I have Tiles on all my bikes. Obviously fewer people wandering around with the Tile app on their phone so significantly less likely to be of use if the bike is stolen, but they’re cheaper than AirTags (mine were free from some tech conference as fancy giveaways)...

I wouldn’t call a Hit-Air vest cheap (about $350), but IMO it’s a better option - it’s a classic “attach to the bike with a coiled wire” vest so there’s no electronics involved (no worries about charging it), it comes with a spare gas canister, if it goes off you can re-fold it yourself (as long as it’s not ripped -…

I mean, the price is great for a new bike, but why but a new bike anyway.

Maybe they could do a better job of route planning for motorcycles? I don't want to pick a route and then have it tell me every few minutes "I've found a shittier freeway route that will be quicker but more boring. If you don't press the screen in the next 5 seconds, we'll change your route to use that road".

Honestly, a manual transmission car is a bad car for a teenager

I mean, that’s good, but it’s no “Business-wise, Carvana is on the struggle-bus”...

Disclosure: I’m British, but have lived in the US for the last 25 years (basically half my life). I go back to visit regularly. I have black relatives in the UK and I married into a black family. For whatever that’s worth.

I honestly don’t think MUCH of it is racism per se.

“Of course, this isn’t saying that if you didn’t get a shot you’re going to get into or cause a traffic incident. The correlation doesn’t work that way.”

So which states were slow to adopt/force it? I’m in CA, and I was able to get a Real ID license several years ago... Everyone I know has one. Is this Kansas screwing the system again?

I just replaced the stock Falken Sincera tires on my 2017 Golf AllTrak after 51,000 miles. They were getting pretty close to dangerously minimal tread...

Re: Witchfinder General

There may be legitimate concerns about how well the front-facing cameras (no radar any more and certainly no lidar) ‘see’ motorcycles - especially cruiser-style bikes with relatively low-to-the-ground rear lights - perhaps perceiving them as far-off cars rather than close bikes.

Stupid question: How common is it for cars to have different-sized front and rear wheels?

We keep talking about this for “older cars”. I wanna point out that that’s not the same as “old cars” - my 2017 VW Golf AllTrak SE (only 5 years old!) doesn’t have Apple Car Play or Google Auto out whatever. It has a decent touch screen for the audio stuff, but that's it.

Black bears also like to break into people’s houses and trash the place. Ask me how I know. Also, they don’t just shit in the woods - they also shit in your house. And I don’t mean in the toilet.

I’ve never done the Iron Butt Challenge, but certainly 600+miles on many occasions. Good on you for (literally) going the extra distance!

“...long-distance motorcycling kind of sucks.”

THAT’S a crossover? Because it looks ENORMOUS - like a VW Atlas...

Also, once you’ve removed the aerator but before you reinstall it, run the faucet for 20 seconds (both hot and cold water if it’s a mixer tap) and watch how much crap comes out - basically it’s being scoured of the inside of the pipes by the fast moving water...

If you’re gonna use pliers to remove an external aerator, wrap it in a bit of cloth or (much better) rubber - maybe a bit of old bicycle inner tube before you start cleaning the pliers on it. That way you won’t scratch your nice shiny faucet and aerator...