Soma Double Cross w/ Ritchey fork, 1x11 Shimano drivertrain, 500W rear hub, 400Wh battery, torque pedal assist, 16kg
Yes. Countries where the observable reality aligns closer with the official message. The more divergence, the higher the importance of the official message to be heard and uncontradicted, in order to maintain the shared reality within the country. The closer the message to what people see and feel around them, the less important the message is.
For example, in a country where people make ends meet with great difficulty it would take persistent message that the economy is doing well to convince them in that. People can see that it's difficult to make ends meet. If the official message stops contradicting that reality, the reality will become more apparent. In contrast in a country where people have high disposable income and the official message on the economy is that things are doing well, the two align. If the official message stops, the reality keeps being the same, people keep noticing that they're doing well. And so the official message wouldn't significantly affect the shared reality among the people of that country. Therefore it isn't as important. Reality speaks for itself if you will.
And some, I assume, are real users.
Prior to that, there is a nice correlation between activity and user growth. More users - more activity in posts and comments. That's no longer the case over the last couple of days. 🤔
Try a reputable bicycle brand mid-drive ebike at an expo or a store if you get a chance. You may not necessarily want that but it'll give close to the best experience an ebike can give.
Indeed their in-house options aren't cheap but then again, the difference in quality is significant. This direct-drive hub motor for example weighs full 2kg less than the equivalent imports. That's all down to engineering, materials used and accuracy of manufacturing. The other options like are significantly cheaper. I'm running a geared Bafang myself due to its lower weight (2.6kg vs 4.2kg). The lower weight is due to the type of motor - geared vs direct-drive. The lapses in quality are obvious. For example water resistance is not great at all. If Grin make an equivalent small and light geared hub, I'd probably buy it as it'll most likely address Bafang's deficiencies and it might be lighter too.
Diaspora, here, we, come!
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Sadly it didn't get a torque PAS sensor.
If you're in the market for an electric conversion kit and you like the idea of direct-drive hubs, it probably doesn't get better than this.
That won't change anything. The financial incentives from investors driving this will demand similar policies even if they get redressed in different marketing.
Yup. Samui/MEC AirZound. It goes for $20-30. There's an identical one from Delta that's a lot more expensive for no good reason. The AirZound is the lightest way I know to produce 120dB of noise.
Built it around 2012 out of a second hand MTB frame along with some new and old components. Served well for a few years. Sold to a friend who still rides it.
They would love the NLRB to be unconstitutional wouldn't they...