Quote from: Eric7 on April 09, 2022, 11:50:41 AM

Quote from: Slowrider on April 09, 2022, 11:01:09 AM
I've thought about buying another bell for my RadCity 5.  Hmmm I wonder if anyone makes something comical sounding just for when you're slowly coming up on pedestrians but don't want to startle them.  A bell unlike a horn is sort of neutral but if there was a funny noisemaker that would be more positive and get a more cheerful response.  Of course you could only use this for situations where you didn't need them to move out of the way really quickly.

Yea.  Sometimes I worry a bell or a horn may be rude, like "please get out of my way."  I thought about hanging a small bell - preferably a bell I can silence when there are no pedestrians. 

I feel I am nicer on an ebike than on a regular bike.  On a regular bike, I am not so strong and I have to share the path - especially going uphill.  On an ebike, when a family with a baby stroller and mini kids and a puppy are around, I can give them a wide berth, I can ride on the grassy part even going uphill.  I can be at least 20 feet away from them at all times and going SLOW.  There is no need for momentum to carry me through the grass going uphill.

If I'm on a trail/path/whatever with pedestrians, I just give a gentle "on your left" or something similar. And sometimes they don't hear me because they've got their music on 11, and I handle accordingly, which usually means veering off road a bit or slowing down to a point of where I'm right them and may have to raise my voice a bit.

I did order the Juiced horn, which I will use when I'm on the street, which, honestly, is more often than I'm on trails or paths.

Quote from: JimInPT on April 12, 2022, 01:18:22 PM

Quote from: Rover on April 12, 2022, 12:44:47 PM"Face Diaper" was the first ignorant salvo.

My point was about people who are so fearful on a daily basis that they will wear their strap-on inside their car when driving alone - as can be easily observed daily in my small town.  Now how does that accomplish anything at all, other than just adhering to blind fear, and why is it "ignorant" to point out the uselessness of doing so?  Who's being "protected" and from what, exactly?

I will agree with you that this is veering off-topic, although related to the phenomena of many people now trained to be fearful as their first reaction to new experiences, including encountering e-bikes.

and my point is that you made an irrelevant, asinine statement. Your excuse that were making some sort of point is equally asinine.

If someone wants to wear a mask in their car, that's their business. They're not hurting anyone. I don't tell you to leave your cult, or stop being brainwashed, because that's your business, even if it may very well hurt other people.

Quote from: Hehateme on April 11, 2022, 07:28:37 PM

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i see things like this, and i think two things:

1. I don't want to remove my hands that far off the handlebars when I'm preparing to make a turn.
2. Most cyclists, much less people who are driving in cars, don't know those hand signals. If the person in the car doesn't know what that signal means, it is literally a useless gesture.

Quote from: JimInPT on April 09, 2022, 10:33:36 AM

Quote from: Tree on April 09, 2022, 07:51:22 AMthanks for taking what should be an otherwise constructive thread, and using it as a tool to tout your own idiocy, hatred, and ignorance. kudos to you.

Having a bad day, or is your guy just not working out?

nah, i just call people out when they say stupid stuff, and "face diaper" is VERY high up there on the list of stupid things people say.

Quote from: Slowrider on April 08, 2022, 02:03:20 PM
If you want to know what the non bike riding general public (The vast majority of people) thinks of e-bikes you should read some of the responses to the Pinellas County Trail survey.  I feel as a group we really need get it together and do our very best when it comes to representing e-bikes to the public.  This is a relatively new technology and peoples first instinct is fear. 

https://www.opentownhall.com/portals/255/Issue_11723

we do need to get it together as a group - i know that when i'm on a shared trail, i'm extra courteous and cautious, slow down considerably especially around bends and such - but like any group, there are going to be idiots and jackasses.

Quote from: JimInPT on April 08, 2022, 07:04:43 PM

Quote from: Slowrider on April 08, 2022, 02:03:20 PMI feel as a group we really need get it together and do our very best when it comes to representing e-bikes to the public.  This is a relatively new technology and peoples first instinct is fear. 

Thanks for the notification; I'll have a go at it.  But my biggest fear is fear itself - here in the "land of the free and the home of the brave" I still see a few ninnies driving their car alone on the roads with their face diaper strapped tightly in place like dutiful serfs. 

People have been trained to not only be fearful but to enjoy being afraid as their first response to anything new.  This is not good for e-bike acceptance or life in general.

thanks for taking what should be an otherwise constructive thread, and using it as a tool to tout your own idiocy, hatred, and ignorance. kudos to you.

I've got a RadRover 6 plus with the Rad Rover rear rack on it. I have a milk crate bungied to it - i love the crate and it serves as my "trunk", and it's VERY secure the way i have it corded.

But I'm also realizing it's a pain in the butt to remove the crate and cords and get it back exactly how i like it.

Any with ideas on how to secure the crate to the rack without the cords, yet make it easily removeable at the same time, because there are times I don't want the crate back there.

In my brain, I imagine there's got to be some sort of sliding lockable mount, but i'm not proficient enough in these sort of things to know what I'm looking for, or even if such a thing is reasonable (making sure its mounted securely is important for obvious reasons, not the least of which is that i don't want it falling off with my laptop or what have you in it. )

Thanks for any thoughts, suggestions, ideas, etc.

Quote from: Si1Dia on March 24, 2022, 09:10:30 AM
Rad recommends 20-30psi. I run mine at 28psi for mostly road and well-groomed trails.

that's the info i'm looking for. 20 - 30 is such a broad range

I've got the stock tires and tubes for the Rad Rover 6+ - I'm going to put FlatOut in this weekend.

Since I have to deflate and then re-inflate, what should my PSI be when i re-inflate? I'm seeing the range of 20–30 PSI, which seems like a pretty dramatic range to me.

I'm in a warm weather state, do most of my riding on city streets with some off roading for fun.

it's a bit of a crapshoot - check amazon and read the reviews.

due to the limited space and not straight handlebars, i went with a shorter bar and a single clamp to the handlebars, and it seems to the do the trick for a couple of extra accessories.

Quote from: Si1Dia on March 19, 2022, 11:31:54 AM
I have modified my Rover 6+ so I can run 3 batteries in parallel.

I could not be more jealous of your set up.

What gear were you in?

I live in a very hilly neighborhood, with a lot of short, steep hills. The difference between a gear line 7th and a gear like 4th or 5th is significant.

That being said, I'm usually in PA5 (in 4th or 5th gear) on those hills.

Anyone here installed the Juiced horn/alarm (https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/juiced-bikes-horn) on their Rad Rover 6+, and if so, how did the install go? I love the volume and it will be perfect for my commutes, but I definitely want to know the install is relatively seamless.

Personally, I'd never put a sticker on my bike that indicated I am a Foolish Juvenile Biker, but to each his own.

One thing I've noticed, and found peculiar, is the dearth of putting stickers on our Rads.

I think back to when we PLASTERED our skateboards with stickers, and when I first got my Rad and started perusing these forums, i figured you'd see brewery stickers, band stickers, and the like, up and down the fenders and in all sorts of funky places.

I'm wondering why I don't see a lot of stickers - is it that our bikes just look really shiny and cool (even when they're beat up), that stickering them might cheapen the look?