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[Dave Schneider] has been chasing an electric-bike build for more than 10 years now. When he first started looking into it back in 2009, the cost was prohibitive. But think of how far we’ve come with the availability of motors, electronic speed controllers, and of course battery technology. When revisiting the project this year, he was able to convert a traditional bicycle to electric-drive for around $200. Electric skateboards paved the way for this hack, as it was an outrunner motor that he chose to use as a friction drive for the rear wheel. The mounting brackets he fabricated clamp...

A Riverside County jury on Friday, Aug. 27, found 39-year-old Michael Joseph Callahan guilty of second-degree murder in the crash that killed California Highway Patrol Sgt. Steve Licon in 2019. Callahan faces 15 years to life in state prison. The jury took the case at midday Aug. 19. One juror was replaced after he read news coverage about the trial one day into deliberations. The new panel deliberated whether Callahan’s actions met the legal definition of implied malice: Did he know that driving under the influence was dangerous and did he demonstrate a conscious disregard for human life? The defense did not...

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This article was first published by TrailRunnerMag.com. To get more of their premium content along with your Outside subscription, join Outside+. Coming off what he calls a smarter approach to post-Western States 100 training, Jim Walmsley is excited to be back in Chamonix, France, to take another crack at winning the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. But before taking center stage of trail running’s most prominent event on Friday evening, the tall, lanky athlete with long frizzy hair will be trying to hide in plain sight. The celebrated 31-year-old American ultrarunner is known the world over and loves the camaraderie he feels...

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