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I would hate for all the TQ bikes to disappear, for whatever reason they are often to most compelling models to me. But I guess take this with a grain of salt, I have never ridden an ebike, and im also not in the market for one.

They're doing such good reporting! Gift links below if you want to check the series out: Part 1: https://escapecollective.com/why-cant-the-bike-industry-get-itself-out-… Part 2: https://escapecollective.com/part-2-have-we-reached-a-new-normal-for-th…

Note that Orson Scott Card (who wrote Ender's Game, about using child soldiers to fight aliens) turned out to be one of these neo fascists like the Dilbert guy. You can bet that the guys for that VC are all about deregulation...

I think the biggest unique thing about Surrons and the like is that they are near silent. This is what lets kids get away with all kinds of shenanigans. Older generations had dirt bikes but you'd hear that coming from a long way allowing quite a bit less tomfoolery in normal public places, like parks, greenbelts, trails, etc. Heck around here during Thanksgiving last year there were ongoing issues of young teens riding Surrons into a local grocery store! https://www.imfromdenver.com/trending/arvada-teens-ride-e-bikes-into-ki…

There just aren’t enough TQ bikes here (US). The Trek and Propain are close. Trek needs to bring back M/L sizing and pricing accounting for a post Avinox m2 world. Amflow PX — if the weights are accurate — means you can detune to TQ levels, have almost the same SL weight but get that “sun is setting gotta turbo hustle back to the car” mode.

Real mtb people will figure out the tq60 power level is good. Non cyclist will need more

ZF shelved it. Hopefully TQ can up the power a bit and keep their form factor.

I wouldn’t worry about e-bikes ending trail access with pretty rare exception of wilderness areas and trails that are entry points to them and hard to access trails that joeys can get themselves in trouble on but likely would never access if they had to muscle it there. For the most part it will mean more users and more volounteers which equates to more access instead of less. Again i expect exceptions but for the most part i don’t think e bikes are bad for mtbers who like to pedal.

I wonder how fast the Santa Cruz V10 would be with Aspen STs

It wasn't that long ago that "15 minute cities" was the latest far right snarl word/term. It didn't hit as hard in Australia but it still comes up from time to time. I work in transport planning and the hysteria around it completely baffled me. How can anyone possibly delude themselves into believing that the idea of city planning based around safety and accessibility for all transport modes and users is some kind of grand (communist?) conspiracy? A bloke I worked with on a few projects once raised Elon Musk's ire on Twitter by calling out his nonsense. It was...

Greg Minnaar signature aero extensions coming soon.

That assumes you can trust Hambiniweeny

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Apologies if this is too far off topic, but Escape Collective just announced they're now cash-flow neutral (they've been running a deficit since they launched). Pretty impressive when you consider how much high-quality content they put out and and doubly so that it's funded entirely by member subscriptions.

It’s actually wild that they didn’t start the stream and tell us this and then show us qualifying. No problem with the decision but a pretty big letdown the way it’s been handled.

Friends talking about one guys cool bike project, and Moi Moi probably itching to try one out. That's almost certainly the extent of it.

Hello! I admit I have seen the ”Shimano Reports Bike Maintenance a Hidden Barrier to Participation” title on the home page and I got curious. I didn't read the entire thing, nor did I read all the comments here, as I don't have time right now (but I will make some time to read), so excuse me, but I feel the urge to say something. From my understanding, Shimano is whining that in Europe people are cycling less, because bike maintenance is hindering them. Did I understand right? If yes, than I find Shimano to be at least a bit...

With Thibaut on your team, most people aren’t going to care about why you made the move to bike racing. A lot of people are going to assume the worst about you, your team and your sponsors. This topic comes up every time he’s mentioned. It’s no coincidence that this was the only real question for you about the team. Who’s the 24/7 chaperone for Zoe? What’s the plan for keeping her feeling safe? An unsettled racer is just going to get hurt out on the track.

Some observations from the Australian market. A lot of these seem to be in line with the industry's general problems right now, and specific problems publically acknowledged by some brands, but I wonder if there's more to it considering the small size of the ANZ market. Norco was, until recently, carried by national chain 99 Bikes. I'm interested to know which party ended that agreement. Canyon appears to have dramatically cut back its presence here. Its local "outlet" website no longer exists (I seem to recall either someone telling me or reading somewhere that this was going to happen), while...