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in the car world, the official advice is to replace tires at least every six years, regardless of tread remaining, visual condition, etc. This is because rubber degrades over time regardless of the amount of use. (I know this from the classic car world, where cars tend to be lightly driven/not...

I posted some thoughts here about my Garmin radar: https://forums.electricbikereview.com/threads/deaf-riders.37180/#post-641715 My bottom line: I wouldn’t only use a radar; for me, it’s a supplement to, rather than a substitute for, a mirror. But I also much prefer to use both rather than just...

I listen to records every day. And there’s a thriving and growing analog music and gear scene almost everywhere you look these days! For example: https://pirate.com/en/blog/listening-bars-new-york/ Or more generally: https://www.analogplanet.com/ (Granted, listening bars aren’t as...

I’d recommend checking out the Trek Verve+ 4s. I have one and have posted about my positive experiences with it in a couple of other threads here.

I was there around that same time after not having been to NYC since pre-pandemic. A lot more bike lanes and a lot more e-bikes now. But I actually found that my impressions differed greatly depending upon the area I was in (I was only in Manhattan, not the other boroughs; and I was riding my...

That’s not been my experience with my 515.

I might recommend a rear radar light like a Garmin Varia 515: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/698001 I have one, and in addition to making a warning sound (which you may or may not be able to hear, given your hearing loss) if a car is approaching from behind, it also vibrates (which you should...

Hi, 1. I got the version with the chain and derailleur. I figured the “tried and true” setup would be easier to work on and repair if necessary. (Granted, I’ve never had a belt-driven bike before, so I don’t know if this is actually true. But that was my reasoning.) 2. I’m not much of a...

I have the Verve+ 4s and have been very pleased with it, and with Trek service, I got it about 4 months ago. I haven’t compared it to the other bikes you mentioned, but I’d be happy to try to answer any questions you may have about the 4s.

That new Amtrak policy states that only Class 1/up to 20MPH motor assistance e-bikes are allowed…That’s a bummer. Not that I was planning an Amtrak trip with an e-bike any time soon; but if I were and if I wanted to take my Class 3 e-bike, this policy wouldn’t allow it. (Yes, I know: how will...

Does anyone know what the other potential options are that can be changed? On my Bosch-powered Trek bike, the folks at the store I bought it from asked me if I wanted to switch the lights to manual rather than always on. I did; but it didn’t occur to me at the time to ask what other options...

Interesting. I went out for a ride today when it was about 20 degrees Fahrenheit on my bike that has Marathon E-Plus tires (so, the addix e compound, not the 4 season compound). Because I had read this thread beforehand, I was being particularly attentive to the handling and even did some...

This has to have been staged: there’s no world in which thieves would blissfully ignore someone recording them from a few feet away in broad daylight … If it was from across the street with a telephoto lens, ok; if it was dark and they couldn’t clearly tell they were being recorded because it...

Does this pump work with Presta valves?

Hi all, Per the subject line, just wanted to share a few things I learned at my first-ever bike fitting today. 1. The first thing I learned is this: get one done! I had been considering getting a bike fit done for a while, just for general usefulness and for my own knowledge, but hadn’t...

Yes, I got the Pulsar One display/remote. I consider it (or some kind of remote) to be essential for the Dutch; the position of the assistance select button on the bike itself is such that you can’t safely use it while in motion. I don’t want to clutter up the OP’s thread, so if you start a...

I second that! I haven’t had anything that dramatic happen to me, but my Marathon E Plus tires have been very very good.

I’ve found the Schwalbe’s Marathon E-Plus and Smart Sam tires to be quite puncture resistant. They have a variety of tires with a variety of levels of (at least claimed) puncture protection. https://www.schwalbe.com/en/newsreader/schwalbe-protection-benchmark-of-puncture-protection Probably...

Thanks. We can close this thread; I no longer have the bike in question.

Actually, please disregard: I’ll just contact Wahoo. Looks like they may now have a way to use the Kickr Rollr w. Zwift without needing any kind of power meter at all...