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Forum: Touring
08-14-16, 12:31 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Oh no, by all means. We all realize this is the...

Oh no, by all means. We all realize this is the very sort of e-bike being discussed by the people in this thread who have shared their experiences so far. The fact that someone saw one parked outside...
Forum: Touring
08-13-16, 11:30 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I don't see why people care so much about what...

I don't see why people care so much about what other people are riding. But if it helps, a young man down the street is riding a bike with 700c rear and 26" front wheels. He says it makes him go...
Forum: Touring
08-13-16, 02:50 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Help me out Loky, I can't see how what you've...

Help me out Loky, I can't see how what you've written has anything to do with touring at all. I must be wrong because it feels like you just dredged up this thread to make fun of a stranger you saw...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 11:56 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Well ok, no hard feelings. Sorry to see you go as...

Well ok, no hard feelings. Sorry to see you go as you provided some pretty good information based on practical experience throughout. We haven't really slipped anywhere other than discussing a few...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 10:18 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Most people is an interesting term. Most people I...

Most people is an interesting term. Most people I talk to about my bike tour IRL could care less about my bike. If I said I was using e assist they probably still wouldn't care. All they hear is...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 09:47 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Don't know. My sense is there are those people...

Don't know. My sense is there are those people who dream and those who play armchair quarterback. The dreamers often have to walk in the wilderness a bit and face criticism but then, afterwards, they...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 07:47 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Imagine if the guy on the video in post 500 came...

Imagine if the guy on the video in post 500 came to this forum beforehand asking opinions on his mode of touring.
Yet, there he is, doing a TED talk...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 07:04 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Why rightly so hate a mode of transportation that...

Why rightly so hate a mode of transportation that goes 50 mph when almost everyone here will jump in a car that goes 100mph for convenience whenever they want? That sort of thinking is weird to me....
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 04:43 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Interesting. I can see from an impairment...

Interesting.
I can see from an impairment angle the assist would be help with the hills (heavier crank effort) but from an able bodied perspective I see the advantage being extending daily range. I...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 03:30 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Thanks for the links. Cool bike idea and I...

Thanks for the links. Cool bike idea and I enjoyed the video.
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 02:38 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Ok. What if a fit person, able to pedal at a...

Ok. What if a fit person, able to pedal at a relaxed long duration speed of 15kmh on their loaded bike, pedaled at the same intensity but used say 25% or 50% assist (so you're pedaling just as hard...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 01:18 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Idk. I'm still just learning about this stuff. I...

Idk. I'm still just learning about this stuff. I do know that guy the other day was going easily twice as fast as me. Perhaps with more discussion actual examples can be used for planning.

I look...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 12:29 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I agree. I just did a little googling to see the...

I agree. I just did a little googling to see the effect of a point I made.

One of my bucket list type goals is to ride across Canada. As it is, I have chosen to break that goal in half this year...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 11:20 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

All of your first points may apply to your vision...

All of your first points may apply to your vision of touring but they are relative to it (touring) over all.

Bloated weight. Perhaps; But to a road bike riding CCard tourer camping gear is...
Forum: Touring
07-30-16, 09:29 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Probably just that some people couldn't take...

Probably just that some people couldn't take direction the first, second or third time.

If someone were talking on their cell phone at the symphony and they were told to stop repeatedly until they...
Forum: Touring
07-29-16, 11:39 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Absolutely, most people are. But when someone...

Absolutely, most people are. But when someone continues to bait in a thread in order to derail it, even when warned by mods not to, there are very few options left to those who wish to continue the...
Forum: Touring
07-29-16, 02:53 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Already done.

Already done.
Forum: Touring
07-29-16, 02:47 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

If Iwik's still around I'm curious if you needed...

If Iwik's still around I'm curious if you needed to do anything special with your wheels to handle that weight? Custom build, 36 or 48 spokes?

Back to the OP: So, what can e-assist then do for...
Forum: Touring
07-29-16, 08:23 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Caretaker, what you were trying to do was...

Caretaker, what you were trying to do was immediately apparent. Probably some were just generally offended that someone on a forum would attempt such a tactic on another fellow member or perhaps...
Forum: Touring
07-28-16, 08:19 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

No, I'm pretty sure he is referring to the boost...

No, I'm pretty sure he is referring to the boost option, to be used to get out of the way of an oncoming truck or something. The person I know who owns one says it can only be used for short bursts...
Forum: Touring
07-28-16, 06:42 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I think it may be relevant to the discussion here...

I think it may be relevant to the discussion here and the forum as a whole. For my part I am genuinely curious how he solved the recharge problem specifically, solar on tour in general, and trying to...
Forum: Touring
07-28-16, 08:37 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Yep, I like Caretaker's last point too. I...

Yep, I like Caretaker's last point too.

I sometimes think the bicycling is part of the tour as well but with different people how that bicycling is done can be a curiosity. If I see someone with...
Forum: Touring
07-28-16, 08:24 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Very interesting. Do you really mean 450lb's or...

Very interesting. Do you really mean 450lb's or is that a typo?

I'm curious about the solar panels as I just bought a smaller set up ( Instapark Mercury 10) to recharge my devices on my next tour...
Forum: Touring
07-28-16, 02:08 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Awesome! Thank you for clearly stating the...

Awesome! Thank you for clearly stating the counter point to this argument. I could not have said it better myself.
In my world it's not about the bike, it's about the people who ride them. We each...
Forum: Touring
07-27-16, 11:33 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Response in bold.

Response in bold.
Forum: Touring
07-27-16, 08:49 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Maybe it's because you saw some strangers doing...

Maybe it's because you saw some strangers doing their own thing and not hurting anybody but you felt the need to start a thread on a bicycle touring forum to see if anyone else wanted to participate...
Forum: Touring
07-27-16, 08:36 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

This is not a thread about debating whether e...

This is not a thread about debating whether e bikes are bikes. It is about whether threads related to touring that use an e bike but relate to the touring side should be allowed here and what they...
Forum: Touring
07-26-16, 09:53 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Why is it "save the children" to point out that...

Why is it "save the children" to point out that real people have posted real stories about real issues and that it's plain rude to suggest that they are in the same league as a cartoonish made up...
Forum: Touring
07-26-16, 09:30 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Only for people who fear technology and it seems...

Only for people who fear technology and it seems everyone here is using a computer and not mailing it all into home office. Remember the troubles dealing with y2k. How did we survive?
Forum: Touring
07-26-16, 09:07 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

It's like you missed the whole point and kept on...

It's like you missed the whole point and kept on going. You can't fix what you can't see.
Forum: Touring
07-26-16, 08:54 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

What slippery slope? The one where people...

What slippery slope?

The one where people have to make up ridiculous stories to prop up a non issue? Any examples of real e bike stories that confused a bike forum?

Because I think folding...
Forum: Touring
07-26-16, 08:37 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Really, that's it. Comparing an imaginary...

Really, that's it. Comparing an imaginary fairytale to the real story of a guy who lost a third of his heart muscle and finds that, by using an e assist he can still ride with his friends?

Or my...
Forum: Touring
07-25-16, 08:55 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

In a case of converging conversations. Just...

In a case of converging conversations.

Just talked to a friend that actually owns an e bike, the kit of which was purchased from this guy Varna Bicycles and Tricycles...
Forum: Touring
07-25-16, 01:38 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I guess the real question is who said bicycles...

I guess the real question is who said bicycles aren't supposed to have motors? Is it a law or something or just what a private citizen believes is true for them. If so, another citizen is free to...
Forum: Touring
07-25-16, 08:52 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I think when one tries to draw an imaginary line...

I think when one tries to draw an imaginary line in the sand as to what is and isn't "bike touring" they are immediately faced with the many ways they and others step over said lines. Or the argument...
Forum: Touring
07-24-16, 07:29 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

+1 Some of the best discussions come out of...

+1

Some of the best discussions come out of hotly contested issues.

For myself, I still don't ride an e bike but I've learned a bit more about them in this thread.
I've also given what the...
Forum: Touring
07-24-16, 04:22 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I don't know. We slugged it out pretty good...

I don't know.
We slugged it out pretty good but I at least thought you were putting some thought into what you were saying and introducing points of discussion. Though it may not have seemed so it...
Forum: Touring
07-24-16, 03:40 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Man, it's so funny I'm actually having a good...

Man, it's so funny I'm actually having a good laugh. It's like you just stepped back into the first page of the thread and missed the 327 posts where we sorted all that out. I don't want to accuse...
Forum: Touring
07-24-16, 01:23 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Hurt my feeling? Don't be silly, of course you...

Hurt my feeling? Don't be silly, of course you didn't. I considered the source.

Pretty sad when an adult has the freedom to go away on a holiday of their own choosing in a manner of their own...
Forum: Touring
07-24-16, 08:30 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Calling people you don't know lazy says more...

Calling people you don't know lazy says more about your character than theirs.

The guy you call lazy for riding an e bike might move furniture for a living. The guy doing a one week bike tour...
Forum: Touring
07-22-16, 11:03 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Or when they have one too many and want to hang...

Or when they have one too many and want to hang it off yours.
Forum: Touring
07-22-16, 08:03 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Well, all I know is that what ever that number is...

Well, all I know is that what ever that number is I'm pretty sure Machka can kick my butt any day of the week ;)

Doug, that tour sounds great. I (in a good way) envy your family time on the road.
Forum: Touring
07-22-16, 05:02 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I also think this is a reasoned approach that...

I also think this is a reasoned approach that addresses concerns from both sides while not being overly restrictive or permissive either way. It preserves the original intent of the forum/site while...
Forum: Touring
07-22-16, 08:11 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I could agree with that too. My position is...

I could agree with that too.

My position is similar (I think) in that I don't see the big deal and imagine that threads about e bike touring would live or die on their own merits if left to those...
Forum: Touring
07-21-16, 09:17 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I'm not sure how it would go. On the one hand it...

I'm not sure how it would go. On the one hand it may be questions about charge/distance etc... or it may be "I have an E bike and I want to go on tour with it. What sort of bags would be best"?

If...
Forum: Touring
07-21-16, 06:36 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I would be totally fine with a sub forum in...

I would be totally fine with a sub forum in touring for e bikes, or a touring sub forum in the e bike section. My first choice would be a sub forum here. You could see the thread title, know it's...
Forum: Touring
07-21-16, 03:55 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

I've ridden most of my life, commuted to college...

I've ridden most of my life, commuted to college for two years, worked as a bicycle courier, lived car free until I was in my late twenties and have toured much of my life in the western parts of...
Forum: Touring
07-21-16, 02:11 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Neil... no one needs to hear your "hard" truths....

Neil... no one needs to hear your "hard" truths. We are not children and you are not the teacher. You are just one voice among many and your version of "truth" bears as much weight as anyone else's....
Forum: Touring
07-21-16, 09:34 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Well to be fair, it has also illustrated some...

Well to be fair, it has also illustrated some good stories from people who do use assistive technology and shown that most people don't care one way or the other as long as the discussion revolves...
Forum: Touring
07-21-16, 08:48 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 34,863
Posted By Happy Feet

Thank you for presenting your side of the...

Thank you for presenting your side of the discussion.
Nothing this morning could have made me happier to be in total disagreement with you.
I think I'm going to have a great day assisting people to...
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