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02-04-2007, 03:47 PM

Bill Baka wrote:
::::: Anything that gets one off the couch.
:::
::: You're not making a strong case for an electric bike!

::
:: Come on, read my last line, getting people off the couch in the first
:: place is a starting point. If an electric assist does it then maybe
:: they can get addicted to riding and buy a real bike.

What, after they have already bought an electric bike, you want them to
consider buying a "real" bike? Too funny. Why not just buy a "real" bike
and ride it? Just find a piece of flat ground & ride. I started out with
simple loops @ less than 5 miles, using gears that make it very easy to turn
the cranks.

I'm not suggesting that an EB can't be a road away from couchpotatodom, but
I'm saying I can think of much better ways to get away.

:::
:::::
::::: I'm riding tomorrow, whilst all the potatoes watch some dumb
::::: football game. The (not so) superbowl clears the roads pretty
::::: well every year.
:::::
:::
::: Good for you. Too bad we have 25 mph winds...makes it too cold.
::
:: Cold has been my enemy too. I went out yesterday and thought I was
:: really doing good until I got about 5 miles from the house and
:: realized it was a tailwind, DUH. Coming back was not only slower but
:: froze my hands while I was getting sweaty. Makes me want summer
:: back, no layering, just water, pedal and sweat, not worrying about
:: freezing if I had to walk back due to a failure.
:: Summer, summer, please.

I'm good above 40 degrees with no wind chill, but there always is some here.
If the temp is in the 30s, then it's just easier to ride the stationary
(though not nearly as enjoyable) & go the gym.

02-04-2007, 03:47 PM	#88 (permalink)
Roger Zoul Guest Posts: n/a	Re: electric bikes on centuries Bill Baka wrote: ::::: Anything that gets one off the couch. ::: ::: You're not making a strong case for an electric bike! :: :: Come on, read my last line, getting people off the couch in the first :: place is a starting point. If an electric assist does it then maybe :: they can get addicted to riding and buy a real bike. What, after they have already bought an electric bike, you want them to consider buying a "real" bike? Too funny. Why not just buy a "real" bike and ride it? Just find a piece of flat ground & ride. I started out with simple loops @ less than 5 miles, using gears that make it very easy to turn the cranks. I'm not suggesting that an EB can't be a road away from couchpotatodom, but I'm saying I can think of much better ways to get away. ::: ::::: ::::: I'm riding tomorrow, whilst all the potatoes watch some dumb ::::: football game. The (not so) superbowl clears the roads pretty ::::: well every year. ::::: ::: ::: Good for you. Too bad we have 25 mph winds...makes it too cold. :: :: Cold has been my enemy too. I went out yesterday and thought I was :: really doing good until I got about 5 miles from the house and :: realized it was a tailwind, DUH. Coming back was not only slower but :: froze my hands while I was getting sweaty. Makes me want summer :: back, no layering, just water, pedal and sweat, not worrying about :: freezing if I had to walk back due to a failure. :: Summer, summer, please. I'm good above 40 degrees with no wind chill, but there always is some here. If the temp is in the 30s, then it's just easier to ride the stationary (though not nearly as enjoyable) & go the gym.