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[Prairie Dog]

Met a guy with this monster ebike. A Sondors Rockstar, with 750w mid drive. This thing weighs 83lbs!!! Hard to believe mine's 30lbs lighter...

…and judging by that chunky frame it definitely shows not that I'm knockin' the brand. In comparison, your Stance looks svelte and likely a nimbler ride.

 

[DaveMatthews]

…and judging by that chunky frame it definitely shows not that I'm knockin' the brand. In comparison, your Stance looks svelte and likely a nimbler ride.

He said it was a successful crowdfund buy. It does almost 45km/h! At 83lbs I'm not surprised it has a throttle.
In any case he did pass me on the trail 5 mins later. No surprise I guess.
Just looked it up and it has a 21ah battery!

SONDORS Rockstar

Go Beyond Tech with SONDORS Rockstar We’ve put everything we know about eBIKES into Rockstar, our first ever dual-suspension electric mountain bike. With 750 watts of hill crushing power from our new mid drive motor, combined with 21 amp hours of ride-extending energy from our biggest battery to...

sondors.com

 

[Prairie Dog]

And this is considered their trail rated e-mtb? At over 80lbs that’s massive weight to be cranking up steep technical climbs. Sure, it’s got a ton of power but 40-60 miles of range at what I would assume to be at relatively low power settings isn’t going to do squat for long days on the trail. No specs on shock or rear travel tells me this isn’t a serious trail bike.

 

[DaveMatthews]

And this is considered their trail rated e-mtb? At over 80lbs that’s massive weight to be cranking up steep technical climbs. Sure, it’s got a ton of power but 40-60 miles of range at what I would assume to be at relatively low power settings isn’t going to do squat for long days on the trail. No specs on shock or rear travel tells me this isn’t a serious trail bike.

Looks like a Sram NX drive. Suspension looks like rebranded???

 

[Prairie Dog]

Looks like a Sram NX drive. Suspension looks like rebranded???

I’m sure it goes like stink. It’s the behemoth weight that concerns me and the fact that they don’t provide any details about suspension or much of anything else spec wise with respect to the bike’s other components and it appears that it comes only in one size fits all. Can you imagine trying to lift it over trail obstacles, logs…Looks like it sports decent Tektro brakes though and I think that it’s a great bike to goof around on for someone’s first FS emtb at a value enhanced price point. More of a general all terrain ride rather than an elite trail bike and range is always going to be estimated at best. I'll step off my soap box now.

 

[DaveMatthews]

I’m sure it goes like stink. It’s the behemoth weight that concerns me and the fact that they don’t provide any details about suspension or much of anything else spec wise with respect to the bike’s other components and it appears that it comes only in one size fits all. Can you imagine trying to lift it over trail obstacles, logs…Looks like it sports decent Tektro brakes though and I think that it’s a great bike to goof around on for someone’s first FS emtb at a value enhanced price point. More of a general all terrain ride rather than an elite trail bike and range is always going to be estimated at best. I'll step off my soap box now.

Yeah the last thing I'd want to do is pick it up after a crash. Or try and lift it onto my work stand. Or over said trail obstacles.

 

[DaveMatthews]

So I found out what the fire was...

CityNews

vancouver.citynews.ca

 

[DaveMatthews]

Ugh... Yesterday was a wreck. I felt horrible with a stomach ache. I have no idea where that came from.
Tried to eat a little something... that didn't work out well...
Today I felt a little better, but exhausted. Ate a piece of fruit, pumped up the tires and went for a very leisurely and short ride...

Went to the greenway...



Visited the multiple field sports complex and watched a couple of kids matches for a short bit...



Decided to head home, and on the way it started to spit rain. Kicked it up a notch and got home as it started to pour.
Hope I feel better tomorrow...

 

[Prairie Dog]

Ugh... Yesterday was a wreck. I felt horrible with a stomach ache. I have no idea where that came from.
Tried to eat a little something... that didn't work out well...
Today I felt a little better, but exhausted. Ate a piece of fruit, pumped up the tires and went for a very leisurely and short ride...

Went to the greenway...



Visited the multiple field sports complex and watched a couple of kids matches for a short bit...



Decided to head home, and on the way it started to spit rain. Kicked it up a notch and got home as it started to pour.
Hope I feel better tomorrow...

Sorry to hear that Dave. Hopefully it’s short lived and that you’re back in the saddle asap. Rest up bud.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Sorry to hear that Dave. Hopefully it’s short lived and that you’re back in the saddle asap. Rest up bud.

Cheers mate, not a great way to end a vacay

 

[Prairie Dog]

Cheers mate, not a great way to end a vacay

Stomach bugs can be a b**ch, Bro. You don’t have to tell me. Play it safe, get plenty of rest and hydrate. BTW, been meaning to pick up some Nuun tablets at the LBS for my next extended ride. Any particular flavor that you might recommend?

 

[DaveMatthews]

Stomach bugs can be a b**ch, Bro. You don’t have to tell me. Play it safe, get plenty of rest and hydrate. BTW, been meaning to pick up some Nuun tablets at the LBS for my next extended ride. Any particular flavor that you might recommend?

Yeah, still out of it today as well. Oh well, these things shall pass... Cheers.
Regarding Nuun, I first purchased a variety 4 pack, as like you I had no idea what might be preferable. I am now ready to resupply and am thinking the Tri-berry (no caffeine).
That said, changing it up can be good too. London drugs has single tubes to try I believe, and the prices are similar to Amazon right now.

 

[Prairie Dog]

Yeah, still out of it today as well. Oh well, these things shall pass... Cheers.
Regarding Nuun, I first purchased a variety 4 pack, as like you I had no idea what might be preferable. I am now ready to resupply and am thinking the Tri-berry (no caffeine).
That said, changing it up can be good too. London drugs has single tubes to try I believe, and the prices are similar to Amazon right now.

Cool. I see that LD currently has the singles on sale. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[DaveMatthews]

Cool. I see that LD currently has the singles on sale. Thanks for the heads up!

You're welcome mate!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Someplace I ride every time I go out — my driveway!

San Diego County is huge, with many different climates from desert to mountain to coastal and everything in between. Turns out that it's also bird central. By a good margin, more bird species reside here at least part of the year — over 500 — than in any other county in the US. The variety of small birds at our patio fountain and feeders seems endless.

Here at the coast, our biggest birds are the great egret (above), great blue heron (below), and brown pelican (bottom).

The egrets and herons visit our neighborhood from time to time but usually stick to the greenbelt. Have yet to see a visiting pelican or gull, though no shortage of either at the shore less than a mile away.

The pelicans turn out to be the most talented and graceful aviators of all. Never tire of watching them ride the updrafts deflected by incoming swell, one wing tip just skimming the wave face to stay as close as possible for max lift. They can cover many kilometers of shoreline this way, flapping only to shift from one long wave front to the next.

 

[PCeBiker]

I saw a couple blue herons today (they're really skittish bird's), and a few redtail hawks.
No egrets today.
I don't know if they left or if I just didn't see any?

We have pelicans here too, but I've never seen a pelican.

I can't take half decent pictures with my cellphone so I took pictures in my backyard after I got home.
Does that count??

Some bugs will let you get really close for pictures,..

Dragonflies will let you get 2 inches away from them if you stare at them for a couple minutes.

I guess that cicadas are ers?
Who'd a thunk it ??

 

[Prairie Dog]

Someplace I ride every time I go out — my driveway!

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San Diego County is huge, with many different climates from desert to mountain to coastal and everything in between. Turns out that it's also bird central. By a good margin, more bird species reside here at least part of the year — over 500 — than in any other county in the US. The variety of small birds at our patio fountain and feeders seems endless.

Here at the coast, our biggest birds are the great egret (above), great blue heron (below), and brown pelican (bottom).

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The egrets and herons visit our neighborhood from time to time but usually stick to the greenbelt. Have yet to see a visiting pelican or gull, though no shortage of either at the shore less than a mile away.

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The pelicans turn out to be the most talented and graceful aviators of all. Never tire of watching them ride the updrafts deflected by incoming swell, one wing tip just skimming the wave face to stay as close as possible for max lift. They can cover many kilometers of shoreline this way, flapping only to shift from one long wave front to the next.

Beautiful birds. Crows and magpies seem to be the dominant creatures that inhabit our front yards. Just relieved knowing that they're not geese. I have been fortunate enough to see pelicans on our local tributary.

 

[Chargeride]

Random pictures on this morning ride. Stop at Philippine express for goat meat adobo and to Sea food market where I had an expensive Philippine style shave ice topped with pineapple ice cream. Then I pedaled to longs pharmacy, pick up my meds. And then brief Stop at the pump to say hello to the Korean owner then off to pipeline to buy Cannabis.
Temperature was reaching 85 but feel like 95 so slowly I pedaled towards home.
Typical Saturday for me. I got the pleasure of riding while taking care of business. Did all this within 7 miles, furthest destination was to f
First Hawaiian bank. It was next town over at Pearl Ridge was the only one open on Saturday.

Ah the good old liquor store, thats so American.

 

[fooferdoggie]

I try through forrest park. it's a great ride but it's almost 30 miles round trip to get there. about 5 miles to the top. it can be a rough ride too.

found this cool display on the way down.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Beautiful birds. Crows and magpies seem to be the dominant creatures that inhabit our front yards. Just relieved knowing that they're not geese. I have been fortunate enough to see pelicans on our local tributary.

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Lots of crows and ravens here, too. Bigger than the ones we had in Denver. Really miss the magpies we had there. Those bold white markings againt the alternating black and iridescent midnight blue — exquisite! And they may be even smarter than crows.

(not my photos)

White pelicans visited our little lake in Denver for a few days every summer, but don't recall seeing brown pelicans there. We also got gulls now and then.