Just did my regular 60 km round-trip
35-kg-groceries run on the #eBike (including the bit where the rugged unsurfaced track climbs 150 m).

En-route I passed the also regular and very worthwhile used-clothes-coffee-and-cakes event run by an enterprising local and patronized mostly by the local ex-pat #goodlife community.

Not so worthwhile was the parade of 4x4s and heavy pick-up trucks lining the tarmac 100 m either side. For a coffee and cake and maybe a fresh shirt? And all living much, much closer than the shops.

This old vid always comes to mind. Keep it clocking views please. Maybe 60% humans say #bikeIsBetter - but unfortunately /far/ more than 60% of $£€ say sitting limp-legged on your butt, burning diesel is better. #CarBrain #bikeIsBest #bikeLife #BikeTooter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ChTqII-Yk

The NJ senate and assembly are trying to rush a bad bill through that would make all low-speed e-bikes “motorized bicycles”. They want to do away with the class 1/2/3 system and require a drivers license, insurance, and registration for all e-bikes.

I think this is bad for my family and community. If you do too reach out to your legislators.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/save-low-speed-e-bikes-stop-s4834-a6235/

#NewJersey #cycling #BikeTooter #ebike #transit

The NJ senate and assembly are trying to rush a bad bill through that would make all low-speed e-bikes “motorized bicycles”. They want to do away with the class 1/2/3 system and require a drivers license, insurance, and registration for all e-bikes.

I think this is bad for my family and community. If you do too reach out to your legislators.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/save-low-speed-e-bikes-stop-s4834-a6235/

#NewJersey #cycling #BikeTooter #ebike #transit

#BikeTooter I discovered today that #CPSC has issued a warning for certain #RadPowerBikes #ebike batteries.

Most outlets are failing to report that this warning does NOT apply to any products RPB is currently selling. It applies only to two obsolete model batteries that were sold in the past, RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304.

The warning does NOT apply to the current generation "Safe Shield" batteries.

There is no recall, primarily because the company is bankrupt and would not be able to fulfill it.

#BikeTooter I discovered today that #CPSC has issued a warning for certain #RadPowerBikes #ebike batteries.

Most outlets are failing to report that this warning does NOT apply to any products RPB is currently selling. It applies only to two obsolete model batteries that were sold in the past, RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304.

The warning does NOT apply to the current generation "Safe Shield" batteries.

There is no recall, primarily because the company is bankrupt and would not be able to fulfill it.

Hey Fediverse, I heard this is the sort of content you like

#Toot #EBike #BikeTooter #Butts

In #Marseille , #France , #police stopped today a teenager riding an e-bike at 121 km/h on... the #highway . I hope he didn't catch a #cold .

#BikeTooter #cycling #vélo #ebike #ebikeadventures #fahrradbubble #bike #radfahren #bici #radfahren #cyclisme #autoroute #autobahn #fahrrad #frostpendeln #bicycle #vélotaf

https://www.laprovence.com/article/faits-divers-justice/1263038563456915/a-marseille-un-ado-de-16-ans-intercepte-a-velo-a-plus-de-90-km-h-sur-lautoroute

In #Marseille , #France , #police stopped today a teenager riding an e-bike at 121 km/h on... the #highway . I hope he didn't catch a #cold .

#BikeTooter #cycling #vélo #ebike #ebikeadventures #fahrradbubble #bike #radfahren #bici #radfahren #cyclisme #autoroute #autobahn #fahrrad #frostpendeln #bicycle #vélotaf

https://www.laprovence.com/article/faits-divers-justice/1263038563456915/a-marseille-un-ado-de-16-ans-intercepte-a-velo-a-plus-de-90-km-h-sur-lautoroute

I am in good company (Amish adopt electric bicycles) https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/amish-e-bike-community-iowa/ #ebike

I am in good company (Amish adopt electric bicycles) https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/amish-e-bike-community-iowa/ #ebike

#TIL If you update the firmware of your ebike's #Rohloff E-14 electronic shifter, make sure to also update the #Bosch software on your bike. Otherwise, you might end up with a non-responsive shifter stuck in first gear and a grey “--” symbol instead of the selected gear on your Bosch display. 😬

(Luckily, updating the Bosch software after the Rohloff firmware turned everything back to normal.)

#eBike #CargoBike #cycling #pedelec @fedibikes

#TIL If you update the firmware of your ebike's #Rohloff E-14 electronic shifter, make sure to also update the #Bosch software on your bike. Otherwise, you might end up with a non-responsive shifter stuck in first gear and a grey “--” symbol instead of the selected gear on your Bosch display. 😬

(Luckily, updating the Bosch software after the Rohloff firmware turned everything back to normal.)

#eBike #CargoBike #cycling #pedelec @fedibikes

Who needs chains when you have code? Rivian's new e-bike venture, "Also," is rolling out a modular e-bike featuring a "virtual drivetrain" – pedals connect to a generator, not the wheel. Mind. Blown. It also boasts a 5-inch touchscreen. Is software-defined pedaling the future, or an over-engineered solution to a solved problem?

#Ebike #TechInnovation #RivianSpinoff #CyclingTech #FutureTech
Link: https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-111545206.html?src=rss

@Techaltar "Digital Drive" (or whatever you want to call bicycles where the pedals are connected to a generator) like the Rivian presented by you make most sense if they elliminate the drivetrain by using hub motors. The efficnency is actually not that bad on an E-Bike. Cyclingabout did a very in-depth overview of this technology that I can highly recommend watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Zyp6jX0HM

#ebike

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA has an e-bike lending library!

Just... go and check out an ebike. Ride it for a week for free. And then turn it back in. You can check it out multiple times so long as no has a hold for it.

#solarpunk #libraries #libraryOfThings #libraryEconomy #eBike

https://www.ebikelibrarycville.org