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Forum: Fitting Your Bike

08-30-18, 04:55 PM

Replies: 8

"Noseless" seat recommendations?

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Posted By wayover13

"Noseless" seat recommendations?

I mostly ride recumbent bikes these days and consider my days of spending long hours on an upright bike to be, gladly, in my past. I do keep an upright bike around for running short errands though....

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

08-26-13, 12:45 PM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

Views: 2,793

Posted By wayover13

As a further clarification, the Osmand GPS...

As a further clarification, the Osmand GPS Android app recommended earlier in this thread is one of those that stores maps on the phone. So if anyone's trying to use that with their inactive Android...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

08-19-13, 05:52 AM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

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Posted By wayover13

Yeah, as Looigi said, if you've got an Android...

Yeah, as Looigi said, if you've got an Android phone, you can use its GPS function without having any cellular plan--no need for Straight Talk or any other such plan. Just download the recommended...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

07-03-13, 09:42 AM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

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Posted By wayover13

Thanks for the additional suggestions for cycling...

Thanks for the additional suggestions for cycling GPS's. I took a look and, for at least one, the price is a bit lower than the one previously recommended (i.e., less than $200). The weatherproof...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

07-02-13, 03:29 PM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

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Posted By wayover13

We just charge it up and take it along. Due to...

We just charge it up and take it along. Due to the way we use it, which is only to find detours when segments of our route are impassible or undesirable, it's off most of the time. A 2-hour battery...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

07-02-13, 02:08 PM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

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Posted By wayover13

Thanks for the interesting responses so far....

Thanks for the interesting responses so far. Especially interesting to hear about the Android app that can store maps: that looks promising. So I take it that at least some smartphones can...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

07-02-13, 11:47 AM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

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Posted By wayover13

Yeah, you're right; those would probably be...

Yeah, you're right; those would probably be better venues for my query. I should have looked more carefully. Is it possible to request that a moderator move this thread to one of those forums? Or do...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

07-02-13, 11:40 AM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

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Posted By wayover13

As I consider smartphone GPS functionality more...

As I consider smartphone GPS functionality more carefully, I'm beginning to think that smartphone apps probably require a data plan to function: most likely they need to download map segments to...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

07-02-13, 11:29 AM

Replies: 43

GPS for cycling queries

Views: 2,793

Posted By wayover13

GPS for cycling queries

Hi all. Wasn't sure which forum to post in, so I stuck this in here--hope it's an appropriate spot.

Anyway, the query is about GPS for use in cycling. I should point out that, to begin with, I...

Forum: Electric Bikes

04-08-13, 08:08 PM

Replies: 11

High torque low rpm motor for hills.

Views: 8,709

Posted By wayover13

Thanks for the helpful replies in this thread;...

Thanks for the helpful replies in this thread; I'm learning some things. In my area, on the paved roads I stick to, I suppose there may sometimes be short sections of grade that exceed 6%. But I'm...

Forum: Electric Bikes

04-08-13, 12:50 PM

Replies: 11

High torque low rpm motor for hills.

Views: 8,709

Posted By wayover13

Thanks for that information: I'll have a look....

Thanks for that information: I'll have a look. Yes, smoothing out the terrain a bit is what I'm looking for. I expect to pedal when I get on a bike, though it would be nice if I could pedal a bit...

Forum: Electric Bikes

04-08-13, 09:28 AM

Replies: 11

High torque low rpm motor for hills.

Views: 8,709

Posted By wayover13

This query is very similar to one I want to make,...

This query is very similar to one I want to make, so I'll do a little piggy-backing on it and maybe start a new thread later.

The differences between this and what I want to do are as follows. I...

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