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Anyway, I've found I prefer 3x when playing back bike rides. Speeding up a 2x Timewarp to 3x gives a choppy result, as movements are sped up. So this time I took a 5x Timewarp and slowed it down by 40% to 3x. It's not choppy, but since the render engine has to fill frames there's something...

Timewarp is nice, but you are limited in the speed increments: 2x, then 5x and up (I think it is used mostly be people who strap a GoPro to their chest and walk at normal speed). I've found that running a bicycle trip at 3x gives the most pleasant result, but that's not an option with native...

I assure you that will never, ever be a concern for me.

Well, I absolutely love the hydraulic brakes. I actually skidded yesterday, like when I was a kid using coaster brakes.

Last month I decided to buy the Specialized Rockhopper Sport 29 my local bike shop was advertising on their website. It was a XXL size with hydraulic disc brakes, both features of high importance to be (I am 6'5" tall). The bike was fitted to me (a new stem was installed) and I was very happy...

Really? I would have thought it was just heating up. We still don't see many eMTBs on local trails, at least not on this side of the Karenfornia state line. This is a legitimate concern. Since there is little practical difference between a MTB and an eMTB, insofar as their effects on the...

Problem is, since Timewarp is in fact a form of time lapse, there is no sound. So what happens when you shoot an image stabilized video in 1080/30 and then speed it up 2x in Kdenlive? Not as smooth. The image stabilization evens out all the bumps and things, but still picks up the swaying...

Video mage stabilization is here. Well, it's been here for a while, but I just discovered it. I noticed last year when I bought an iPhone 12 (replacing an Android phone I bought in 2015) how the video image stabilization made videos look professional, like you were using a SteadiCam. I...

Riders won't be sued, they will be cited. There are people in places like California and New York who are being charged with felonies today for being in possession of firearms that were perfectly legal ten years ago. It's a handy blueprint for how to deal with troublesome trends in technology.

They don't bother with the manufacturers, they go after the importers, distributors, retailer . . . and owners. The article appeared on bicycleretailer.com, so naturally it was targeted at industry players. But all the industry players are not in China (if they were, bicycleretailer.com...

If you think the foreign origin of an e-bike exempts it from local laws, you ought to try legally importing and registering a car into California from China . . . or Nebraska.

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Here's a photo of the back of my Luna battery pack (sorry it's so big, I found it online): There are two female XT60s for charging, and two XT90s that go to the motor. The lower connector of each pair is covered with a cap. I am not sure why there are two of each, I am relatively new to all...

I have a store-bought battery (from Luna) and this is exactly how it's configured.

Thanks to my conversions (a TSDZ2 and more recently a BBS02) regular Sunday morning rides to the Sasquatch Tavern, about ten miles out of town, are now routine. I don't think we would be doing this without the pedal assist. Funny thing about the conversions: they get us on our bikes even...