Recent content by pat_smtih

Bolton Bikes sells a Rad upgrade kit, just recently tested on a RadRunner: https://boltonebikes.com/products/radrover-upgrade-kit

After breaking my wrist I'll never ride on ice with two wheels again. The trike sounds like the winter best option. P.S. What's a "car" lane?

These make it easy to scan the whole road behind you by just moving your head slightly. One mirror works on all your bikes.

99.9% of the bicyclists I see have a turn/stop signal though they rarely use it. In the US it's called a left arm:

Do you have pictures of this setup? I'm currently using an old aerobar to hold my twist throttle close to my brake hood and would rather use a thumb throttle while my hand is on the hood.

I use pedals that are SPD on one side and platform on the other. I use my touring shoes with recessed clips for commuting but just regular shoes for local errands. It's nice to have the choice.

I use mine for commuting. Excluding the cost of the commuter bike I already had, I've spent $350 so far but will spend another couple hundred on a battery upgrade when the SLAs finally go.

Nice spreadsheet. Got a question for you though. How do you save 2k a month using an e-bike???

Details, please. What exactly happened?

FWIW, You can get a pair of LH crank arms from "mrbikeman" on eBay for less than $10: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=150337196942

Sounds like you want to do exactly what I already did. Take a look at my "Stokemonkey knock-off": http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=8665 I bought a pair of inexpensive tandem timing crank arms and used one of them with the existing right crank arm to make a stoker crank...

Yet another good thing about a non-hub motor is that I can downshift. Top speed in my granny gear is only about 7-8 MPH! :D

What about all the head injuries you see on vehicle occupants and pedestrians? Do you think they should wear helmets also? After all, there is no good reason not to wear a helmet... It's all about risk management. For me the odds of getting a head injury on a bicycle that a styrofoam hat...

I'm saving about $2 a day. I used to take my bike into work on the bus then ride it home but now I can ride both ways. It cost about $350 to set up so I should break even this summer.

Thanks. I've found that I need ease off the throttle a little bit to shift. I like to spin and have it geared so it spins the cranks at about 105-110 max (14t freewheel driving a 38t chainring). I seem to be using my usual cadence uphill just in a higher gear. Not that I notice but I...