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I see this discussed all the time. I’m a retired land surveyor and started using it in the early 1990’s. A couple of points. Originally this was designed for the United States military. Of course smart people found other uses. Until the year 2000 there was something called Selective...

Any problems posting photos or is it just me? I even tried adding a photo I used a couple of days ago. Mine just says “oops, looks like we ran into a problem” when I try to add a photo.

We are considering a ride along the Katy Trail in Missouri. We are looking at the area near Jefferson City. Any opinions on the quality of the trail or the best area of it to ride?

I had a new cassette and chain installed last Friday and now have a noise coming from what I think is the front motor, crank area. It’s a Trek Verve +3 with a Bosch Active Line motor. It has 5100 miles on it. It seems to do it in the lower numbered gears, say 1 through 6 but does it in all...

In just the last few weeks I’ve noticed more of these electric scooters. I’m not talking the kind for handicapped people but the one people are using to get around. Some of them seem to go really fast, maybe more than 30 mph. It seems like they wouldn’t be street legal and with small wheels...

I have been getting that ping-ping noise on occasion and it’s an occasional loose spoke. What exactly causes this? I assume it’s just like and nut and/or bolt that can loosen on its own from vibrations or impacts?

I bought my Trek Multitrack 20 years ago for $300. I listed it about two weeks ago on Facebook Marketplace for $100. Not a lot of interest. There were a lot of bikes for sale on there but mine was cheaper. I changed the price to $75 and sold it last night. I live outside of town and he was...

I fixed a flat on my rear tire yesterday. It seemed like between the brake disc, the gears and chain I had to take the derailleur off. .Do you need to remove it to get the wheel off?

I know it’s tough to diagnose a noise over the internet but it’s worth a shot. Trek Verve +3, Bosch mid drive, 9 speed 3300 miles. I’ve been hearing it a couple of months. I put it on my repair stand and had my son with me since his hearing is better. We are pretty sure it’s not the tires or...

I live in Western Illinois and do most of my riding near my house. There are hills and trees but most of it’s wide open and the wind can beat you to death. I estimate I’ve taken 170 rides on my e bike. I’d say two of those were a dead calm. So the following is my feel for the wind when I...

So we are on vacation and I have been wanting bike shoes, the non clip in type. We are in Asheville NC and stopped in a REI store and I bought a pair of 510 shoes, a little less than $60 including tax. They went on sale that day, normally about $109. I looked again on Amazon and it seems like...

I’m not talking about dash type cameras but for the pictures of your rides you post. I’m by no means an expert but have been taking pictures since a Cannon 35mm was popular. I had a buddy who worked at a film developing shop and I learned from him, you want good pictures, burn a lot of film...

Not in the evening but during your ride. Seems obvious but I have a lightly insulated water bottle that I pack full of ice and then add water. It holds 24 ounces and I’ve found if I ride much over 20 miles it’s not enough. I often take a bottle of Power Aid Zero with me and put it on my bag...

Road my Trek acoustic bike today. The good thing about the acoustic, it’s lightweight compared to my Trek Verve+3. It also has a front suspension fork, which softens the ride a little. I think my expectations were to high. I think because it weighs less I thought it would pedal like a dream...

For mine and the wife’s e bike that is. It’s actually been about 11 months and when we bought them we got a free check up on them, which of course ended up costing $20. They put new brake pads on mine and fixed the chain dropping off the front cassette. One thing they did was print out a...

Me and the wife bought Trek Verve+3 bikes about 10 months ago. I’ve ridden quite a bit more than my wife and hit 2000 mikes today. The bikes are pretty much what we expected and have been trouble free. I’ve had 1 flat tire from a thorn in the sidewall and have thrown my chain about 6 times...

I have a question on VAM, I use an app called Ride With GPS that calculates it every time. I understand the concept, it’s how fast you climb hills. The best way I can think to ask the question is by an example. Say you take a 5 mile ride and 1 mile is up a long steady hill, 4 remaining miles...

Anybody see these. I saw them on the news, which was really just a big promotion for UPS. They are in theory an e bike, I don’t know the details, but I suspect they have a throttle and won’t get pedaled much. They will probably be handy in certain urban areas.

So I’ve been using an app called Ride With GPS. It has a stat called pace. I thought this was how long it would take to do a mile. If you are driving 60 miles an hour your pace would be 1 minute. When I go through the help section in the app it seems to confirm this thinking. I posted a pic...

I have a Trek Verve +3 with a Bosch drive system. My wife bought me a phone mount for my handlebars so I’ve been able to watch my speed and distance. The odometer on my bike is close, maybe within 1 or 2 percent, the speedometer is off about 8%. So if my bike says 14 mph I’m probably going...