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I don't know, do you spend your days worried because you're in imminent danger? Are you a target, is someone trying to kill you (other than your significant other)? Who exactly do you need protection from that you feel like you're left to fend for yourself?

I have no choice but to ride after 3 because of that whole work thing. I sweat like a whore in church. Its summer, its hot. Its been hot in summer since there's been summer. I hydrate before the ride, during, and after. TBH the fuckin horse flies are worse than the heat. After I like to...

Hinckley used a crappy .22 caliber 6-shot German revolver when he attempted to assassinate President Reagan, not an automatic weapon.

Yes, and I’m the sniper of fly fisherman, one shot one kill even under extreme pressure.

This gets back to the whole good thing he wasn't a formally trained marksman thing, like say Oswald was.

Then damn it, it’s settled!

What’s that cartoon car across the lot? I feel as it would have been more appropriate to park the dumpster next to that.

In a straight line, that’s the only metric anyone focuses on. Maybe when these things start weighing less 5500lbs, get some type of decent range, and recharging time under 3min, I can consider getting one to use like an actual car.

Dude, a 150 yard shot with a .556 shooting anything over 69 grains is peanuts, fortunately that kid was a shit shot. With match ammo, decent glass, and a decent barrel a monkey should be able to shoot 2” groups at that distance. The wind doesn’t really start “blowing it around” until you’re over...

I too and reading this on a mobile device while dropping a Deuce Bigalow up in VT.

Fundamental issue - less kids riding, and I don’t count those zipping around town on their battery powered mopeds. Most of us came up in the 90’s when the sport started to blow up, most of us are still at it. Most of the people I see on the trails in NJ are “old guys” like me. My son is...

I’m in the same boat, this is universal with anyone that has kids that have activities. I’ve been driving to track meets during the week and on weekends since January because it’s junior year and the times really matter now. I rode once every 2 weeks maybe? It just ended at New Balance...

The Beetle and Microbus thing also baffles me. Why would you want something with a lawnmower engine that can’t even get up to 65mph? These things were originally designed to be the cheapest of cheap transport, and they literally made 40 million of them. I think you’re taking your life into your...

Your example is really specific, and the folks that have aged out and can barely get on a bike are a niche within a niche, not really who the industry is catering to is it? Also not who I see on ebikes most of the time these days. My skinny, bag of bones 13yr old daughter can lift 50lbs pretty...

It comes with a walk assist mode? In case you’re too weak to push your bike?

I don’t get it, I’m totally missing something. You paid $170k for an ugly SUV (not even a V8) that’s slow, handles like shit, has known rust issues, and a 1990s interior.

Please, if you sucked on straight skis you didn’t suddenly become an expert on shaped skis. I’ve been skiing for 50yrs, skiing is another sport where how good you get is proportional to the effort you put in. And tourists hogging the pow days is all about accessibility and spots being blown up...

Those are all bad examples. They all still require 100% user physicality and skill to operate. Let’s not confuse advances in design and material with something that mechanically replaces input of effort.

There are a group of folks limited by health and medical issues that have legit needs for an ebike, they’re a minority of total riding population. Let’s talk about everyone else. How many couch potatoes are now riding 3x a week because of ebikes? And if you have that much time to devote to it...

Less fit riders who are more fit now after being on an ebike? Hmmm, I question that. Put them back on regular bikes and let’s see how fit they’ve become. And riding with a bunch of pros who became pros riding regular bikes isn’t really a good proxy for the other 99.9%.