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I was shocked at how solidly locked my tire was. I had to find a stick and start removing junk, the tire was not turning, period.

I'm a little surprised that contactless payments (via phone or watch) aren't a thing there. I guess I had assumed they were throughout Europe. The US is often behind on such things, but I can go nearly anywhere now and just pay with my watch or phone. And our state ID is in an app now. So I...

Why yes, of course it is. You mean to say you don't have the requisite duck on your bike? That could explain a lot. Shame.

Definitely very uncommon here in Arizona. This fire road is in a flood control area, but I've never seen it impassable before. Also that mud was absolutely insane. It was like mortar mixed with gear oil. The good thing is that it had absolutely zero traction, so when it packed up and locked...

What did you do with the extra 1.5 minutes?

That suspension kit really should just be provided as a rental. It’s the sort of thing I can see using for a few rides and then never again. Funny thing on perception and those brakes. To me they look look like the things I’ve made on a friends mill and I have very low machining skill. The...

Tesla themselves did a massive price drop on new cars to be able to get the tax credits. This drives used prices down of course. But it didn’t start recently, it started in very early December when all car prices started downward. Back to bikes, I’ve seen a bunch of deals at local bike shops...

I’m so sick of ten minute videos packed with 30 seconds of info, if that. I use the free strava. I have little interest in the extras, and I also randomly find that its data is off, so it’s not a true measure of anything.

Yeah, my MacBook Pro is hovering at 78% since it's used as a desktop 95% of the time. The iPhone does a neat thing; charges to 80 as I sleep, and holds there, then charges to 100% shortly before I wake up, based on what it has learned over time. My Lenovo Yoga is far less intelligent and seems...

Holy shit on the rest of your "luck." I happen to have a lot of experience and research in the battery area. I've worked with electronics all my life, and have an RC addichobby that requires careful battery management. I also have a Tesla that I kinda micro-manage and am very interested in...

Same. I finally sold my hard a couple months ago because I couldn't stand riding it any more. And I recently rode a hardtail bike in a downtown area, which you'd think would be fine, but! Potholes, curbs, even sneaky little rumble strips were just so jarring. Nope.

I haven't ridden a de-restricted Brose, but I used the Eplus software de-restriction on my EP8. They have a "race" version that does modify the power curves, and they say it's kind of insane and can damage the motor if abused. I went with the safe version which makes the speed limit about 40...

The EV equation is different everywhere, for sure. In AZ we have temps that EVs like (except part of summer at 110 degrees) and the electric rates are insanely low. It costs me under 1.4 cents/mile in summer and 1.2 cents in winter. I wish I could pull power from the car to charge the eMTB...

I wish we had more cheap, small cars in the US, both electric and gas. Our primary car is a Tesla, and I'm well sold on the advantages of electric. We rarely need a second car, so we have a Smart also. Great little car, which I absolutely love for no rational reason; neat to drive, so easy to...

I've been hit on my motorcycle, and the insurance had ZERO reservation about replacing the helmet. It was listed in their initial document without me asking for it. They listed the jacket, gloves, pants, and helmet and just wanted a price for each.

Would not be the first time, and in fact, "old wisdom" should be looked upon as suspect. There are so many cases of old-think sticking around much longer than it should. Discussing this with my top riding buddy yesterday, we both are thinking we may try 155mm cranks (we have 165 now).

Holy crap, that’s a shitty guard. Around here I’m constantly bashing mine on huge rocks. Which is why I prefer plastic, aluminum can deform and stay that way.

I can't recall the brand of my knee pads. I bought them because two non-pro riders did thoughtful reviews of them after months of usage, and talked about their positives and negatives. I would never buy something that had only positive feedback, because that's clearly paid for in some way.

Is there actually an average rider? I suppose I am. So, are most riders inside some average? I mean, mathematically yes, but what’s the spread? What’s the penalty for being outside of it?

From my small group of riding partners, I’m the only one with a somewhat normal ratio. Maybe that’s true all around? Dunno. My wife is all leg, with the same inseam as me. The guy I ride with most often is taller than me but shorter inseam. If crank length varied, hers would be vastly short and...