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Would be great to have someone to ride with! Yeah, the OFT2 launch is an absolute must watch for me. I'm actually considering driving down to Starbase. But if not, I hope it goes up in the morning so I can ride in the afternoon. I'll let you know what I end up doing.

If nothing comes up I'll plan to join you for a lap. I need more excuses to ride rather than work on trail. 😁 The only thing I have planned Friday is watching the second Starship orbital test flight. Launch window is 2 hours, starting at 0700.

I'm planning on going out there on Friday, probably around 11am or so.

Back to the coming Apocalypse, this paywalled story in Bicycling Fall 2023 is pretty chilling! It doesn't really concern eMTBs, but focuses on mass market E-Bikes and how their components tend to be cheap and way overmatched for the speeds these bikes go. Specifically, there's often a dangerous combination of mechanical disc brakes and quick release front wheels, in particular. Couple that with casual users that don't usually do maintenance...and you can see where that's headed. This article tells a cautionary tale about a 12-yo girl in SoCal that died after crashing a Rad Power Bike. I now find myself compelled to bring it up to anyone I meet with an e-bike.

Around where I grew up people typically used a cane knife for yard work. It’s light, thin, can be sharpened almost razor sharp, and have the hook to drag out what you cut. Not much heft so not a full swing implement of destruction like a machete. 😬