We design drive systems for light electric vehicleshttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3m6z5lh2hck2sThis is my neighborhood and I've been kind of stunned that Waymo didn't anticipate this problem but really stunned at how long they've been continuing to ignore the complaints. https://insideevs.com/news/780391/waymo-charging-depot-santa-monica/?fbclid=IwY2xjawObNUdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFZVXF1YkJWR3lRSnlZbGgwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiXe8612utc4ea_sx5st2I33T7zTR_eUot_n_TtmzHv--pvR5iFzNXtPzPOp_aem_ghyRYrHeuxulolp3fI2Wnw02 Dec 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6z5lh2hck2shttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3m52bkqto3c2b https://www.bikeradar.com/features/cycling-industry-makes-case-for-eurobike-future?fbclid=IwY2xjawN63cNicmlkETFoTFRvNE8wNG9sVWRuY0pWc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhHBXbqZHf-QLTAw3LXrQYjRmFUTyqhit70ShOD92AyinY3N2jXfqqaiVpsf07 Nov 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52bkqto3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3m4oecctrhk2f https://www.bikeradar.com/news/eurobike-2026-in-doubt?fbclid=IwY2xjawN0oCFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5a3FhUHp2NWZGZFdMZzJxAR7VawrA_xlK6nSWSB7E_meRuVZbUunJv59seH8cLLKf0ErggdMFCOK56nigqw_aem_d-NQVMBfi3l4ubSsB3I5Fg02 Nov 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4oecctrhk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3m4o3icf7hs2uJust a personal gripe that someone else shares apparently... https://www.jalopnik.com/1985651/universe-gave-cruise-control-use-it/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox-Jalopnik&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawNy8Y1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLMVRsRGw1R01obXJFQWxRAR7qtIRdTNznsGkIbWjk1yHd3Ca4jqBhj7vGMEU6H0MhkD4KnYPBK921CA0Log_aem_v-Rum4rk_JhT7Hhj0mOH8A#Echobox=176195383802 Nov 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4o3icf7hs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3m2z42etf5s2rSeriously? Moore said a Customs and Border Protection FAQ page is clear about how to value steel products. “It’s the ‘price paid’ for the steel content in the form purchased," Moore told BRAIN, paraphrasing the FAQ. "Not the price of the raw material farther up the supply chain.” https://www.bicycleretailer.com/opinion-analysis/2025/10/09/how-are-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs-calculated-bikes?fbclid=IwY2xjawNVJJtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFCYWNWYmxjdHA3OGt3VE10AR5J2h0hIknZUM9pjFT3LCc31Ovnl4BmKaN1WLbhRcxCBXa5rYQMgXRTkVjgOg_aem_E9p0nm0XktJrRhqtupNbaQ12 Oct 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2z42etf5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lzhs4yqvx226We would never want to be hostile to cars. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-22/trump-cancels-trail-bike-lane-grants-deemed-hostile-to-cars?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=citylab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawM-2WpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDTHVtNVVRZVlTMkl0bE53AR4znYzZ6t48pMG37a-cCGvzRMkF8jg4CUlOzMfn9yq_pbrZY0oHQGQJUCS9KQ_aem_TVx0rjMgd_N2B5AkYKoHkw23 Sep 2025 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhs4yqvx226https://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lwsflgjgl22aI can't tell you how many clients I've had who, having never designed a bike, think a non-adjustable seat is a good idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c__jbrnsxXU&t=550s20 Aug 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsflgjgl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lwr7gvzi3c2bI'm not sure why the 50% steel tariff would apply to a finished good rather than only the input cost of the raw material. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/08/18/new-ruling-could-add-steel-tariff-costs-imported-e-bikesn-and-trainers19 Aug 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr7gvzi3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lwojom4ors27Interesting report that focuses on bike manufacturing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ba2hf_C3s18 Aug 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwojom4ors27https://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lw7ghkrvns2n12 Aug 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7ghkrvns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lnuwh6f3ic2qInteresting article. The last segment on the economics is a little different than I'd realized. https://www.wired.com/story/rare-earth-minerals-china-tariffs/28 Apr 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuwh6f3ic2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3ln3qzilswc2j https://www.jalopnik.com/1836595/nyc-congestion-relief-pricing-results-100-days/18 Apr 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3qzilswc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lmxrgf6wfs2oInteresting. Hope they can stand this up and make it work. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/guardian-bikes-powers-american-comeback-with-nations-first-high-volume-bicycle-frame-manufacturing-plant-302425931.html16 Apr 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxrgf6wfs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lknwbyga4s2t https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/03/e-bike-family-parenthood/682052/18 Mar 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknwbyga4s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lk42cxtu522rI'm sorry to see their problems but after watching the way they burned through VC money for years with headcount and expansion rather than focusing on profitability, I'm not really surprised. https://electrek.co/2025/03/07/rad-power-bikes-ceo-secretly-exits-amid-more-layoffs-uncertain-future/11 Mar 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk42cxtu522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3ljpmhlcebk2qI get asked almost every week why more bike production doesn't move onshore. While there are options that make sense and companies taking interesting steps, as with most things, the full answer is complicated. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/opinion-analysis/2025/01/27/low-cost-labor-red-herring-or-elephant-room-when-it-comes-bike-making?fbclid=IwY2xjawIPJjNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHX6QMVritMPbaXEFH5zIYpDTmr3ee8Api60kl43fl5SoM8V0USKHzEs8fw_aem_wdFWEnwDtEROJdRRisg0hg06 Mar 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpmhlcebk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3ljd24ukjss26Anyone else planning to attend? Last year was very informative and valuable. https://www.bicycleleadershipconference.org01 Mar 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljd24ukjss26https://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lijy25rzz22xSince the company has a RAM van, it's nice to be bumped down to number 2. https://insideevs.com/news/750265/tesla-drivers-are-worst-ev-safety-study/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIiCU5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHa-k5T5M2LcU9TPzEUnfQ-Wa-cLN48ARvKJujZwiosam1YLozS3oYoOvtQ_aem_j7A7h3sFOUgdlr5pgvN8zg19 Feb 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lijy25rzz22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lictosskl22eAs they were dragging these things across an actual bike path this morning, I feel like they were SO close to a revelation.16 Feb 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lictosskl22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3liafzhfsa22p https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/02/13/trump-plans-impose-reciprocal-tariffs-april?fbclid=IwY2xjawIcT4dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVR5WNtXxA_p8DIOdaLsrrP29F1qRdYZeCiDBFZU7mUZkxbfzVjdnCDqVQ_aem_sQdo7eXHk0t8uFmMBnCVSA15 Feb 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3liafzhfsa22phttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lheeh5foxs2yIf this actually holds up it would ironically do more for ebike safety in the US than every other regulation proposed in the last 10 years. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/02/03/now-de-minimis-loophole-closed-products-coming-china-and-canada?fbclid=IwY2xjawIPCCJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXb22ks60yDVLvXsFlSXnFeLKEkwUTC0mWN-MP9o7MRyYQi3pHvIBdEbjQ_aem_DeiL4hkMAqypc1-50P58wA04 Feb 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheeh5foxs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lg6jv2rzzs23https://www.showdaily.net/2024/12/whats-next-these-five-topics-will-shape-the-bike-industry-in-2025/20 Jan 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6jv2rzzs23https://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lerdpuo3722gInteresting that they started this article with a focus on the bike business. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china.html02 Jan 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerdpuo3722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lda3ufgqwc2414 Dec 2024 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lda3ufgqwc24https://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lcgejxo3t22s03 Dec 2024 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgejxo3t22shttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lcbdt4imw22m01 Dec 2024 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbdt4imw22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lc7eikovp22f01 Dec 2024 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc7eikovp22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/santamonicaev.bsky.social/post/3lbentkjgo22whttps://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2024/11/19/larry-pizzi-joins-pedego-ceo20 Nov 2024 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:57npc7ccloqhla62yoztkcrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbentkjgo22w