I think it’s a single—hub doesn’t look big enough for IG. And the lack of mounting points means either Harley doesn’t understand what many people do with an E-bike or doesn’t intend to sell them in quantity to a mainstream market. Also, the downtube that must hold the battery, motor, and controller, doesn’t point to…

Hahaha!

Fantastic! That looks like it has the kind of handling characteristics that I would never feel confident enough to really push and it’s always a delight seeing someone wring the shit out of such a beast.

Everything about this is stupid, but I’m curious—if not curious enough to watch the video to hear if he mentions it—what’s the mileage limit on the lease?

I can’t remember it all, but while it is legal, I think there were hoops to jump through or something. Either way, it’s not a problem solver unless I wanted to sell these boats and advertise hemp fiber construction as some greenwashing BS.

Yeah, I never thought NJ was THAT bad. Maybe it’s from living around Boston, but it seems to have a similar code of conduct—aggressive, but not complete chaos. I wouldn’t rank it on a best list (nor MA), but I wouldn’t doubt the numbers are skewed by heavy traffic enforcement.

I live here and DC, Detroit, and northern FL are all worse IMO. Once you learn the unwritten code, Boston makes some sort of sense and the rest of the state isn’t as bad as the city. As for states I’d refuse to drive again, I would rank OH and PA off the top of my head, but more for all the speed traps on artificially…

I wouldn’t list NJ on any best driver list, but there are definitely worse IME, so I’d bet a lot of it is skewed by enforcement. Somehow, I never got a ticket there, but I’ve seen a lot of cops and a lot of people pulled over.

I know Detroit isn’t all of MI, but it was one of the worst places I’ve driven—blind aggressive merges, high speeds, ridiculously stupid shit like changing a tire in the passing lane of a highway where everyone does 90+, blowing red lights like there’s a 7-figure payout for the risk, and all in cars that would have…

Starred for a better joke than I imagined I’d hear.

Yeah, I’ve built a couple of wood kayaks. I always did small batches, so I never had that problem, but the biggest lesson I learned was sensitivity to humidity changes. Did 3 coats of epoxy on the deck of a 17' kayak (no glass on deck to save weight). First 2 coats came out perfect, but the temp drop rapidly from a…

They have the better lap times and the greater thermal efficiency also reduces consumption and emissions (though, definitely not expense). How that translates to the road cars per the idea behind this formula, I don’t know. Perhaps we’ll be seeing something based on the energy recovery systems they use if the tech can…

The carbon cloth isn’t really the problem, it’s the petroleum resins that have the majority of the environmental impact and the organic-based alternatives are questionable in their actual reduced footprint (collection and processing using hydrocarbon-powered machines and, since much is soy based, it helps perpetuate…

I looked into this as a substitute for fiberglass on a boat, but I decided against it. It’s been a number of years, but I think there was an issue getting it in the US (that might have changed with loosening marijuana laws that encompass even THC-lacking hemp, though the Federal laws would still take precedence, I’m…

Was going to post something like this. I designed a small speedboat intended to be as low maintenance and fuel efficient as can be reasonably expected (relatively high L/B ratio and lack of weight allowing a smaller motor) and researched more environmentally sustainable options for its construction. The construction…

It’s so ridiculous. How could anyone be “converted”? You either have some same-sex attractions or you don’t (be it a whole gender or one particular person). I know there’s no amount of flag waving or persuasive argument or actions of characters on a show or even great length of celibacy that’s going to get me to want…

The Cones of Dunshire sounded easier to figure out. Luckily, I like the base.

Hahaha, I had a similar thought about “Mansquatch”, but with that weird genre of erotic novels about people having sex with cryptids that apparently sell well on Amazon.

Yeah, I’d be getting an aftermarket hitch as they don’t offer it on the base. Why?

Same here. Would prefer some kind of darker green, but I haven’t built the boat I’m making the excuse of needing this for and the ST shows no signs of aging, so maybe there will be different colors available by then. Only option I’d get is the roof rack (kayaks) and it looks like I’d have to get an aftermarket hitch…