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  • 30-lb ebike game changer fully charges in under 15 minutes

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  • This bike doesn't exist yet. The pictures are renders and for marketing, like this article. Heck, maybe that's why there's a press release. They're getting public feedback without locking in specific design details.

    Given they have Gary Fisher onboard, I'd be very surprised if they launch without any method to mount accessories.

  • 30-lb ebike game changer fully charges in under 15 minutes

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  • They probably don't mention range because it's not possible to know, particularly with bleeding edge battery tech, without a pre-production run and testing. Although I wouldn't expect it to be shorter than typical ebike distance. Solid-state batteries promise really good energy density. Also short range at a $3k price tag would be a very hard sell.

    Fast charging would be useful in touring and bikepacking; a lunch stop becomes a fresh battery. Already the one-wheel community run rides where they adapt car chargers to outlets mid-ride for their group's one-wheels.

  • Vietnam setting bans on gasoline motorcycles next year, followed by cars

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  • A new gas motorbike in Vietnam is less than 1,000 USD. Used ones go for a few hundred USD. Or at least it was when I was visiting Vietnam last year.

  • Threaded #43: Every part on a bike is safety-critical

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  • A qualified mechanic is great at making sure every bike that leaves the store is functionally safe. But that's not where the bulk of safety issues come from. The safety problems occur after a bike build.

    Low tire pressure? All the time. Loose skewers? There's a reason forks have little tabs on them. Poor shifting? I'd love to know someone who never has dropped a chain.

    Keeping a bike safe means knowing what and how to inspect a bike. I follow and recommend to friends the M check. It's fast, so it can be done before every ride, and with point-and-call you'll never miss a part that will throw you over your bars. An example M-check is Park Took's video.

  • Where We Vacation Reveals What We’ve Lost

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  • If you live in Seattle, PLEASE go to Pike Place Market and buy Apples 🍏

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  • I drop by Pike Place on a regular basis. Even before the current car ban, it was near impossible to drive through. Pedestrians would flow out onto the street because the sidewalks and inside of the market was packed. Sometimes even due to lines for some of the popular shops. And sometimes it was me blocking your drive because screw that noise, I'm walking here!

    This summer with the car ban it has been even more popular and crowded, with fewer shoulders and elbows getting in the way. IMHO, this project has already been successful. Great job, Seattleites! :)

    Also new in the area is the rebuild of Alaskan Way. It's much nicer than ever before, plus the aquarium got a new building.

  • Chicago will no longer require new buildings near transit to include parking.

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  • So long as you don't die from that fistful of rat poison, correlating to a economy that survives to another day, then yes, you could eat that poison! It would be very bad idea and may leave you maimed, but it would be possible. Furthermore, it's more poison than you are currently consuming (at least I hope you're not eating rat poison). I'm not sure why one would but if someone paid you to eat some poison, you certainly could do that transaction and I could say there's been an increase of rat-poison-eater supply.

    Economics may be strange but it's not a value judgement on what we do. It's just a way of modeling and understanding how a society handles goods and services. Invoking economic arguments like the tragedy of the commons requires understanding consumption of public resources and what that does to the resources. Parking doesn't fit the argument because the supply curve does not change over time due to the pressure of strong demand. Parking can be refurbished, unlike a common livestock pasture. Parking supply can be increased by building on infertile land, up, or down, where a common livestock pasture cannot. A common livestock pasture can be consumed to the point where it cannot supply anymore (becoming infertile). A parking spot does not get consumed beyond a point to where it no longer functions as a parking spot.

    Parking is not subject to the tragedy of the commons.

  • Chicago will no longer require new buildings near transit to include parking.

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  • In an economic sense, it's not limited. Land is limited and there are oh so many negative externalities*, but we haven't paved over everything, there's more than enough bitumen and agate to level the world, and you can always dig or go up. We are nowhere near close to being unable to build one more parking spot. It'd be a hellscape, but it'd be one with plenty of parking.

    • Some more unfun things when building parking: heat island effect, surface permeabilities, strip mining for agate, drilling for bitumen, carbon emissions in moving it all, unfair and unsafe construction practices in this country, and the list goes on.

  • Chicago will no longer require new buildings near transit to include parking.

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  • Parking is not a finite and limited resource. Road surfaces can, and regularly are, refurbished and established. That's why parking is not a tragedy; it's not a resource that is lost forever.

    I think you do bring up a good point though: who pays for parking lots and street parking when it does need help? Is it only the home owner in front of the street or is it a general fund expense from local sales taxes? Double points if you can answer who is then allowed to park in that publicly-paid parking spot.

  • Chicago will no longer require new buildings near transit to include parking.

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  • Tragedy of the commons doesn't apply to parking because the parking still exists after exploitation. The public utility must degrade (the parking spots disappear after using them) for the tragedy of the commons to apply.

    DrunkEgnineer is correct: in a free market with two prices for the same item, the one with the lowest price will be sold first. There was plenty of free on-street parking, so the paid parking was not preferentially picked.

    Parking rules can also be enforced with money and not who owns the private property next to the public property. That is, charge for street parking at the supply-demand equilibrium.

  • Colorado 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁯󠁿 is one of the best US States. Colorado has made it harder to widen highways, and transportation officials are turning their eyes to transit.

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  • Badly needed 6-storey housing project put on hold due to lack of parking

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  • If Dallas Texas can abolish parking mandates to improve housing and small business, so can you!

  • Folding bike for a tall person?

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  • Another option for you: Bike Friday

    They're made and customized to order (tall is no problem). They're also tough: one of their expedition models is designed for 150kg rider weight. I'm sure they can ship internationally.

    If you look around, I'm sure you can find a custom builder in the UK too.

  • "just one more lane bro" has never worked as a long-term solution in the history of ever.

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  • Tern Verge D9 or Link D8?

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  • That's great to know. I'll keep that in mind when I need a new set of tires.

  • South Australia considers requiring developers to build larger garages. The cost will be paid by new home buyers. Whether they have a car or not.

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  • Not taking advantage of free street parking is crazy. Think of all that extra storage and space in your garage when you don't have to park in it!

  • Goodbye to e-bikes — Up to 500Wh and 100 mile-range from this futuristic ‘hyper-bike’

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  • Only 500Wh with two tanks? That's, at most, parity with a single lithium-ion battery e-bike; for the same weight too.

  • Tern Verge D9 or Link D8?

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  • The 38 tires should really help on the rougher paths. Maybe I'll pick them up when I wear out my current set.

    I haven't tried the front rack yet. Not out of dislike but because I usually pack nothing or way too much. 🤣

    Same goes with fenders. I haven't installed them, and probably won't. It's too sunny where I'm from.

    The frame is made in Vietnam. The quality is alright, not amazing but certainly appropriate for the price point. No issues with it so far and better than some frames I've seen from the PRC.

    It can roll without a rolling rack, but not easily. Good enough for a few feet here and there. I suggest going for the rolling rack if you want to push it around train platforms and such. The saddle is padded on the underside though. It's nice when going up stairs.

    One more thing: the drive train is exposed when folded. Watch out for dirty chains and be careful when loading it into a car. It's easy to damage the derailleur hanger or disk brake if it tips over. Support the bike with a box or tie it down when transporting it.

  • San Francisco’s new speed cameras caught nearly 100K violators in May

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  • FYI, these are speed cameras, not red light cameras. They're set such that you'd need to be doing 36+ mph in a 25 mph zone.