E-bikes are a thing

[Steve Vai]

Shit, that means I'm going to die on the 25th when I go to yankee stadium.

I'm going in Sunday to see Meshuggah so if you don't see any posts Monday, you'll know why.

 

[sundaydoug]

With the exception of a few stravaholes, a ride down and up the Greenway is rather nice on a weekend.

Oh, on a weekend I bet it's rather nice. My problem is that I work in Bergen County, so for me this ride would take place between 6pm-8pm on weeknights. Traffic on the greenway uptown isn't too bad, but when you get further downtown it can get kind of nuts. And that was pre-pandemic. Might as well be riding on the West Side Highway.

 

[tonyride]

We had a nice Sunday ride in Manhattan just before COVID. Started in Downtown and ended with Dim Sum in Chinatown. https://www.strava.com/activities/2630823780

 

[don]

I was listening to Jason Richardson and Dale Holmes on the BMX Weekly podcast this morning () and towards the end of the show they discussed the massive amount of e-bikes in the SoCal area. Both very good riders they noticed a lot of the people riding them dangerously (no helmet, not obeying traffic laws, not handling the bike well, on a cell phone).

Then Holmes mentioned Carlsbad recently declared a state of emergency due to the higher rate of accidents:

City of Carlsbad declares state of emergency for bike traffic safety

The City of Carlsbad has issued a state of emergency regarding bike and traffic safety after seeing a more than 233% increase in crashes involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019.

www.10news.com

City of Carlsbad declares state of emergency for bike, e-bike, traffic safety | Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce

City of Carlsbad declares state of emergency for bike, e-bike, traffic safetyCiting a 233% increase in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019, the City of Carlsbad today declared a local state of emergency. This action will immediately increase attention and resources on a range of...

carlsbad.org

 

[rick81721]

I was listening to Jason Richardson and Dale Holmes on the BMX Weekly podcast this morning () and towards the end of the show they discussed the massive amount of e-bikes in the SoCal area. Both very good riders they noticed a lot of the people riding them dangerously (no helmet, not obeying traffic laws, not handling the bike well, on a cell phone).

Then Holmes mentioned Carlsbad recently declared a state of emergency due to the higher rate of accidents:

City of Carlsbad declares state of emergency for bike traffic safety

The City of Carlsbad has issued a state of emergency regarding bike and traffic safety after seeing a more than 233% increase in crashes involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019.

www.10news.com

City of Carlsbad declares state of emergency for bike, e-bike, traffic safety | Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce

City of Carlsbad declares state of emergency for bike, e-bike, traffic safetyCiting a 233% increase in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019, the City of Carlsbad today declared a local state of emergency. This action will immediately increase attention and resources on a range of...

carlsbad.org

 

[Ironjunk]

I had a dream they scrapped the Lackawanna rail project in favor of a paved bike highway.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Has any Al bike been recycled - ever?

Yes. More than one.

 

[rick81721]

Yes. More than one.

You are the 0.0001%.
I bet 99.9999% end up in landfills. How many noncylists know that some bikes are made from Al?

 

[Steve Vai]

Here's one of the eBikes that terrorize the streets of Summit.

 

[SAM]

The streets of Summit were already a terror.

 

[Steve Vai]

The streets of Summit were already a terror.

Happens when you have a group of adults who've never been told no raising kids who've never been told no even more. Things like red lights, traffic, and parking signs are mild suggestions at best because the Major doesn't want to be Karen'ed for the 5,000th time that day 🤣

 

[Fat Trout]

@mattybfat sucked me in

 

[tonyride]

@mattybfat sucked me inView attachment 196270

Congrats. So you bought Lenny's bike?

 

[Fat Trout]

Congrats. So you bought Lenny's bike?

yep and thanks. it was hard to pass up. Lenny and I came to what was a good deal for me and hopefully him as well. Good guy. I talked with him for quite a while. I still love my 27# Ibis and it wasn't "replaced" by a long shot but the ebike for me brings new things. I'm a different kind of rider and have different seasonal focuses that keep me from a constant training regiment. I also knew I had the potential to "want" to go down the rabbit hole of obsessing on the new gen of ebikes and spec'ing a cost level that I didn't want to go down. So now I have 4 bikes that I love for certain reasons. It still doesn't hold a candle to how much "purpose" oriented fishing gear I have or so I tell myself. Oh and my wife didn't kill me.....yet.

I'll add an edit. Funny line from my wife. "So this one doesn't have a kick stand either!?" haha

 

[djm]

Love my bikes but I'm traveling to AZ for work in October and will need a goomad for 1/2 day . Anyone know of ebike shops in the area that will rent?

 

[tonyride]

... I still love my 27# Ibis and it wasn't "replaced" by a long shot ...

That's cute. LOL.

 

[Patrick]

That's cute. LOL.

so does this ebike thing comes down to

"it's not you, it's me"

?

 

[mattybfat]

That's cute. LOL.

I've already told him to thin the herd but I guess he needs fishing pole racks.

 

[tonyride]

I've already told him to thin the herd but I guess he needs fishing pole racks.

He got a great bike because Lenny put a lot of upgrades into it. Maybe I'll see it on the trails one of these days when he's not fishing.

 

[Fat Trout]

I've already told him to thin the herd but I guess he needs fishing pole racks.

you can never have enough fishing pole racks! The other bikes have more use/value to me than i can possibly get selling them. No one wants a 2017 Mojo 3 unless I give it away and I like it. The 29'er hardtail is my zwift bike and road bike. The fat bike gets kicked to the shed so the Ebike stays inside. I'd say the fat bike would have the most to worry but those are out of favor and besides I have beat the crap out of that bike and its my TM bike that carries my MS261 on a rack to cut bigger trees when the pack saw is too small.

PS, my wife was given the same story but I still got the "yeah right" comment. She never believes me after she saw how much I was getting for old fishing gear I sold off.