Michael Ormsby
michaelormsby@mastodon.art
<p>“I’ve never metadata I didn’t like.”</p><p>Interests: Hiking, nordic skiing, bicycles, woodworking, photography, watercolor sketching, architecture, urbanism, classical music, Alzheimer’s support.</p>
Posts
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Post #4140617
@bosquebill I see it.
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Post #4140616
Trueing a 20” wheel from our Tern cargo eBike after replacing 3 broken spokes. My wife and I use it as a pseudo tandem. Possibly overloading the rear wheel by using it for 2 adults. If we continue to experience spoke breakage I may need to consider a more robust fix. I’m not super confident in the hub either. It appears to be made by a Taiwanese company named Quando. 32 hole, 148 mm axle spacing, solid axle. Not sure where I’d find a hub that matches. #BikeTooter #CargoBike #eBike
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Post #1943896
@NNN Interesting article. It’s definitely an issue. I’m 74. Sadly, my wife has early-onset Alzheimer’s so had to give up her driver’s license. We live in a postwar suburb. Some facilities (healthcare &amp; grocery shopping) are a little closer to us. I definitely wonder what happens if at some point I can’t drive. One thing that works for us is we acquired a cargo eBike. She rides on the back while I pedal. We can get to many of our appts and shopping trips on the bike. Luckily there’s a b...