Yeah, I’ll be fine without the internet.

Only if they’ll put in a bigger washer fluid reservoir.

No. UBI.

Because they were young then.

Headphone jack would have been trivial to add.

hardtail XC bike

This might be part of your answer. Modern mountain bikes aren’t nearly as good on the road as vintage ones were.

However, don’t replace your bike before you check your technique. Did you get a professional fit when you got your bike? If not, did you talk with anyone experienced about setting up a bike for a comfortable riding position? Bikes do NOT come out of the box or out of the aisle set up well for most people, and it’s not always intuitive what the best position for you might be without experience.

Average speed is going to be highest when you can maintain pace. Straight, flat paths with few stops. Are you able to find a stretch of, say, 2 miles that has few to no deviations or stops? Including curves - if you have to slow down and then accelerate again, that’s inefficient and will tire you out.

How’s your tire pressure? Rolling resistance is greatly affected by tire pressure.

Gears? Are you able to pedal at your most comfortable speed of pedal rotation at a maintainable pace?

I’m by no means a pro - I’m also old and overweight, but 10 mph average over a long ride comes very easily when I compensate for those factors.

Impractical shape. Second screen has no practical use at that size.

Looks useless.

Corporations can’t suffer. It doesn’t matter whether you “steal” from them or not.

Nope.

They’ll take what they choose to take. It’s 2025. Social mobility doesn’t exist, our votes are meaningless, and economic policies change with the seasons.

I have no agency, so it’s not worth the stress.

In this order:

1. Tell other adults you trust about the situation. Your wife. Her parents if possible. More than one other person.

2. Explain to her in very clear terms that you can’t have that kind of relationship. It’s not about what anybody feels, it’s about what is possible.

3. At the FIRST sign of any type of revenge seeking behavior, that’s when you consider the authorities and rely on backup from the adults you spoke to.

She very well might listen to you, process the rejection for what it is, and move on. Or she might flip out and cause you a mess. If she handles it well, she’s learned something and you’ve treated a growing human with respect. If she doesn’t, your ass is covered.

Been using FUTO FOR A CHILW ANF I DONT UAVE ANY COMPLAINTA REALLY

I’m not loading that many ads just to read the word “bribery”.

Oh my god these comments.

You assholes would gatekeep oxygen if a fat person was breathing it next to you.

Shut. Up. Let people have fun.

The answer to this has always been no, everywhere.

Cool. I’m out then.

Base battery is too small, ugly as sin, too much touchscreen.

It better be damn cheap.

They have 17% of the world’s population within their own borders. They have plenty of customers.

Yeah you’re a dick.

E-bikes make the hobby accessible. Distance cycling or touring on a manual bike takes a large amount of regular intense conditioning, not to mention youth and health. Someone with an old injury or a disability or just a partner of a cyclist who wants to share the hobby with them and can’t dedicate the time to training can get real enjoyment from the help an e-bike brings them.

The fact that people enjoying themselves is in your way is you being a dick, not the bike being a nuisance.

E-bikes make cycling accessible to people who have disabilities and to people who don’t want to put in the conditioning but want to enjoy a hobby with their friends who do.

I love riding rural trails. I train for it. I do distance rides for fun. My wife and several of my friends love the adventure of it but don’t want to put in the consistent training. They’re healthy people, just not 75-100 mile per week riders like I am. Because of E-bikes, my wife and I can go on a few long rides a year together - me on a manual bike and her on our e-bike.

Don’t be such a dick. If you don’t want to use a motor, don’t.

Very much this.

I was hoping to imply that with the phrase “road users” but I wasn’t explicit about it.

Cyclists too. If you can’t keep a cyclist safe you shouldn’t be allowed in a car.