E-Bikes

[olbriar]

I have a follow up appointment with my audiologist this morning. I should be home early enough to get in some good riding. It is supposed to get into the upper seventies this afternoon. Oddly, the wind will be out of the North in the low teens. Usually, South wind is warm and the North wind is cold. I'm looking forward to riding no matter the direction.

I went riding come the afternoon. It was warm but it was also windy. I did see a few cyclists but not the number I anticipated. I think the wind kept them off the bike. I met a group heading North on the sidewalk that were battling the wind. First was a woman on an e-trike and behind her two kids likely under ten. Behind the kids were four or maybe five guys. They seemed to be riding in a group and they all waved. My second time going South on the sidewalk I met the trike lady, the two kids, and a male. I then guessed that I was looking at a family group and the other guys were just behind them. The group waved again and had a look on their faces like how the hell did I come from the North twice I finished my ride by mostly draining the battery and came home with full intentions of calling it a day. I had a beer and couldn't help but notice the wind had died down. I geared up and rode another three loops before coming home and cooking dinner. I had fun!

 

[olbriar]

Today was colder and windy. I didn't bother to go riding until noon. I rode one battery down and called it a day. The wind was taking the fun out of riding and I wanted to watch the Chiefs game that aired mid afternoon. I should have grabbed another battery and skipped the game. The wind calmed some and the Chiefs were not playing good football. At least I did get in a ride.

I worked a bit on the Aquila this morning before riding. I adjusted the length of the kickstand. I had forgotten that it's adjustable and I wanted it to hold the bike a bit more upright. It might help avoid the wind blowing it over again. In the process, I noticed that the rack/fender I installed has a height adjustment. I raised it not because it was rubbing on the back tire but to give the tire more clearance. It was sitting extremely close for no reason beyond needing adjusting. I gave the pedals some close scrutiny. They are close to a half inch smaller standing out from the crank arms and a half inch from front to back shorter than that of the RipCurrent S pedals. They are also a nylon or plastic instead of metal and they lack the contact surface and friction the old pedals have. I've slipped off the new pedals a number of times. I thought I'd adjust to the new pedals but I'm giving up.

This morning the tracking of my color display showed that it had arrived at the Wichita facility. Before I went riding it showed that it had departed the facility and it had a delivery date of Thursday. When I came in from riding I checked, thinking it would be at my local post office. It had arrived... In Omaha Nebraska. WTF It's easy to understand how the postal service runs at a deficit.... sheesh. I guess they knew what they were talking about with the Thursday delivery. 🤣

 

[olbriar]

It is to warm up nicely this afternoon with a fierce South wind. I have a Dr. appointment across the noon hour and will give riding some a serious look when I get home. Max gust so far has been 41mph and it's common to see gusts in the twenty to thirty mile range. It might be the day to stay home.