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Author and daughter, enjoying a leisurely afternoon ride on the RadWagon 4. [credit: Jim Salter ] Rad Power RadWagon 4 $1899 at Rad Power Bikes (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.) The Salter household is very much a bicycling household, so when Rad Power offered me a review unit of one of its 2021 model e-bikes, I eagerly accepted. Rad offers a wide selection of models with a few important common features; all of them are powered aluminum-chassis e-bikes that retail for less than $2,000. I tried the $1,899 RadWagon 4—a large,...

The next gift guide I wanted to share is for the kids.  I was thinking elementary age kids or even tweens for this one and again lots of different interests and price points. Here goes- Bike Wheel Lights. Glow in the Dark/ Light Up stuff is so popular right now and these lights will fit onto a bike to make it glow at night.  It gets dark in Cali around 6pm in winter so lots of you might appreciate this for fun and for safety. Fidget Pop It Game. All I know is that my daughter has a zillion of these...

While the rotating screen on the Peloton Bike+ works well for some users, Peloton is committing to a more comprehensive strength training experience with Peloton Guide.

  Jade Sharma Remembering Catapult instructor Jade Sharma On Friday, October 4th, we're hosting a memorial for Jade at Catapult's offices (1140 Broadway, Suite 704), from 5:30-7:30pm. If you'd like to say a few words about Jade, share a memory, or read a paragraph from Jade's debut novel, Problems, please email classes@catapult.co  to sign up in advance.  Jade Sharma died on July 24, 2019. She was 39 years old. Jade hated euphemisms and anything fake. She would hate if I wrote “passed away” or “left this world.” If it were up to her, she would have written “fucking died.” She said what she thought, 100%...

REVIEW – I’ve been searching for the perfect headphones or earbuds.  My overly-sensitive ears typically reject earbuds, although I’ve tested some “acceptable” ones.  I had the opportunity to test something different – bone conduction headphones.  I’ve never tried anything like this, so let’s give a listen and see if this is the holy grail of headphones for me. What is it? The Mojo1 headphones are bone conduction headphones.  What does that mean? Traditional headphones and earbuds transmit sound waves through the air to your eardrums.  This air-traveling sound can also be heard by others that may be nearby.  Bone conduction...