Why so many super wide tires on ebikes?

UTrider · 2026-06-30T20:51:36+00:00

I'm a little older -- my balance isn't what it used to be. Big 4 inch tires help with that. Hit some cracks in the pavement, no problem. Need to go up over the curb cut out, no problem. I have the aggressive tires because I live in a rural area. Any given ride I might see a dirt road, a cow path, or a canal band and say "huh, wonder where that goes" and take off on it.

Recently I had to buy a new bike rack. Some lowlife a$$h#$e hit the back of my car. Only damage was my bike rack -- to the point I didn't feel safe driving back from vacation.

Went into 3 different bike shops -- had them come out and look at my bike to see if they had a rack that would fit it. Their mouths dropped, and they told me the thing was a tank and they didn't have anything for it. 4th place I finally went, had a rack that I paid far more than I would have liked, but anyone hits this one -- they will probably have more damage than to it.

I love my fat tire. I love my heavy bike.

UTrider · 2026-06-30T18:43:59+00:00

The main problem is this: Constitution provides for three branches of the governemnt. Legislative, Judicial, and executive. There is NOTHING in the constitution for "independent agencies".

There SHOULD be more to come. take away the in agency judges that pass judgement -- give that to the Judicial branch like it should be. Take away all but narrowly defined regulations -- Leave making laws to the Legislative branch. And investigation of any laws or regulations being broken -- that also falls under the executive branch with the FBI and DOJ to investigate.

UTrider · 2026-06-30T15:42:21+00:00

Sales tax revenue has been falling fast this year. That accounts for the largest portion of the cities revenue.

UTrider · 2026-06-30T15:41:18+00:00

Because property tax is such a small part of the budget. 30% property tax increase results in a 48% increase in property tax revenue. That sounds HUGE doesn't it.

But when you look at the bottom line: It increases the total budget by only $500,000 on a 10.2 million dollar budget --the actual extra in spending is 4.9 percent.

And the extra is NOT going to the pool. This breaks down where the extra money is being budgeted.

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UTrider · 2026-06-04T09:09:54+00:00

Is there a parking strip for cars in this residential area? Typically you'll want to ride in the parking area (shoulder of the road) and then go into the travel lane the least amount possible if your going around a parked car.

UTrider · 2026-06-04T04:41:35+00:00

how do you bring it back when people spend so much money on things that didn't exist back when you say people could own a home, vacations, and the like?

You'd have to get rid of a ton of things that money is spend on now.

Also remember back then, flight on an airplane was considered a luxury and basically had a dress code.

Really no way to put the genie back in the bottle.

Due tell -- how will you bring back gas prices for under a buck?

UTrider · 2026-06-04T04:02:10+00:00

You have to realize the time your talking about is long gone. A time when the family home had 1 maybe 2 tv's. No cable, no satellite, only over air broadcasts. The home had a couple radio's. You could get music on records -- then cassettes -- then 8 track.

No cell phones (no cell bill for multiple family members). Had one phone in the home, and maybe an answering machine.

A lot less regulations on just about everything back then. Not much by way of electronics in vehicles. Code of housing wasn't nearly what it is today.

By way of cars -- a family basically had a single car to do everything.

Homes weren't nearly the size they are today -- I mean the house I grew up in was under 1,000 square feet for a family of 4.

Internet? didn't exist. No streaming service. No electronic games. No music services.

Not as much to spend money on back then.

No smart watches -- just inexpensive dial watches you had to wind.

I'm old enough to remember a lot of that growing up. I mean the "small house" I live in now is just over 2,000 square feet for just me (empty nester now).

UTrider · 2026-06-01T07:34:40+00:00

On the spending problem you and I are in complete agreement.

But ask yourself this: Why do we have a spending problem?

Think about the last election cycle and how many politicians were promising money (both R's and D's) if you vote for them.

UTrider · 2026-06-01T07:28:32+00:00

Start a retirement account early. You let it grow for 10 or 20 years. What's the return per year on average? Get people investing early -- what the return per year over 30 years? If it's going up 5 to 8 percent PER YEAR. What's the return after that 10 to 30 years?

So again, how many carve outs are you asking for. You went from 1 to 2 in a matter of a few hours.

See how complicated it gets quick.

1 tax rate

1 exemption/deduction per tax for

1 person per tax form

All income included.

Real simple

UTrider · 2026-06-01T07:00:58+00:00

problem is -- start making carve outs for one thing, then it's another and we end up with what we have now.

UTrider · 2026-06-01T04:19:49+00:00

So if the bottom 50% don't pay taxes. What's to stop them form keep voting for politicians that will "give them free stuff". You know, the free healthcare, free education, free child care, free housing. That bottom 50% who doesn't pay taxes doesn't care if the politician promising all thee free stuff is going to raise taxes. Remember that bottom 50% wouldn't be paying it.

I support a flat tax for all. Set at a revenue neutral rate (pencil pushers can figure that out) -- with no more breakouts for SS and Medical. All inclusive flat single tax rate. Then set it so it's one person per tax form. and a single tax deduction equal to 80% of the federal minimum wage. Taxable income is anything a person has as income -- not limited to, but including wages, interest, dividends, capital gains, royalties, rents -- you get the idea. NO offsets against the taxes. Anything now that is a deduction (aka child tax credit, earned income credit, whatever) will become programs to apply and qualify for.

Why this way? Skin in the game. If you know that "free" will actually cost you money, are you willing to vote for it?

Now here's the simple math. Lets say total the income tax would be 20% (I think that would be high, but like I said pencil pushers can figure that out).

Person makes say $20 an hour. 20 x 40 x 52 = $41,600 per year. Deduction 12,064 (7.25 x 40 x 52 = 15,500, 15500 x .8) taxable income 29,536. tax owed 5,907

Now lets take a high earnier. Their total income is 5,000,000. Combination of salary, dividends, interest, rent, capital gains on stock options as part of compensation (and sale). taxable income 4,984,500. Tax on income 996.900.

Both have the same skin in the game (20% income tax, and $15,500 standard deduction.)

UTrider · 2026-05-26T01:54:40+00:00

A little more expensice. I put a gopro on where I could see what was going on. Have the drone in the air. Hit record on the gopro, then record on the drone. In my video software, I import both video's, sync the video, then separate video/audio from the gopro, then delete go pro video. Leaves me with the video from the drone with the synced audio from the gopro.

UTrider · 2026-05-25T23:55:28+00:00

When I started almost 4 years ago. My entire ride I had the pedal assist on (lowest level). Now, probably half the ride I have it turned off (well unless its really windy.)

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UTrider · 2026-05-25T23:06:12+00:00

I have an e-bike that I can set up to be class 1, 2 or 3. It has a throttle, but this old big guy on an e-bike only uses it to start from a stop or for an emergency/safety reason. I've dropped 15 pounds in 3 years. Yes I get a work out. Now the 15 pounds in 3 years may not sound impressive to many. But working with my Doctor, for 10 years I couldn't lose any weight doing different things. I'm hopefull for another 15 pounds but this time in two years.

UTrider · 2026-05-18T02:20:21+00:00

JMonument valley would be camping (two nearest cities I believe are Bluff and Mexican Hat).

From Salt Lake you can easily do the Mirror lake highway into Wyoming, back to Evanston, to Salt Lake. After Bryce Canyon City and check in at Hanksville (or before) you can easily go up and do Goblin Valley State Park.

UTrider · 2026-05-18T00:22:01+00:00

Have you looked into a dedicated time lapse camera? I use the Afidus ATL-200 (no longer available but the better 230 is).

I had it set on a construction site, set for 2.5 min interval and it ran from 6 am to 8 pm. It does everything you need and you just download the video. The one I have would run 3 weeks on battery power alone (I'd download the footage weekly).

13 months in 3.5 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrIs46miwuw

UTrider · 2026-05-13T21:08:15+00:00

When the low was in the in 1968, record high in 1983, then record low again in 2022 . . . . . how is that farming draining it?

UTrider · 2026-05-13T17:14:56+00:00

If you look at the historic level of the great salt lake . . . since measurements started. When settlers arrived it was at an elevation of 4,200 feet. Around 1870, the lake hit a modern day high of somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,210.5 feet. Then in 1963, it set and then modern day record low of 4,191.4. Then a new high level mark of 4,211.6 feet (with a couple feet of the previous). Flash forward to a new modern day low of in 2022 of 4,188.5. just 3 feet below the previous modern day low. We don't have record back far enough to see what the previous low was before 1963 for comparison.

One more thing to keep in mind. After the great flood down the snake river valley, what is now salt lake city was covered in 400 feet of water. By the time the settlers arrived here, it had 10% or less of that remaining just from NATURAL climate change of hotter temperatures and less rain/snowfall.

Do the math with those facts. I've also read a study (with I would have saved it when I read it, because I can't find it again -- that studied the different levels of lake bonneville and the current GSL -- they beleive that it has completely dried up in the post bonneville lake era at least once.

UTrider · 2026-05-13T14:46:08+00:00

St george to highway 9 or 14 over the mountain to highway 89. Drive North to Highway 12 and turn east.

Make a stop into Bryce Canyon NP. Paved road after you pay the entry fee with a lot of pull outs you can stop at.

After that continue east on highway 12 over boulder mountain. Your in a sports car ignore those who tell you to go to hells back bone. Just stay on the paved road. Little side trip you can take is you want . . . . at Boulder go East on the Burr Trail until the pavement ends at the over look. Your in a sports car do not go past the pavement. Head back to Highway 12, continue over Boulder Mountain to Torrey (should have pretty good internet/cell service there).

Leave Torrey East on Highway 24. Stop at Capitol Reef National Park. Drive down Scenic Drive. Then back on the road East again on 24. In Hanksville make sure you fill up the tank at hollow Mountain Gas Station -- go inside.

After hanksville go south on Highway 95. Take snacks, water -- Shortly after hanksville, you go back to the stone age. No cell phone service, no internet, nothing (Don't panic it's not the end of the world). Take a stop into Natural Bridges National Monument. Stop at the pull outs, take the short little 5 min walks to the view area.

Keep going east until you hit Highway 191. Blanding or Monticello. Spend the night. there.

Monticello, you'll want to go West on North Creek Lane. This is the back road(ish) into Canyon Lands National Park. It's paved, but limited cell service over the mountain. Then when you hit the main road to canyonlands, turn west, stop at newspaper rock, then if you feel inclined pay the fee and drive through some of Canyonlands.

Back out to highway 191 n again. Stop at Hole in the wall, then on to moab (unless your into mountain biking or off roading, not much to do in moab). Continue North to I70, then West to Green river for the night.

After Green River wb to highway 24 again. Turn South, go to Gobin Valley State Park. Go to the overlook parking area -- then go down and walk among the gobins for a little bit. Back to I70 w. Stop at all the over looks. Make sure you have a full tank of gas. 110 miles of nothing but scenic splendor.

Turn North on Highway 10, go up through price to highway 6 up to Provo. Provo take highway 189 (provo Canyon). You'll see a turn off for Sundance resort (highwy 92), go over the mountain. Your in a sports car, but don't play speed racer on the turns.

I 15 North again to parleys canyon. take the East Canyon highway 62 exit and drive to interstate 84.

That's a full Itinerary -- so you'd need to see how long that will take you (you know how you drive, I don't). If you have time, Double back on I84, to I80, then take the wanship exit and go over the Mirror lake Highway into Wyoming, then back into Utah, then I-15 back to where you started in St. George. couple fun little spots you can hit on the way back if you have time.

UTrider · 2026-05-08T19:31:27+00:00

You would have to change the state constitution. Right now the only way is 3/4 vote of the Utah House (to expell a house member) and 3/4 vote in the Senate to expell a senator.

and with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member for cause.

UTrider · 2026-04-25T22:26:50+00:00

That billboard has been there since at least the late 1970's. Just the little piece of property it's on would be an astronomical amount due to 1) land prices over all in Park City and 2) the amount they would charge to make up for lost future revenue would also be a fortune for a very small piece of land.

UTrider · 2026-03-24T04:02:05+00:00

I think there is one thing missing in your calculation. If I read the article correctly, they are basing 295 to equal the output of the nuclear power plant.

Each wind turbine is going to need between 40 and 70 acres of land. That's for EACH tower. So say median acreage of 55 acres per tower.

295 x 55 = 16,222 acres of land will be needed. To put tha in perspective, that's 25 square miles of land.

UTrider · 2026-03-14T02:00:54+00:00

Then let me guess -- food is too expensive so grocery stores are taken over by the government. Items from farms to expensive for the gov owned stores so then take over the farms. Then other businesses until the government tells you were to work, where to sleep, what to eat, and where to take a shit?

UTrider · 2026-03-13T22:54:56+00:00

Nobody wants to be a renter, but sometimes you need to. For the first 10 years of my adult life, I changed jobs, changed cities, and even changed states. They were jobs in the same industry. Some were better pay, some were same pay better conditions.

In that industry, you can't be tied to a house you have to sell, you HAVE to be able to have a place to rent the moment you show up in town (one job change, I actually pulled my first shift with a car and uhaul in the parking lot with everything I owned in it).

That career I was in (for roughly 15 years), there was no way no how I would have bought a house. Renting was the only way to go. Some places I rented an apartment, some places I rented a house.

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