E-Bikes

[olbriar]

I spent this morning and most of the afternoon trying to mow my river property. The rain has created a mowing nightmare. I came home and we went out to an old haunt and had an old fashion hamburger and fries. So it was after dinner that I took my ride. I only rode two loops and a bit around town... 24 miles tonight. My back was hurting from mowing all day on a stand behind mower. I hope to recover and ride tomorrow before it gets hot. I saw nobody while riding tonight.

 

[olbriar]

I rode early today and was home by noon. I saw only a couple of cyclists but a lot of walkers and joggers. It started out in the mid eighties but the humidity was out of sight. The heat index had it feeling like 100° at noon. I came in, cooled off, and then mowed my own yard. After dinner I decided to ride a few more miles. The heat index had fallen from 109° to 106° so I hoped I wouldn't get chilled. I only rode 25 miles this evening. It was just a wee bit hot. I logged 71 miles for the day.

 

[olbriar]

I had a very busy day but managed to get a ride in after dinner. It was way hot and humid today but I did see a few cyclists out this morning while I was mowing. I saw a nice looking full size e-bike this afternoon. It had road tires and not fat tires but was a good looking bike that was being ridded by a teen. What I see most often are smaller bikes with a banana or saddle sort of seat that was popular when my kids were growing up. I know I'm old school with a full size bike but ... hey, I'm old. I only rode 30 miles tonight. When it's this hot, that's enough fun for me.

 

[olbriar]

Yet another day of high temps and humidity. I got my work done and hung out at the house. I went riding after dinner. I rode 32 miles and put the bike up. I almost rode another loop. It was cooling off some and it wasn't terrible riding conditions. There was no wind and it was only 94° feeling like 100° when I got home. I don't care what they say... the evening sun as it is starting to set isn't as brutal as the midday sun no matter the temp. I had fun riding and saw a few walkers in town. I saw nobody riding or walking on the sidewalk South.

 

[olbriar]

It was very hot today. I mowed half my lawns and then came home and cooled off. I finished up my mowing and took a shower thinking my fun in the sun was over for the day. However, the temperature was dropping slowly so I decided to ride after dinner. I rode just one loop and couldn't help but notice that it was getting dark back in the North. I stopped and looked at the radar.. it showed nothing but I got absolutely soaked the last time I consulted the radar. I decided I would just ride locally until it started raining and dash home. I rode 33 miles total and had only received very random raindrops. I put the bike up and came in just before the downpour began. It was a lot of fun riding tonight. When the front first crossed it dropped the temperature. I rode the last fifteen miles or more with the temperature in the seventies. Man it felt great!!!

 

[olbriar]

I rode this morning. The grass was far too wet to mow until noon. I only rode 24 miles and the sky was looking like more rain was on the way. I put the bike up and jumped on the mowing detail. After mowing and eating a bit later than normal I went riding again. I logged 47 miles between the two rides. I wasn't the only person riding this morning. I saw at least eight other's enjoying the cooler weather. I only saw one other rider tonight.
My son's boss ordered two e-bikes today from PuckiPuppy. Their bike lineup all are named after different dog breeds. He order a GoldenR for himself... I assume the R is for Retriever. He bought a step through for his wife. Not a bad looking bike at a decent price. It has dual motors. Rear hub motor 960W and the front 640W. I'm interested to hear how that works and very interested to hear how it does with the battery which is only a 48v 20ah. I assume it can be jailbroke but as is max speed is 28mph which is street legal in most all states. A throttle assist up to 20mph. I assume it has a cadence sensor as most all e-bike but I see nothing about a torque sensor. The bike weighs twenty pound more than my bike at a whopping 93 pounds.
I don't know if that includes the battery. Right now the bike is on sale for $ 1,949.99
I'm always happy to hear someone is buying an e-bike.

 

[olbriar]

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in South Central Kansas. It was in the very low seventies in the morning and barely got into the eighties in the afternoon. I spent most of the day riding. I did see some riders out this morning which was cool. I rode 45 miles and came home and changed batteries. I rode another 43 miles before I put the bike up. It was a great day to be riding. The temperature was in the high seventies with little to no wind. The humidity remained high but it's pretty much not a big deal when you are riding and have the wind to equal things out. I logged 88 miles today and tomorrow's weather is to be very similar to today. I'm anxious to ride today!