| Re: electric bikes on centuries
Daryl Hunt wrote:
> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:YMSxh.59129$wc5.10351@newssvr25.news.prodigy. net...
>> The one thing I have going for me is that it is all flat and he seems
>> interested in riding the trail that was railroad and is now paved just for
>> biking and walking. It goes about 8 miles and only crosses 2 roads with
>> little traffic.
>> <SNIP>
>
> Whatever it takes, whateer it takes. I found myself sitting in the recliner
> way too much. I am semi retired. But the front steps had to be done in a
> sideways fashion. That was enough. I started riding a bike and it saved my
> life. Unfortunately, my left knee is swiss cheeze. I couldn't pedal the
> bike for as long as I needed to. Hence, the bike with the low impact
> electrics added to compensate.
My knees are dead yet even though I has massive reconstruction on my
right leg after shattering the Femur into the knee socket due to a cager
crash (my cage). I am also semi-retired in the sense that work versus
age is making it hard to find a job worth taking. You're 58, OK, we'll
keep your resume (on the bottom of the pile).
>
>> Yeah,
>> It hits 100 for about 30 days out of the summer here. Dry but when it goes
>> over 110 the pavement really gets to scorching. This is the area where
>> they made a movie and took bets on frying an egg on the road.
>> It didn't fry, but came close.
>
> Sounds to me like you need to have a gulley washer two or three to help out.
At this time we actually do need one since we are only at about 30% of a
normal season. LA down in the south depends pretty much on OUR water.
>
>
> I just don't care for the old "Brown" stripe in the front and having to
> clean my glasses at every stop.
No, me neither, but it's the drivers with bad windshield wipers that I
stay away from.
>
>
>>> Other than that, I ride every day without fail. Rain, Shine, Snow, sleet
>>> or fair weather. That isn't something most can say.
>>>
>> I can't say it. Sometimes it is easier to just go out and run a bit, due
>> to the overwhelming junk collection in my garage.
>> Bill Baka
>
> Like I said, my left knee won't put up with that for long.
>
> No, mine wouldn't either, but that is why I run and not jog. Short
sprints on my toes don't put any real impact on my knees but I can only
run so far until I am flat out of breath. If I could only Jog then I
wouldn't run, but I figure as long as I can run at a full run then I
should do it. Not as many people give me that "too many Duis" look as
when I am on the bike. Either way I get some kind of look for being an
adult of some years and "Not acting my age" whatever that means.
At least my hairs is still dark brown and no gray.
Bill Baka
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