The Biking Thread

[Merle Nelson]

Thanks for sharing that story, Pat!

Today I was looking at the line-up of "ebikes" on the internet. Oh boy, oh boy, there's a lot to chose from, and the prices and features are competitive. For an asthmatic old timer like myself a midline ebike with pedal assist runs about 1,000 to 1,500 bucks. On our local park trails and log roads, all permitting, it could give me a comfortable radius of 10 to 20 miles easy. I'm thinking serious.

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pedaluma.com

This guy is someone I made contact with through an ebike forum. I think his focus is making ebikes cheaper, lighter, and more stealth by converting normal bikes.

 

[SeanKroll]

Thanks for sharing that story, Pat!

Today I was looking at the line-up of "ebikes" on the internet. Oh boy, oh boy, there's a lot to chose from, and the prices and features are competitive. For an asthmatic old timer like myself a midline ebike with pedal assist runs about 1,000 to 1,500 bucks. On our local park trails and log roads, all permitting, it could give me a comfortable radius of 10 to 20 miles easy. I'm thinking serious.

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It you have a bike, you can got a front hubs motor and battery packs cheaper. I don't know current details.

 

[cory]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/science-of-cycling-still-mysterious-1.3699012

The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics - Nature

Jim Papadopoulos has spent a lifetime pondering the maths of bikes in motion. Now his work has found fresh momentum.

www.nature.com

 

[cory]

So this gent was known as The Bike Wanderer, his goal was to bike from Arctic to Argentina. I just learned about him in this obit

https://bikepacking.com/plog/iohan-gueorguiev-1988-2021/

Iohan Gueorguiev, ‘Bike Wanderer’ of the Wilderness, Dies at 33 (Published 2021)

He gained a following online for his lyrical appreciation of the open road while biking through remote landscapes and braving extreme conditions.

www.nytimes.com

This is a vid of highlights from year 2

 

[pigwot]

Sad about Iohan. Apparently he suffered severe insomnia related to Sleep Apnea.
Watched some of his videos.

 

[No_Bivy]

damn. Sucks if folks missed warning signs. He must have been in a terribly dark place to make that decision. Awesome adventure until then

 

[Tommy_B]

Went out yesterday for a bit. Dry but a bit cold. Was nice

 

[pantheraba]

Long ride! Good show.

 

[No_Bivy]

nice

 

[No_Bivy]

awesome...old skool

 

[stikine]

Walked Nala at the golf course today. Someone had road their fat tire mtn bike around before us. It must have been a lot of work because the snow was at least a foot deep for most of the path.

Any Housers ride fat tires?

 

[treesmith]

Looked at them but don’t see any advantage to them.

 

[No_Bivy]

they float on sand and snow. Other than that no advantage. I wonder if that was a E bike with fat tires through that much snow.

 

[stikine]

@No_Bivy I think you are right John. At one point in the trail there wasn't peddle marks which led me to think that was the case. Mostly there was however.

 

[No_Bivy]

most E bike you still have to pedal. Some have a throttle though. They are a blast to ride

 

[pigwot]

With guidance from myself and my chief mechanics at the bike shop I owned they built the frame and mounted the components. We built the wheels for them, as they were mostly book-learned engineers and not very mechanically-adept. That’s the main reason I went with them: to provide the practical know-how!

 

[No_Bivy]

thats awesome

 

[pigwot]

Human Powered Vehicle 1980

 

[PCTREE]

What speed did they attain ??

 

[pigwot]

As I recall the Univ of Delaware “Laminar 448” topped out at 58 +/- mph.
The USC/General Dynamics team ran a two-person (pedaling sitting back to back) called the “Vector” that you can see in the video I linked, with a sleek polycarbonate shell. They were the top speed that year at 62.9mph !!

 

[Nutball]

I thought the fastest was 81mph. I wonder if it was less wind resistance, or a stronger rider that made the extra 20mph.

 

[pigwot]

The last I heard Aerovelo made 89.59mph. The speeds I was referring to were what were accomplished at the 1980 event.

 

[Tommy_B]

Spring is here so went out for a few hours. Was lovely. Met the girls who had gone out on their bikes which was nice too untill they gave chase😄

 

[Tree09]

Adorable kids man, well done.

 

[Tommy_B]

First Daddy daughter big bike ride. Only did just over 7km but thats not bad for a 5 year old I think. Hard to work out who was smiling more...