1/1/2019 2:11 PM
Edited Date/Time: 1/1/2019 2:16 PM
APLMAN99 wrote:
I have to admit that I'm getting closer to pulling the trigger on one. I used to cycle a fair amount a long time ago, but the older I've gotten, the steeper and longer the hills have gotten. Being a big guy overall, hills just plain suck and it kills the whole idea of riding to work, etc. But from what I've seen and been told about e-bikes, it changes all of that.
Panic_Rev wrote:
I rented the trek superfly for my brother two months ago so he would go riding with me on my birthday. Loved it so much he went and bout the Specialized turbo Levo. Longer travel, lighter weight, can customize battery and power delivery. Now he’s riding with me weekly. I still want to earn my downhills, but I certainly believe there is a place for e bikes.
I DO understand the “earn” part, but I probably thought that way more in my twenties than I do approaching my mid-50s. I may not actually get one for myself this year, as I might actually get my wife an e-bike first. She’s about 16 months post aortic valve replacement and while she did go riding with me a couple of times last summer, she doesn’t have the ability to really put in the miles I’d like to. I think that an e-bike would let her keep up enough that I could actually take my road bike out instead of my mountain bike if I wanted to.
We live in an area with LOTS of hills/climbs, but you can also string together quite a bit of relatively flat rides if you want. And if an e-bike lets me spend more time with my wife, it’d be a great investment! Every minute with her from here on out is a gift!
Noticed that you’re in Fayetteville. My grandparents lived in Springdale when I was a kid. My dad was actually born out in Forum (past/above Huntsville) and lived there til he was 14 or so and the family relocated to Washington (temporarily for them, permanently for him!).
Love that area and came really close to going to Arkansas for college.