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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-08-18, 02:00 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 16,203
Posted By LanghamP

We say "eBikes" but there are really two classes...

We say "eBikes" but there are really two classes that behave and look quite different from each other.

Class 1: pedal only with assist up to 20 mph. I have two of these, the Vanmoof and the...
Forum: Electric Bikes
10-18-18, 12:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,617
Posted By LanghamP

It's possible to put a 14t on the rear if the...

It's possible to put a 14t on the rear if the dust cover is removed from the Nexus 3; the biggest front I could find was a 48 tooth because the chain is a 1/8 incher (single speed chain).
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-17-18, 10:42 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,672
Posted By LanghamP

You can take a Parkour class, often for free....

You can take a Parkour class, often for free. I've taken a few and they are just tremendously useful. The biggest thing I learned was to put up and keep up my elbows up. High elbows allows you to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-17-18, 10:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,018
Posted By LanghamP

100% of the riders in my urban bicycle club have...

100% of the riders in my urban bicycle club have had their bicycles stolen. Locked, unlocked, in a closed garage, in apartment...it will happen so you have to assume your bicycle will get stolen and...
Forum: Electric Bikes
10-17-18, 10:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,617
Posted By LanghamP

I'm actually in the midst of a dispute with a...

I'm actually in the midst of a dispute with a different eBike seller concerning a return of a moderately damaged refurbished eBike. However, we can expect that with refurbished bicycles; more of a...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-16-18, 09:22 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 7,945
Posted By LanghamP

Protected and separated car, bike, and pedestrian...

Protected and separated car, bike, and pedestrian lanes. I've been to a lot of cities and hands-down the best street I've ever been on is the Karl Marx Alley in Berlin, with is absurdly wide lanes...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-06-18, 10:38 AM
Replies: 1,770
Views: 137,181
Posted By LanghamP

You cannot assume that, because human populace,...

You cannot assume that, because human populace, along with their emissions, is on a logrithmatic scale. Historically, things going south occurred over the span of 1-3 years.

In other words, while...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-06-18, 09:48 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 5,219
Posted By LanghamP

Well, I rent. That money is gone. With a house...

Well, I rent. That money is gone. With a house you might get some, most, or more of that money back when you sell (but then you have to find another place).

In an odd way, if you have a motorhome...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-06-18, 09:02 AM
Replies: 1,770
Views: 137,181
Posted By LanghamP

I'd like to apologize ahead of time to...

I'd like to apologize ahead of time to ILIKETOBIKE and MOBILE; the following post is utter nonsense.

I grovel at their feet for such a bad post. I can't help it; I'm addicted to bad ideas.

I...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-05-18, 02:43 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 12,532
Posted By LanghamP

A partial answer, possibly suitable for some but...

A partial answer, possibly suitable for some but not all US cities, is what I saw that was very popular in Leipzig; the front cargo bicycle. I would guess 4-5 50 inch TV's could be placed in them.
...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-05-18, 09:24 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By LanghamP

Uber is dangerous, as they hid a massive data...

Uber is dangerous, as they hid a massive data breach for months AND paid of the thieves that shook them down. Where did they get that information? That's right; from your phone.

Android is the...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-05-18, 08:54 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By LanghamP

I mean to say, by holding and using an Android...

I mean to say, by holding and using an Android phone, you have no expectations of privacy whatsoever.

It's not so much that I have something to hide, it's just that I don't want you to see what I...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-05-18, 08:49 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 5,219
Posted By LanghamP

Car free with a Class A motorhome.

This is an idea I've been kicking around for some years now, and finally finances and job might make it doable, but there seems to be just a pile of problems with owning a home with wheels on it.
...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-05-18, 08:28 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By LanghamP

I live car light. I mean, really car light; it...

I live car light. I mean, really car light; it took me two months to go through half a tank of gas while putting on over 600 miles on my commuter bicycle over the same period of time.

Is it doable...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-05-18, 07:15 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By LanghamP

To the surprise of absolutely no one, gmail is...

To the surprise of absolutely no one, gmail is not private (even says so in the end user agreement). I posted google's rebuttal to give both sides a fair shake.
...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-05-18, 07:11 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

My apologies. I concede all your points. --For...

My apologies. I concede all your points.
--For my failure to understand the scientific method.
--For using anecdotal evidence in lieu of a large sample size.
--For my lack of experience in LBF...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-04-18, 08:31 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

Are you asking in good faith? I find it difficult...

Are you asking in good faith? I find it difficult to search for the truth with people not trained nor accepting in the ways of science.

Science, or rather the soft sciences (social science),...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-04-18, 11:20 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

I don't know, man, I never had such good success...

I don't know, man, I never had such good success with women than when I got divorced and felt genuine hatred towards all of womankind. Lie, cheat, and steal from them, and they'll thank you for it.
...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-04-18, 10:59 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By LanghamP

I cannot speak for others but this book is why I...

I cannot speak for others but this book is why I try to be almost car free. I'm not quite there yet but I did go through two months and only use half a tank of gas.

Collapse: How Societies Choose...
Forum: Commuting
07-04-18, 10:00 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,672
Posted By LanghamP

Go up to these spandex crowd and tell them they...

Go up to these spandex crowd and tell them they are idiots for wearing that. If you feel strongly about that, assert your freedom of speech to tell them they look like fools for dressing in a way...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-03-18, 08:27 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,465
Posted By LanghamP

The USA's biggest charities are very good at not...

The USA's biggest charities are very good at not being charitable while enriching both the directors and the people who contribute.

Another tax loophole....
Forum: Living Car Free
07-03-18, 02:03 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

You didn't find that post to be even a tiny bit...

You didn't find that post to be even a tiny bit funny? Like it didn't make you snicker, or even give you a slight smile? Like the possibility that the whole premise might be silly and absurd?

If...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-03-18, 01:00 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By LanghamP

No no, that's not true at all, because urban and...

No no, that's not true at all, because urban and suburban are grouped together and treated as one by yours truly (I used to work for the Missouri Division of Tourism and now I work for the Missouri...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-03-18, 12:21 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

The question is, "why do we consume so much?" ...

The question is, "why do we consume so much?"

I blame women.

If men weren't so focused on attracting and keeping women via social status signaling, and women weren't so focused on consuming...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-03-18, 12:10 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By LanghamP

The article, as the New York Times often does...

The article, as the New York Times often does (and should be), is highly city centric, that is, the article is entirely devoted to public transport, hubs, cities, and last mile solutions such as...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-03-18, 10:09 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,177
Posted By LanghamP

Both Amazon and Walmart have been able to shift...

Both Amazon and Walmart have been able to shift their cost of doing business elsewhere, usually local and city governments. They have been able to extract significant infrastructure support by having...
Forum: Commuting
07-03-18, 09:11 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,672
Posted By LanghamP

Thinking most spandex-clad riders on expensive...

Thinking most spandex-clad riders on expensive bicycles are posers is mostly incorrect. It's false and misleading.

You get that misconception kicked out of you pretty quickly if you ride around...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-30-18, 06:54 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,800
Posted By LanghamP

There are laser rear bicycle lights in amazon...

There are laser rear bicycle lights in amazon that place a beam on the ground next to you, in the hopes that drivers be somewhat pushed out.

Huluwa Bike Tail Light Bicycle Cycling Projector Tail...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-18, 01:32 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,330
Posted By LanghamP

120 years ago (right about the time you retired),...

120 years ago (right about the time you retired), kids were killed in the workplace, they were killed in accidents and falls, and they were killed through neglect, and of course all sorts of...
Forum: Commuting
06-29-18, 12:27 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,672
Posted By LanghamP

Ah your training sucks. :) However, there's...

Ah your training sucks. :)

However, there's a lot to be said with the long hours at a slow or moderate pace compared to interval training. First of all, less chance of injury, and second you get...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-18, 11:04 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,330
Posted By LanghamP

There is an excellent reason parents keep their...

There is an excellent reason parents keep their children indoors while discouraging from them walking or bicycling; the modern environment is much more deadly to pedestrians than it was a century...
Forum: Commuting
06-29-18, 10:14 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,672
Posted By LanghamP

Join a bicycle club that is all-male. There's...

Join a bicycle club that is all-male. There's always some trash-talking guy, usually ex-military, that likes to pedal or run alongside you, telling you just how much you suck.

That'll motivate you.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-18, 10:01 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,922
Posted By LanghamP

Death on foot: America's love of SUV is killing pedestrians (article).

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2018/06/28/suvs-killing-americas-pedestrians/646139002/

When I was taking one of my required graduate-level statistics classes, on the first day our...
Forum: Commuting
06-29-18, 08:29 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,672
Posted By LanghamP

I've noticed that killing myself to either stay...

I've noticed that killing myself to either stay in front of another rider or to pass another rider makes a considerable difference to my body in as little as a day. Do that a few times on each ride,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-18, 08:13 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 25,300
Posted By LanghamP

There's also mortality tables/actuaries that...

There's also mortality tables/actuaries that attempt to predict a person's demise by extrapolating how you will probably die by how people like you died in the past.

Pick up a life insurance...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-18, 07:59 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,465
Posted By LanghamP

There's charity rides where a group of people get...

There's charity rides where a group of people get together with a minimum donation; I avoid these because there always seems to be a spill with minor to significant injuries.

Then there's the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-29-18, 07:37 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,330
Posted By LanghamP

If anyone here has been to the center of a German...

If anyone here has been to the center of a German city, such as Liepzig or Berlin, then you'd appreciate pedestrian and bicycle only spaces. It's a refreshing feeling being able to simply exist...
Forum: Commuting
06-28-18, 05:02 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,659
Posted By LanghamP

I rode drop bar until early this year when, due...

I rode drop bar until early this year when, due to the cost of replacing controls, I switched to flat bar.

To me, flat bars are dramatically better, only I didn't know it because "because a proper...
Forum: Living Car Free
06-28-18, 12:28 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

You won't be able to get Americans to ride bikes...

You won't be able to get Americans to ride bikes or walk because a car is so much more comfortable. Its comfort, or rather its short term benefits, comes at long term great (perhaps existential)...
Forum: Living Car Free
06-28-18, 12:02 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

The Force is strong in TP but these aren't...

The Force is strong in TP but these aren't weak-willed Stormtroopers he's trying to convince (unsuccesfully).

My girlfriend and I grew up in Europe and I came to the USA when I was 19 and she in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-28-18, 11:45 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 25,300
Posted By LanghamP

Survivor bias; in another universe, in another...

Survivor bias; in another universe, in another world, you have been struck and killed many times over by autos, and struck even more times. The reason why you have not is the same reason we have...
Forum: Living Car Free
06-28-18, 10:53 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 22,065
Posted By LanghamP

TandemPower: I agree with most of what you say....

TandemPower: I agree with most of what you say. However, even if I did not agree you at all, I would still respect your arguments as worthy of consideration because they are logically arranged,...
Forum: Living Car Free
06-28-18, 10:38 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 12,532
Posted By LanghamP

Amazon, Uber, PostMates, UberEats, and the...

Amazon, Uber, PostMates, UberEats, and the trucking industry love the gig economy because it shifts a portion of the salary back to the laborer.

Suppose you have a salary of 40K per year. It...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-28-18, 10:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 14,427
Posted By LanghamP

I'm 100% with you on these points. I would even...

I'm 100% with you on these points. I would even argue bicyclists have more need of a full-face helmet than motorcyclist because they [the bicyclists] hit their face more often due to the instinct of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-28-18, 09:24 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,719
Posted By LanghamP

They were recently introduced about three months...

They were recently introduced about three months ago to my city (st Louis). Limebike and Offo.

I like them a lot and I see them getting used extensively. I use them myself, but only if they are on...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-28-18, 09:03 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,329
Posted By LanghamP

I've bought two bikes from BD, and a few other...

I've bought two bikes from BD, and a few other much more expensive bikes through mail order.

All of them were sketchy but in a good way. All bikes I've ordered has some minor "issue" with the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-28-18, 07:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 14,427
Posted By LanghamP

I have this Bell helmet; you can pick them up on...

I have this Bell helmet; you can pick them up on sale occasionally on Amazon for about $140, which is pricey for sure.

It doesn't block hearing at all, the helmet is rather "holey" and light. Now...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-26-18, 04:02 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 32,345
Posted By LanghamP

The nice thing about any bicycle is one can work...

The nice thing about any bicycle is one can work on them while on the couch in front of the TV.

I've rebuilt my bike (after a crash) and put together several BikesDirect bikes, and I estimate it...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-26-18, 03:50 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,439
Posted By LanghamP

Hah, I'm living in St Louis and we've got you...

Hah, I'm living in St Louis and we've got you beat for most violent city in the US, which we seem to trade back and forth with Baltimore.

Here's the crime map of St Louis....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-26-18, 11:22 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 25,300
Posted By LanghamP

[QUOTE=Daniel4;20413411]So how many people who...

[QUOTE=Daniel4;20413411]So how many people who has posted here and in the following article are thinking of giving up cycling or changing their route because of potholes or road debris? And you're...
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