My new baby arrived - Scott Addict 20, and I'm off for my first ride!
I'm new to gravel cycling, and I'd love any tips the group may have!
I know manyvof you are on the traila today - enjoy your ride!
Hi eveyone...
It's been a few years since I bought my last bike, and I've been looking forward to buying a gravel bike and moving into that type of riding. But the purchase experience itself is proving to be a real PITA. Is this normal??
Based on recommendations from folks here, I decided to go with a Lauf Seigla Wireless Transmission. They aren't available in bike shops, but I live in DC and was willing to drive the 2.5 hours to their Virginia showroom to see a bike and test ride it. So I scheduled a test ride for a Friday at 2pm. They close at 3pm Monday-Friday. The employee initially confirmed the appointment then emailed a couple of days later and said that they had a conflict with another test ride that was scheduled. I offered to come in the next Friday, and the employee said they were off that day.
Well, I decided to go abead and purchase the bike sight unseen. We're going cycling in Niagara Falls in late August, and I had wanted to have my new bike fitted and with a few rides in before we left.You can only purchase the bike online, and it forces you to pay $99 for shipping. I emailed and told them I planned to just pick up the bike, and could they set it up so that I didn't pay shipping. They said no.... that I would need to pay the shipping, and then I could get it refunded when I picked up the bike. Say what??
Well... whatev. At this point, I figured since I have to pay for shipping upfront, I'll just have it shipped. So I placed my order. Roughly $5200 (including shipping), LOL.
So today, 4 days after I placed my order, I get an email wanting me to send them "for security purposes" a video of "your government issued ID" and a "short video introducing yourself and confirming your purchase."
Folks, I'm sorry - for me this is too much of an ordeal for a bike purchase. Pay for shipping... but refund it later? A video of my ID? A video to introduce myself? WTF?
So I canceled my order. I'll just rent a gravel bike for our Niagara Falls trip, and then I'll have more time to shop around for something else I like.
Hopefully I'll find a bike purchasing experience that isn't such an ordeal. Thanks for letting me vent :)
...and they're taking it on a 43-day, 9300-mile trip to Italy. They're deploying 3000 fast chargers across Europe, and another 300 in the UK befors the end of the the year.
Seriously. WHY DO WE SUCK SO BAD???
Just wanted to lost to the team that I'm at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, and the harpist just started playing "That's All I Ask of You."
I told her it was my favorite, and she said she'd play more Phantom!
Okay, I know this is dumb, but how do I remove stations from my fave list in my car? I tried pressing and holding the item, and it creates duplicates. So I'm stuck with holiday stations and invalid stations that are multiplying like rabbits.
I'm sure it's something simple... but what?
Hi everyone...
This is probably the easiest of questions, but I want to make sure I purchase the right adapter.
I do several road trips and want to purchase an NACS adapter for the Tesla chargers along the road. I see that GM has three different adapters. So which ome do I get for those chargers? DC or Level 2?
I'm on the road, so looking for the fastest charge possible.
Thanks for the help.