Another use I’ve found for that strap: closing a bag of pretzels

Nice; a straight-to-the-point article educating people about e-bikes vs e-motos

I couldn’t read the Verge article, but I enjoyed reading about the potential perks you speculated on

Niagara is an excellent launcher. I’ll check out the theme!

Rating roads sounds like a useful way to crowdsource! I noticed that RideWithGPS has heat maps, which I think is a similar idea in that it’s data on which roads cyclists prefer. But I didn’t see any indication that the app takes heat map data into account for generated routes.

That’s a helpful tip; thanks! OsmAnd+ also works offline - searching for locations, generating routes, and navigation all work if you download a regional map ahead of time.

It looks like “petit theft” is a valid alternative spelling of “petty theft”, and AFAICT it’s the spelling that Florida law uses. Probably because “petty” is an anglicization of the French word “petit”, meaning “small”.

My e-bike has gotten me more confident and interested in biking! I’ve done some social rides, and for those I turn the motor off. I was surprised how well my 50 lb bike rides unassisted (after a couple of years of e-biking on class 1 bikes, getting me in better pedaling shape). Even with a 1x9 drive train I didn’t have any trouble with hills that some other riders struggled with. Last weekend I went on a 21 mile ride unassisted with no problem!

That’s a good price for a mid-drive

There’s also lithium iron phosphate (LFP) which doesn’t catch on fire either, and has been around longer. There are trade-offs, like sodium being vastly more plentiful than lithium.