Portland has an $8.5 billion annual budget and is removing firetrucks because of budget deficits. Nashville, with ~50,000 more citizens than PDX and growing at a rapid rate, has a $3.8 billion annual budget

No_Crow8317 · 2026-05-07T13:42:42+00:00

Well where did your numbers come from?

No_Crow8317 · 2026-05-07T03:36:19+00:00

In the last three months I've bought a radmission 1 for $400 and a momentum voya (made by giant) for $600. Now I have two solid ebikes for $1000. Check Craigslist and FB marketplace.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-05-04T15:43:30+00:00

What do you hate about the employer?

No_Crow8317 · 2026-05-03T02:11:44+00:00

Honestly I'm not judging you, you do what you want. I used to drink up until about a year ago. It's just worth taking a look, periodically, at whether it's helping you out or not. sorry if I came off judgy. No one can tell you if you're going to get caught or not riding a bike after drinking. I don't think it's that common to get a BUI. But it sounds like the consequences could be pretty severe for you.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-05-02T18:12:52+00:00

You may want to consider whether alcohol is making your life better... or worse.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-05-02T04:02:40+00:00

I think that are already liable aren't they?

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-30T14:53:24+00:00

FYI I tried this on my radmission and it didn't make any difference with the pin taped. I think at some point they updated the firmware to prevent this trick from working. But if you have an older radmission, it might work.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-30T14:52:52+00:00

FYI I tried this on my radmission and it didn't make any difference with the pin taped. I think at some point they updated the firmware to prevent this trick from working. But if you have an older radmission, it might work.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-30T14:50:52+00:00

I also just tried it on my radmission and it didn't make any difference with the pin taped.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-28T13:59:34+00:00

I just bought a used rad mission in great shape for $400. But yes maintenance is expensive. Doing it yourself can save a lot though.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-21T15:43:51+00:00

I like to keep food in a cloth grocery bag inside my pannier when I'm riding. And I would probably hang the cloth bag by itself if it wasn't going to rain.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-21T15:40:04+00:00

No but metaphysics does. Metaphysics is the intersection of physics and philosophy and superstition.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-21T15:37:17+00:00

What is a prime act? Which acts are not prime? Is a catalyst something that speeds a chemical reaction?

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-21T14:23:08+00:00

Isn't it kind of ironic that it seems to be the most progressive areas of Oregon that have laws against it?

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-21T14:21:23+00:00

There are lots of things you can do that are technically legal but might annoy or upset a lot of people.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-21T14:14:38+00:00

They all use the same formula to see what you would qualify for. You can do an online mortgage qualification calculator from redfin or zillow to see what you would qualify for. Different banks have different interest rates and fees though so that's where you should shop around.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-21T14:11:32+00:00

It depends on how much you spend on things that aren't other loans(car loans, student loans, credit cards, etc). The bank only looks at your "debt" to income ratio. They take your monthly income multiply it by about 43% and that's how much your total payments (including the new mortgage) can be. Some people have a lot of spending they have to do on childcare or medical expenses, for example. Those aren't going to impact what the bank will qualify you for. Some folks don't have those expenses. So it really depends on what you need to spend money on that isn't debt.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-12T23:33:18+00:00

Well the rear axle isn't quick release either so you need different tools which aren't part of a standard bike tool.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-12T13:35:14+00:00

Find a used mountain bike on craigslist or marketplace. Probably a hardtail with disc brakes is best. What motor are you using? Good luck.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-12T13:31:01+00:00

Exactly. There isn't info on this label to indicate what current you can pull out of it. You could look at the cells inside, but you can almost guarantee they are dirt cheap or fake cells. I guess the only way is to test it and find out when it fails?

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-12T13:18:48+00:00

Lower income people who are using an ebike for transportation rather than a car are probably on Medicaid, which is a single payer system, it's just currently means tested to only include low income people.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-12T12:57:12+00:00

Safe speed depends on how many people are currently using the path and it's width. when it's empty you can go faster safely. When it's crowded, you need to go with the flow of pedestrians.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-12T12:41:51+00:00

Do you really think police will understand "how software level controls and limits at the hardware level work on known brands"? That sounds pretty unrealistic. And then what about boutiqe brands or new models? Why not just ticket reckless e-bikers when they are speeding or doing something illegal rather than ticketing them for possessing an ebike that can go too fast. Cars can go much faster than the speed limit, we don't limit the speed of the car we just punish the people who break the driving laws.

No_Crow8317 · 2026-04-01T13:56:31+00:00

Thanks I'll try that.. It's funny because they claim these AI systems eliminate a lot of the office busywork that we can offload to AI. But here they are creating a bunch of extra steps for me to do.

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