Recent content by mfano

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    Best Digital Cameras

    The "Bridge" camera showed is OK..BUT..it has only a x 4 zoom..Sony and Panasonic do better pocket cameras with better zooms.
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    Best Digital Cameras

    No Pentax Cameras made the cut when in many of the comparison tests they perform better. Plus cameras like the New K-3 are water resistant...and Pentax is one of the only manufacturers not to change the lens mounting system...so I have lenses I bought 30 years ago that work (with a few...
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    Best Fitness Trackers 2014 (Archive)

    OK...I have the Garmin Vivofit II. Counts steps, gives me an audio warning if I sit for more than an hour...gives me the time, date/ month, sleep function, heart rate if I use my chest band, times, calories and automatically raise my step goal the more I walk. It also has a back light...and the...
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    The Tesla of Bikes: Test Riding Bosch's $5,500 eBike

    Hi....I think your prediction of fossil fuels running out in a couple of decades is a bit short sighted...there will be fossil fuels available through the end of the century and then some. Way before that time battery technology and other greener forms of power production will be in use...so...
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    The Tesla of Bikes: Test Riding Bosch's $5,500 eBike

    Wrong!...certain countries have different rules..here in Europe the max is 25KPH then the motor quits..in the US I believe it will be 45KPH before the engine quits. The only difference between the Active and Performance systems is the programming..so if I was to make my active line a Performance...
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    The Tesla of Bikes: Test Riding Bosch's $5,500 eBike

    Like anything electric it depends on what setting you use it on ..or the terrain you are riding on. The system has 4 settings Eco, Touring, Sport and Turbo. ECO gives you a 40% boost to your effort..and Turbo 275% help...go on line to bosch and look for Active or Performance line bike pedal...
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    The Tesla of Bikes: Test Riding Bosch's $5,500 eBike

    Why do they cost so much in the states????I have bought a German Pegasus treeking bike with the same system for 2000 Euros....it has hydraulic disk brakes, front suspension, lights..the works. The system works like a dream...