumers more freedom to repair their devices by granting them the right to legally circumvent...