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Morrow's Honeysuckle: Bicycle Heaven (museum and shop) - Pittsburgh F 4/21/23 * * * Soaked in the Berkeley Springs' warm (not hot!), long rectangular pool and explored the town of Berkeley Springs / Bath in West Virginia, dating well before George Washington visited it first in 1748 ... * * * Berkeley Springs' Memories meeting on Sunday April 24, 2023 - and someone who knows some of its history: The idea for a realistic virtual Harbin, and Realistic Virtual Berkeley Springs too (and in a realistic virtual earth - for history and ethnography etc) to which we all could add photos and conversations and oral histories, and memories would be created by ethno-wiki-virtual-world-graphy by all of us

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Dear Mr. Morrow, 

Very nice to meet you at your Bicycle Heaven. 

I have 'half an eye' out for a Schwinn Voyageur 18 speed touring bike from the 1990s (made well for a person who's 6' 4" tall, and around 200 pounds) - but only with a great DIY lightweight electric bike motor with light weight battery. 

Am exploring adding again a Do it Yourself Electric Motor to this well made Schwinn ... when the right one comes along (with 500 mile range lithium ion lightweight battery, and possibly a motor that I could put into a rear hub, or a rear wheel with a motor already built into it, and with a throttle on the handlebars) ... post the ZAP DIY electric bike motor I had on my Scwinn Voyageur 19 speed in the 1990s, - 

In the PS-s below are some related ideas and resources 

Great to meet you. Thanks for the inspiration of your amazing Bicycle Museum ... and with much from the 1960s and '70s too (a time I study academically as well).

Will text you when I create a daily blog post partly about all of this :) 

Thank you again for your Bicycle Heaven - Pittsburgh vision! 

Best regards, 
Scott




Cell: Craig Morrow (412) 716 - 4956
Address: 1800 Preble Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15233
 About Us




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Best electric bike conversion kit: 2022’s top 15 picks 



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The 6 Best E-Bike Conversion Kits of 2023




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Electric bike conversion kits 2022 – A guide on giving your bike a boost and a roundup of the best
Why buy a whole new bike when the best electric bike conversion kits allow you to save money while recycling your current one?




PPS
(Would like to find an DIY bicycle electric motor with a light weight lithium ion battery with 500 mile range, or more than 30 mile range - and which could carry 4 panniers when helpful too :) )



PPS

Lightweight rear motor in free wheel too - 


This Carbon E-Bike Is Lightweight, Fast, and Cheaper Than Competitors: 
New Urban Urtopia is a carbon fiber e-bike with built-in lights, security features, and a whole lot more 
by Braden Carlson May 21, 2022
30 lbs
~ aiming for $2000 
Wait for the WalMart version? 



Rear hub motor SX2 Grin Technologies Shenjy 

Throttle? Battery?




GEAR
Hub motor vs mid-drive: Which type of ebike is best for you?
Mid-drive ebikes are usually the premium choice, but hub motors have their own advantages
April 7, 2021 


Electric bicycle hub motors vs mid-drive motors: Which should be on your next e-bike?
2018 




BAFANG 48V 1000W Rear Hub Motor : 26 Inch Fat Tire Electric Bike Conversion Kit with Battery (Optional) for Rear Cassette Wheel with LCD Display & PAS
448.56 - $1,047.78




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Toyota is the latest car company to jump on the electric bike bandwagon 

best electric bike for touring long battery life

The Optibike R22 Everest Edition can go up to 300 Miles on a Single Charge





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walmart electric bikes light weight



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best electric bike long battery life

Longest Range Electric Bikes [Top 5]
  • Raleigh Centros Tour – 128 Miles.
  • Trek Allant+ 9 Stagger – 124 Miles.
  • Cannondale Topstone Neo Carbon Lefty 3 – 109 Miles.
  • S-Works Turbo Creo SL – 80 Miles.
  • RadRhino 6 Plus Electric Fat Bike – 42 Miles.




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What is the weight of the lightest e-bike? 

Lightest E-Bikes
RANKBICYCLEWEIGHT
1Hummingbird Folding E-Bike10.3 kg / 22.7 lbs
2Ribble Endurance SL E Hero10.5 kg / 23.1 lbs
3Cannondale SuperSix EVO Neo11.3 kg / 24.9 lbs
4Specialized S-Works Turbo Creo SL12.2 kg / 26.8 lbs





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Cannondale Rolls Out Smallest & Lightest E-Bike: Compact Neo
November 2, 2022 | By Andrew McLemore 







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Lectric XP 3.0 launched as most affordable 2-passenger e-bike, and we got the first ride [Video]
999 




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Lightweight rear motor in free wheel too - 


This Carbon E-Bike Is Lightweight, Fast, and Cheaper Than Competitors: 
New Urban Urtopia is a carbon fiber e-bike with built-in lights, security features, and a whole lot more 
by Braden Carlson May 21, 2022
30 lbs
~ aiming for $2000 
Wait for the WalMart version for under $1000? 


Cool! Lightweight #eBike ~30 lbs w #SamsungLithiumIonBatttery 
This Carbon E-Bike Is Lightweight, Fast, & Cheaper Than Competitors: 
New Urban Urtopia is a carbon fiber e-bike 









Seeking pannier holes and 100-500 miles battery storage and for often used THROTTLE re TURBO MODE re Urban Urtopia as prototype for lightweight ebicycle 






ZNH Mountain Electric Bike , 26 inch 
350 Watt commuter adult
With removable 36 V-10 ah battery 
21 Shimano speed gears 
Walmart $758



Too heavy...






Best Class 2 Electric Bikes
1. RadRover 6 Plus – $1,999
2. Lectric XP 2.0 – $1,099
3. Ride1UP 700 Series – $1,695
4. QuietKat Ranger 5.0 – $2,599
5. Rambo Rooster – $1,800
6. Aventon Level – $1,699
7. Blix Packa Genie – $1,999






 
~ Electric Bicycles ~
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Best Electric Bikes From Consumer Reports' Tests: A little bit of help from an electric motor is attracting more people to e-bikes and bicycling (11/24/22)


This idea with throttle tops my list:

CLASS 2 - WITH throttle, 20 miles per hour top speed

81 / 100 top rating
Blix - Aveny Skyline

(with a super light back hub motor - made by NASA or similar - for removal of tire, and putting bicycle on car roof, for example, and a super light battery to, with a 500 mile range between charges, all weighing less than 20 pounds:)

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CR Recommended

CLASS 1 - no throttle, 20 miles per hour top speed


84 / 100 top rating

Raleigh

Retroglide Royale 2.0 iE Step Over


83 / 100 top rating

Tern

Vektron D8 Folding

81 / 100 top rating

Cannondale

Adventure Neo 4

CLASS 2 - WITH throttle, 20 miles per hour top speed

81 / 100 top rating
Blix

Aveny Skyline

This Blix bicycle is the CR top of list - class 2 - with THROTTLE
(like my Zap Electric Motor on bicycle had a throttle, in the 1990s, riding up Market St in SF  with the battery running out of power  half way up the hill - http://www.electricscooterparts.com/images1/zapkitdx200.jpg)



May be able to get some ZAP parts here (in Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz too, where there's a Blix dealer too)  ... ZAP electric bike motor parts as replacements for -


So, with a new kind of motor in the new back wheel hub motor - or a new back wheel with motor thich could carry 4 full paniers, and a full trailer, - and a new battery, I'd like to explore building my own, and with a lighter longer lasting battery That I could remove, and bring with me, for security And with throttle on the handlebar like old Zap Motor ...

Here's a blog post from 2015 about my old ZAP motor on my Schwinn Voyager 18 speed touring bicycle -
Flowering kudzu: Electric bicycles with an 100 mile range?, Liked the  Juiced, Kalkhoff  electric bicycles without an 100 mile range, Would like to see these electric bicycles rated in Consumer Reports or similar, Riding an electric bicycle from the east bay hills of the SF Bay area over Skyline Drive and into SF and back, Friendly/Quakerly concern about reversing climate change, To Electric_and_Hybrid_Vehicles (https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Electric_and_Hybrid_Vehicles from https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Subjects) at World University and School




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Value touring bikes non electric ...

Schwinn Voyageur 18 speed 


Trek 720?








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best #diy #ElectricBike kits with throttle (post ZAP motor from the 1990s) The 6 Best E-Bike Conversion Kits of 2023 https://www.treehugger.com/best-e-bike-conversion-kits-5188910 >https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool. org/wiki/Electric_and_Hybrid_Vehicles @WorldUnivAndSch @WUaSPress (See too https://www.consumerreports.org/health/electric-bikes/best-electric-bikes-e-bike-review-a2596703950/













Cell: Craig Morrow (412) 716 - 4956
Address: 1800 Preble Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15233
 About Us





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Hiked here after soaking - 

on this beautiful nearby 

Long Ridge Loop on AllTrails

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/maryland/long-ridge-loop?sh=dthalq gem of a trail :)




 Sunday · 9:34 PM 


Soaked in the Berkeley Springs' warm (not hot!), long rectangular pool and explored the town of Berkeley Springs / Bath in West Virginia, dating well before George Washington visited it first in 1748 ... 


Just back safe and sound, T.. ... Just bagpiped a little too ... Soaked in the Berkeley Springs' warm (not hot!) long rectangular pool and explored the town of Berkeley Springs / Bath dating well before George Washington visited it first in 1748 ... 

https://berkeleysprings.com/trail/gwtrail-5.html ... Some comparisons between Middletown CA, 4 miles from Harbin Hot Springs, Harbin itself, and Berkeley Springs ...

After soaking and exploring, I went to  Woodmont Natural Resources' Management area for a stellar spring green and flowery hike ... How was your day? :)





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I asked a number of people while actually soaking if Berkeley Springs was a hippy place in the 1960s and '70s ... Some said yes, one said it still is, and he described himself as a hippy with longer hair last week than  his almost Beatles' haircut ... Said he has land in the area ... As I soaked in the middle of this little outdoor state park, between two bath houses with "Roman Baths" heated to 104F, I was struck culturally by the number of couples walking by (some large people) ... A lot of people also were filling up their water bottles under a roof just beside the 2nd floor museum, under which was one of the Roman baths. Some people were friendly, others were stand offish ... One woman working walked with me into the bath house under the museum. Not very educated, she was friendly  and there was a little selling of both sets of "Roman Baths" I didn't inquire into what made them "Roman" ... There were some families with kids too in this state park, 2 kids with nets searching to catch the fish in the  warm pools filled by 74F source water ... The shops across the street from the Museum and baths were gifty ... And almost New Agey in 2023 ... The museum woman mentioned a store called Berkeley Sprigs' Memories gift shop on  the main street wheer the owner was sharp and had traveled (NY, DC, FL). ... and whose sister Jeanne Mozier had co-authored a history of Berkeley Springs in a familiar series on history of towns. This woman Barb Wolfe also said it was a hippy place in the 1960s and 1970s then the artists came then the food people (re cafes I think) came (a sociological perspective ). The man I liked with the hippy-like part down the middle haircut also said the Chamber of Commerce has an exhibit of Berkeley Springs' history ... Am curious how Harbin Hot Springs and Berkeley Springs could emerge in parallel in Google Street View with time slider and with ethno-wiki-virtual-world-graphy  of all of us building this together in a realistic virtual earth for history as a new form and method of history :) Berkeley Springs' culture ? Not countercultural ... more entwined with the Town of Bath than alternative Harbin since 1972 is, 4 miles away, dis-entwined with Middletown ... Not clothing optional, with cooler waters, not such a unique separate living culture as Harbin ... Glad to have soaked (the only one soaking in the pools outside today anomalously) :) Let's hike soon :)   



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Thanks for calling ... You've been to Berkeley Springs before too - do I recall correctly? :)😊 



Hi T.. ... the timing of your call yesterday makes me wonder how to grow an abolition movement of the illegal sex and drug industries internationally and their latent networks of violence at (Berkeley Springs) state (and national) parks too like in West Virginia  ... and at Univ Pitt Med Ctr in WV, MD and PA, for ex. ... I think I'll let you finish the Tuscarora trail on your own this year ... and in order to continue to grow World Univ & Sch's abolition movement to protect people... potentially all 7.9 billion people on the planet each a Wikidata PIN # ... Friendly greetings, Scott  ( http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/care?m=0 )





Hi T..!  Thanks for your text message and re the first curious call from you in months ... and regarding my ongoing call for abolishing the illegal sex and drug industries internationally and their latent networks of violence ... and in that  tri-state WV MD PA area (re potentially corrupt law enforcement and corrupt univ pitt med ctr too ... at Berkeley Springs ...  For comparison's sake with Harbin Hot Springs ...   I didn't get a vibe of a rogue or a criminal element or lawbreaking element at Berkeley springs - yesterday - and no 'negative vortex' fallen? energy culturally and in people either (yesterday) which is a phrase Sunheart used for Harbin Hot Springs ... but I think a call from a US state department official who might be seeing prostitutes illegally in DC area and in the Middle East ... could be a way that a corrupt state department official could generate a negative vortex at Berkeley Springs or on the Tuscarora Ridge trail too ... Have you or other government officials been seeing prostitutes in Berkeley Springs and the surrounding area. I also found your racist comment on a last hike inappropriate and scary from someone who may have aspired at one time to be us secretary of state ... Have been including you in emails for safety and security reasons ... and in further examining  or inquiring about corruption in the univ Pitt med ctr ... Abolitionally, growing an abolition movement (potentially with you - please join the struggle to end modern slavery), in asylum from CA in PA, and as a conscientious objector, Friendly greetings, Scott  (http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/conscientious%20objection?m=0) 🙏 (http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/ethics?m=0)




How best to grow an abolition movement of modern slavery in all 200 countries and in their main languages, I wonder T..? Universal Basic Income experiments could be one approach and with even Stanford Mine Pi  cryptocurrency and law and law enforcement and AI and electronic medical records as well 🙏Scott (I am sending you 1π! Pi is a new digital currency developed by Stanford PhDs, with over 35 million members worldwide. To claim your Pi, follow this link https://minepi.com/sgkmac and use my username (sgkmac) as your invitation code.)



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Am inviting you T.. to be a model of abolishing the illegal sex and drug industries and their latent networks of violence in all 200 countries ... in a Quaker Friendly way by being an example of anti-slavery behavior (the conscientious objection "Let this Life Speak" idea in Quaker parlance) 🙏Scott (http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/Quaker?m=0 and http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/Quakers?m=0) Please help stop the wrongful buying and selling of people, including sex trafficking of kids tragically -  which may have been happening in the SF Quaker Meeting and Pacific Yearly Meeting since 1949 and Joel Bean) & re law, law enforcement +, T..! Thank you and Friendly greetings, Scott






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Berkeley Springs' Memories meeting on Sunday April 24, 2023 - and someone who knows some of its history: The idea for a realistic virtual Harbin, and Realistic Virtual Berkeley Springs too (and in a realistic virtual earth - for history and ethnography etc) to which we all could add photos and conversations and oral histories, and memories would be created by ethno-wiki-virtual-world-graphy by all of us


Dear Barb at Berkeley Springs' Memories' gift shop,


Nice to meet you yesterday. Greetings. I couldn't access your Berkeley Springs Memories' website - and for your gmail for example. 

Are you related by any chance to a (now deceased) 'Ginny Wolfe" (of Philadelphia), the first wife of a favorite first cousin once removed, John Briscoe (who died about 10 years ago), who had 2 sons with her - Mark Briscoe and Alex Briscoe both in northern California? (Just saw a text message unusually today ... making me think there might be a connection between you and his mother). 

The idea for a realistic virtual Harbin (and a realistic virtual earth - for history and ethnography etc) to which we all could add photos and conversations and oral histories, and memories would be created by ethno-wiki-virtual-world-graphy by all of us - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/ethno-wiki-virtual-world-graphy

Here's the beginning of #RealisticVirtualHarbin Hot Springs, and think Google Street View with time slider, Maps, Earth, TensorFlowAI and little Google's Pegman becoming avatar bots of you and I ... and for soaking too from our home bathtubs: 




With your great knowledge of Berkeley Springs, how could we create a realistic virtual Berkeley Springs, I wonder - and for virtual visiting too? 

Will add you to the World Univ & Sch Monthly Business Meeting emailings. 

Best wishes, abolitionally, Friendly greetings, Scott







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- 210 East End Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
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