> From: Ken Waller <[email protected]> > > Good on you Godfrey, I'm glad you're using it as you are. > I should have included a smiley face in my post as My comment wasn't meant as > a put down. > > Enjoy!
'Tis okay … I figured it was just for fun. :-) > From: Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> > > On 23/4/17, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> An electric pedal assist was essential. I have a lovely pedal bike that >> I couldn't ride anymore ... after having the hip replacement and knee >> repair, and 27 years of osteoarthritic degradation of the hip joint >> twisting my gait and ruining my leg muscles. I could no longer even >> swing my leg over the saddle to get on the bike, never mind how >> exhausted ten minutes of riding would make me. No progress... >> >> All of that is changing. Riding these ebikes has rejuvenated my legs to >> the point where I now take the pedal bike out and can ride for an hour >> or more. Beyond that, I can go more places and use it more. >> >> More is better. Life is good. eBikes are good. > > Agreed - an excellent idea. > But those tyres do look funny ;-) LOL! Indeed they do. :-) But, funny as they look, they're the reason this bike is so darn good to ride. They're not the stock tires: like most bikes in this class, the stock tires are more off-road/fire trail oriented knobbies that improve traction on loose dirt. I liked the bike on the first ride, but the stock knobbies were noisy and dragged a bit. I had these put on before I picked it up—the bike shop owner hadn't realized they existed when I pointed them out in his catalog. When I went to pick it up, he looks at me and says, "If I'd known about these tires before, I'd have fitted the bike with them before going to the expo two weekends ago. I could have sold a half dozen bikes with them on it!" Compared to the stock tires, these roll beautifull, seemingly frictionless over any surface. You float and flow along, turn and corner like a motorcycle, stop like a motorcycle. I find they are so efficient that, even with my still-recovering legs, I have the electric-assist power OFF or use the lowest possible setting most of the time. They attract a remarkable amount of attention. Every time I go out for a ride and stop somewhere, people come over and look, ask what it is, where did I get it, what does it cost, etc. Way more than the other fat bikes that pull up with their knobby tires… Well, I'm off for another ride… Still finishing up my 'week of polaroid photos' so I've got the SX-70 loaded and with me. G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. >>>> The Sumo, now sans rack and with blinky lights fore and aft: >>>> >>>> https://flic.kr/p/SPxfxh >>>> >>>> ... the gear that goes into the small backpack and on my body: >>>> >>>> https://flic.kr/p/U6Zjbz >>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
