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@DrTCombs I could see myself going to the grocery store or Target on 1 of those!! Showed hubby, and he said hells yeah!

@somcak this is totally a target run bike!
glad you got hubs on board. I haven't managed that feat yet (but I will...)

@DrTCombs our problem now is finding the funds for it. Target is uphill both ways, about 2 miles away. Aldi is only 1.5 miles away, again uphill both ways. An ebike saves us the climbs. Of course, there are no bike lanes, but I have little fear of cars right now. I'm just sick of having to hop in the car (a sedan) to go to either place.

@somcak a tax credit and parking cash-out would be nice about now!

@DrTCombs absolutely! A tax credit would be great. Too bad the US tax credits only target electric cars...

@somcak yeah. don't get me started.

yesterday I saw a server at a restaurant e-biking to work and thought how much an e-bike tax credit would have helped her. but no, we save those gifts for folks with money to burn.

Steven Molnar Jun 7, 2023

@DrTCombs @somcak Here in MA, the legislature seems to have allocated a million dollars to figure out how to give out rebates, but not money for the actual rebates. I'm not making this up:
https://www.massbike.org/massachusetts-e-bike-rebate-update-may-2023

Massachusetts E-Bike Rebate Update - May 2023

MassBike is Massachusett's Statewide Bicycle Advocacy Group. Our Mission is to Improve Bicycling Across the State Through Legislation, Education & Outreach.

Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition

@MolnarSteven @DrTCombs that's some serious mismanagement right there! That's thousands of ebikes that could be bought outright for those with limited means!! What a waste.

🚲Jun 7, 2023

@DrTCombs 🫣 that rear rack capacity, hot dang. This bike may be in our future… The inability to carry an adult on the rear rack disqualifies most midtails for us.

@dx same!
But I'm curious if this bike would solve problem of my heels and my kid's toes colliding when I pedal. It's a new problem; didn't exist before her feet hit a growth spurt.

🚲Jun 7, 2023

@DrTCombs If I remember correctly, you have the Benno Boost? I can't imagine there's too much discerpancy in rack length, but I wonder if the lower rack on the HSD makes for more favorable geometry in that regard - legs & feet being a bit lower down relative to pedaling feet

@dx yep, and aside from being boring and noisy and slightly too large for me, the heel-on-toe thing is the only real problem I've got with it. The rack probably isn't any longer than on the tern, but it does sit higher.

the kid'll grumble about having a lower seat but I'll be having too much fun to hear her (assuming I come up with a good enough reason to upgrade other than intense, implacable desire)

🚲Jun 7, 2023

@DrTCombs We've got a boost (first gen, so not even the newer ones with the sexy seat tube battery placement), but we've also got a second kid now. Eventually in 2-3 years we will probably need/want 2 ebikes for occasions where one kid-parent pair is going to a different place than the other. So I'm hoping that gives me a good excuse for a new bike :)

Stanley Black-Decker Jun 7, 2023

@dx @DrTCombs

On the one hand the promo pics don't seem to be very reassuring with regards to the game of physiological tetris you're playing

On the other hand it does show the passenger with their knees forward and not their toes, which suggests it's possible your passenger could be trying harder lol

@pleaseclap @dx oh, my passenger could definitely be trying harder. just in general.

Andres Jun 7, 2023

@DrTCombs Wow, I didn't realize that the HSD was so light. 54-58lbs *with battery*!