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I didn't get to ride yesterday. I had hoped to ride last night but a weather front moved across and brought almost an inch of rain. It rained again early this morning and again tonight. I squeezed in a couple of rides between the rains. I went to ride around noon today but I found I had a near flat tire. It took two days for it to get that flat but I wasn't about to go riding with it. I found three small shards of metal in the tire. I only found one hole in my tube. I put my last new tube in the tire and patched the hole in the old tube. I have it aired up and will let it sit for a while before I'm convinced it's a dependable tube. While I had the wheel off of the bike and at home, I replaced the rear rotor. All new brakes now.. finally. I rode 39 miles and came home for dinner.
I went riding again after dinner and as I was riding the sky kept darkening to my South. I stopped and checked the radar before riding South for my third loop and the radar indicated that I had about an hour before another weather front moved in. That was not correct! I had just reached the the outskirts of the town South when a huge gust of cold wind hit me and within another ten seconds a major downpour. I turned off on the only shortcut though the addition to the highway for my return and it was raining so hard that I could barely see where I was going. I turned and headed North for home which put the wind and rain on my back. I put the bike in race mode and cycled with a purpose traveling close to 40mph. A truck passed me and then pulled off onto the siding that I ride on and stopped. I think he was offering me shelter from the storm but I blew by him and continued my quest to outrun the storm. About two miles from home I was out of the rain and onto dry pavement. I put the bike up and hurried into the house. I was soaked! I think the bike is okay. It's not recommended to allow it to get that wet. My bose earbuds freaked out in the rain and kept telling me it was switching between the different noise cancelling modes instead of playing my tunes. They were working correctly when I got home. I'll not head into a dark threating looking sky again. The radar was bs. Lesson learned. It was quite an adventure that I hope not to repeat. I logged 69 miles for the day and was the only idiot out riding.
 
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. :(
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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!!!
 
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.
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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!
 
I had to edit the above. I typed it last night and failed to post it.

Today was just a fantastic day. It was in the low sixties when I got up. I wanted until close to eleven before riding. I rode and then rode some more and then rode again after dinner. It warmed into the low eighties with no wind. The humidity was high but it really doesn't seem sticky when cycling. It was an amazing day. I logged 110 miles of pure fun today. I hope to do the same tomorrow. One has to enjoy exceptional weather when it happens.

Speaking of enjoying this unusual August weather.... I saw less cyclists today than yesterday. I figured being the weekend the sidewalk South would be slammed. Not so. I don't get it. I saw four riders today and maybe a half dozen joggers or walkers. I did see one e-bike this evening. The guy was riding in town. I saw a couple of e-scooters on the sidewalk and one young boy on the way to his fishing hole with his tackle box between his feet and pole leaning against the fork of his scooter. Pretty sparce crowd considering the day.
 
It's too nice and the forums too idle to be sitting and not riding. I'll have to dig out my colder kit to ride, however. It is only 68° with no wind. Rain is in the forecast for this afternoon so riding early makes good sense.

I did put on my warmer riding clothes and went riding this morning. It was a little cool my first loop and then the next two loops were perfect and the last was a bit too warm for my clothes.
I was out of battery so I came home and did some grocery shopping. It didn't look like rain so I decided I'd take a short ride. I had a basketball tournament final game on TV at three so I had to ride like the wind. After the game and dinner I went for another ride. It never rained and was ideal riding weather. I logged 110 miles today and had a blast. I saw three other riders today. One of them was the old lady on her trike. It's always good to see her. I don't know where all the other cyclists were this weekend. It saddens me that people stay inside when the weather begs to be enjoyed.
 
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I rode after mowing today and then after dinner. I logged 78 miles with total miles since new 17,010. The miles speak well for the bike build. I'm still very happy with my purchase. I doubt many consumers put 17k on their bike in two years. I saw a number of walkers today but only a couple of cyclists. I saw the trike lady again and I saw an e-bike rider in town tonight. It was pretty warm and muggy today and being a week day I wasn't expecting much company. Especially after the miserable weekend turnout. I had fun.
 
I didn't get to ride until after dinner. I drained a battery with four loops and called it a night. It wasn't only hot and humid today, it was windy. It seemed pretty odd to have gusty South winds and humidity above 55%. It might have been the reason I saw nobody on the sidewalk South tonight. The only bike I saw was the e-bike I saw last night. It must be a new bike and rider. I guess the guy to be in his twenties and the bike is a lower profile bike with fat tires and no fenders. He was riding the bike in town basically where I saw him last night. I hope to catch him some time and say hi.
 
It was an unpleasant day weather wise. It was hot and steamy and with a stiff South wind. I went riding this afternoon and again after dinner. I met one cyclist on my first loop South. He was heading North and had the wind and downhill and was really moving. I only saw him that one time. I'm glad he basically had the sidewalk to himself at the speed he was going. I never saw any other riders. I met a couple on e-scooters tonight. It was the second time I have met them and the second time they refused to give me my half of the sidewalk. At least it was grassy where I was run off the path. Maybe they own that sidewalk.. :) I rode 68 hot miles today. It is supposed to be hotter tomorrow. Oh boy....
 
They were correct about the weather. It really was hot today. I came in from mowing and showered, took a look at the weather station, and decided not to ride until after dinner. Something about it feeling like 110° heavily weighed in on my decision. It had cooled off some by the time I was through with dinner so I went for a ride (felt like 104°). I drained one battery and put the bike up. I saw nobody riding or walking tonight while I rode 44 miles. I saw a couple of riders in town this morning while I was mowing. I saw my buddy Tim with his tricked out e-trike this morning. I haven't seen him in quite some time. I'm guessing he was going home and he rides early AM to escape the heat.
 
I had a appointment with my cardiologist this morning. He was wowed by my improvement and the 7K miles I've put on my bike since 2/28 when I last saw him. The riding is paying dividends!
I came home and went to the cabin and mowed that property. I then met a guy at my storage unit and sold him a portable table saw I had. Came home, fixed dinner, and then tried to ride some. It was extremely hot, humid, windy, miserable, and no fun. My back was hurting from mowing so I came home after just two loops. I hope to get out in the AM tomorrow and make up for being lazy today. It felt like 107° when I started riding and 101° when I returned.
 
I rode this morning. It was pretty nice out. I would guess the temperature in the mid eighties most of the morning. I timed my ride so I'd be out of battery and back in town by one pm to wrap the ribs I had on the smoker. I saw a few riders this morning. I saw my buddy Tim again as I was just starting to ride out of town first time. I think he was heading home. It was about the same time I saw him last time while I was between lawns.
I almost always finish my rides by taking a couple of cool down loops in town. My first time through town I saw two identical e-bikes parked in a yard. The second time around two guys were getting ready to ride so I stopped to say hello. A father and son with fairly new bikes. They were full sized road bikes with mid mount 500w motors. They looked like bikes you would see in a local shop. Under-specced and over priced but hands on before purchase. Nice guys that plan on taking their bikes to Yellowstone next month and ride a couple of trails there. The father retired this year and it's a bucket list thing. I hope the bikes don't let them down. Both father and son were big dudes.
I rode again tonight but saw nobody. My station said it felt like 105° when I left. It was pretty hot but cooled down a little as I was riding. My morning ride was quite a bit nicer but it's August. The hot is to be expected. The humidity is dropping a little each day. I'm ready for it to drop some more. :) I rode 91 miles today.
 
I'm glad I talked myself into riding last night. I third of an inch of rain has fallen this morning and destroyed my AM riding plans. With some luck, I can get in a ride this afternoon or evening.

I worked in a ride this afternoon. My back was hurting me so I didn't ride for long. I needed to get back home to start my dinner on the smoker anyway. I rode 22 miles today. It was pretty hot and super humid when I was riding. I was the only guy out there. It was a bummer that it rained this morning while it was nice and cool.
 
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It rained over night and into the morning which caused me to start my mowing late. Starting work late naturally cause me to start riding late. I still managed to get in a good ride before dinner. I immediately went riding again and rode until dark. Between the two outings I logged 71 miles. It was cooler which made for some comfortable riding. I only saw a couple of other riders but it is a week day.
My ride this evening I rode in assist level 3 instead of 2. It drains the battery faster but I all but forgot how fun it is to ride that fast. The bike could be ridden at a normal speed in 3 assist but there would be very little exercise about it. I rode hard and fast in 3 and was doing 28-30 mph on the sidewalk and the highway siding. Naturally I was riding slower in town. It was fun for something different.
 
The grass remained wet way into the afternoon today because of the high humidity. I managed to get my work done in time to cook dinner. I immediately went riding after we ate. When I got back into town following my first loop I stopped to check the radar. It was looking like rain to my North though no rain was forecasted. There was a little cloud and it started lightly sprinkling while I was viewing the radar. I headed home as the sprinkles became rain. I no more than put the bike in the shed that it quit. I waited around ten minutes and decided I truly was through and went riding again. I was still in town when there came a downpour. I came home drenched and put the bike in the shed. The rain had stopped before I walked from the shed to my back door. It was like I wasn't supposed to ride tonight. :) I came in and turned on the TV. 16 miles was all I rode tonight.
 
I might have to run and play and then work today which is not my habit. It is way wet outside and I don't see it drying any time soon. It's a pretty day beyond the crazy high humidity. It seems a shame to waste it while waiting for the grass to get dry enough to mow.

I couldn't just sit here so I went riding this morning. There were a few people out enjoying the pretty morning. I rode 24 miles and came home to mow. The grass was still wet and the steam coming up out of the yards was just terrible. I fought my way through my day's work and came home and fixed dinner. Right after dinner I jumped on my bike and rode 46 miles. I was the only guy on the trail tonight. It wasn't windy... that's the only good thing about tonight's weather. It was still fun to ride and not extremely uncomfortable on an e-bike.
 
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It was hot and humid again today. Thursday is my biggest mow day so it was mid afternoon before I went riding. I rode four loops and put the bike up. I was drenched in sweat. I didn't share my loops with any other riders today. I saw a few cyclists this morning while I was mowing. They were wise enough to get their ride done before the weather became miserable.
 
A challenge is how I describe riding today. I rode early and saw only one rider. I call him the mad cyclist that I have mentioned before. He rides like a man possessed and is hell bent to burn up the sidewalk. He's so busy riding that he hasn't the time to acknowledge your presence on his sidewalk. Different strokes for different folks I like to say. At least he didn't run over me. :) Beyond the mad rider, I saw nobody on the sidewalk South. I drained a battery and came home and cooled off a bit and then when riding again. I rode 79 miles in some very undesirable weather. When I came in from riding the second time, my weather station said it was 98° with a South wind in the low teens. The humidity was 50% making it feel like it was 110.1°. I had enough battery to ride one more loop but the sweat was running into my eyes and making it difficult to see. I feel much better now that I have cooled off and rehydrated. I might ride again tonight but I sure wouldn't bet on it.

I ate too much dinner so I decided I should ride some of it off. I rode another 29 miles and ran out of daylight. It was a bit cooler this evening. I had my loop to myself.
 
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I learned something interesting yesterday, my Juiced bike and a few of the other models produced by Juiced have been rebranded and sold under the name Napune. My first RipCurrent S model is a Napune Aquila. It is the Juiced frame with the 750W hub motor and the lesser amp hour batter.
I think it's an excellent bike for the fourteen hundred bucks and free shipping. It's a lesser bike than mine but it is good to see such a solid built bike remain in the market.
 
I rode this morning. My son is coming over this afternoon for some beers. I probably am done riding for the day. It was pretty nice riding when I started but it was pretty hot when I was done. I didn't see any other riders and only one jogger on the path South. I wasn't expecting a crowd but I thought I would see at least a few people out enjoying the day. I rode 42 miles and called it a day. I came home and hopefully fixed my squealing back rotor. I could hear it screaming over my tunes in my noise cancelling earbuds! I did a quick-o clean on the rear brakes. I washed the rotor thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol and then soaked it with the alcohol a few times while using the throttle and the brake and repeating while I had the bike leaned onto the kickstand. That is an expresso way to clean the pads. It was silent when I was done but if it is screaming tomorrow, I'll remove the pads, lightly sand them, and then put the super clean with alcohol before reinstalling them.
 
I'm getting ready to ride. I want to get in a few loops before it becomes crazy hot. I'm anxious to see if my rotor noise problem is fixed. My wife said she could hear me braking when I returned from riding yesterday and she was in the house! I'm near deaf and I could hear it. It had to be offensive to everyone in the area of me riding. Lately, that wouldn't be upsetting anyone. :(
 
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