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    The gym and lack of going.

    Exercise primarily, but throttle just in case.
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    With 125% tariffs, will the e-bike market die?

    Everyone has a price in their head as to how much something is worth to them. My current motor scooter is made in Vietnam. I was willing to pay the price because I feel it was worth it to me. IF I was shopping now and the tariffs put even more on the OTD price I would have just passed on buying...
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    The gym and lack of going.

    I knew the original owner of East Coast Bicycles, Mike Shipp, a little bit. Shame when he passed but I think it's his son who took over and the small business, helpful, non-judgmental vibe is still there. It's literally right down the street from me.
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    The gym and lack of going.

    So I discovered that a gym membership isn't working for me. I just can't get motivated for it. So I've decided to resume commuting to work again on a ebike. As some know my commute is 14 miles each way and crosses 3 war zone intersections. My commute is not speed restricted (not that I'd buy a...
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    Front Bike Camera - Specifications

    Let me go into a bit more detail. I purchased this DJI OSMO 3 around 2 years ago and FINALLY decided to use it. The camera gives you 5 "demo" runs before DJI forces, I mean makes you, log in to activate it. I'm a Luddite on tech and wasn't in the mood to set it up. But when I scanned that QR...
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    Front Bike Camera - Specifications

    I lost my temper with a DJI OSMO 3 and the "action cam" didn't survive. I have a Android based phone and when I scanned the QR code on the camera it corrupted my phone! Needless to say I had to go file to file to purge the DJI app from my phone. So be cautious of DJI action cams, as the only...
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    Places that hate bicycle riders.

    Not sure on this question. The guy didn't seem to care that I had a ebike (or sit down scooter with the JackRabbit) just the fact that he "Didn't know" about bicycle parking nor took the time to ask if I could park at the bicycle rack I was pointing to OR inside the fence next to the 2 hipster...
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    Places that hate bicycle riders.

    I've locked the Xpedition to random bicycle rack near Waterside Park for a bazzar all day and didn't think twice about it. I'll lock up at the corner bike rack near Pixels Arcade and not think twice about it. Lock outside of Wal Mart and not think twice. Food Lion as well, never a concern. I...
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    Seth prefers Schrader valves

    I prefer schrader valve over a presta only because I struggle to use a presta pump, but can suffer though pumping up a presta when needed. But why suffer? All my current bikes use schrader valves and I can use my compressor to to easily pump 'em up. If I even borrow a bike with presta valves I...
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    Places that hate bicycle riders.

    So there was a local show tonight that I wanted to go to. The venue is new and is only around 3 miles away from my home. So I figure "Take the JackRabbit ebike and go, drink some beers and grab a t-shirt!", now note that I've yet to go to a live show since COVID. I head out to this venue and get...
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    Winter fun and car batteries!

    I got the Super Start AGM Power Pack to come back to life! I slowly took the charge down and plugged it in for a charge. Did this 3 times and eventually all the status LED's came on. So back in the Fit it will go (along with jumper cables just incase it fails again).
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    Dual motor; full suspension; semi-recumbent MeetOneTrike with 180nm torque @ 25 mph

    You never listed your location. I say this because I bought a new motor scooter recently and since then its been raining and now snowing. I've only managed 100 miles when normally I'd have around 400 miles on it. Now the roads are all salted and nasty. We need a good rain now. Did the delivery...
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    Winter fun and car batteries!

    I tried to post the pictures of the offending battery jump boxes but the website said the picture file was to large? So for now I'll list the models: Schumacher Model # SL1316 Lith-Ion Jump Starter, Fuel Pack and Backup Power. This is the one that the battery swelled up and it got toasty. It's...
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    hair dryers

    I had a co-worker who loved to tinker. He should have been in R&D but ended up our emissions engineer. He took one of our battery powered hand held leaf blowers and modded it with a motor from a large RC plane and battery. The owner of the company came in one day and wanted to see the tornado...
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    hair dryers

    Back in the Mods vs. Rocker days in England the Rockers called scooter "hair dryers" because most scooters do look like hair blow dryers from the side. In the USA we call them toilets because they look like your sitting on the pooper from the side. Back when I built fast 2-stroke Zuma scooters I...
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    hair dryers

    I have long hair and every time I take a late shower (I work night shift) I loaf on the couch and watch TV until my hair gets dry enough to go to bed. If my wife gets tired of waiting she'll insist on me using her hair dryer to dry it so I can get in bed earlier. I don't know what brand it is...
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    Winter fun and car batteries!

    So I run front/rear dash cams in both of my cars. My Honda Fit got clipped in the street and obviously no one left a note AND my dash cam didn't catch it! The camera was set for a whopping 6 hours of recording after being parked. So I went into the menu and set the dash cam to record up to 24...
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    Does my ideal bike exist already?

    This reminds me of the sign above the counter at my local machine shop. Price. Quality. Turnaround Time. Pick any 2. I agree the Aventon Abound comes very close, as well as a Globe Haul with front Cool Caves.
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    Dual motor; full suspension; semi-recumbent MeetOneTrike with 180nm torque @ 25 mph

    Trikes are starting to rise in popularity. I actually see them on the road now! For a long time seeing a trike was like seeing a unicorn or a UFO. So when yours arrives and you go out for adventures you'll be advertising for MeetOne. My friend is selling his BUZZ trike but he's out to sea right...
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    D-Lock for Supercharger 2

    I bought the 2 pack from Litelok with both the X1 and X3. The X1 is a perfect U-lock. Great balance of size and weight. The X3 is a bit of a monster. Not that much heavier but a bit tighter in its internal shackle size. I use the X1 with my motor scooter and the X3 for my ebikes. I lock both...
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