Recent content by old guy 666

I got a regular motobecane bike 6 years ago as my "retirement" gift for myself. The non-electric MuleKick. 6,000 miles later and it is still in perfect shape. But I was having a hard time keeping up with my wife, so this spring I added the electric assist version too. You are right about them...

A light pedal assist bike would be nice. If you can handle zero boost, great. If you are gasping for air and your legs are burning, add boost.

When I ride with my wife we get 4 measurements, my bike, her bike, Map My Ride, and what her phone says. The range is pretty close for all 4, 25.8 to 26.5.

My shooting range has locust trees. The type with 2 inch thorns that kept going through the tires on the tractor they used to mow. They started using slime and have not had a flat since. Locust thorns will punch right through heavy boots!

I am on a E-bike to keep up with my wife on her regular bike. It is pretty much the same as my old non electric bike, except it has a small battery for hills and wicked headwinds. At 35 pounds it does not stress out old bike rack. The battery is good for 50 miles, about the same as my butt on a...

The Virginia Creeper rail trail.

I have a 35 pound bike with normal bike sized tires and a bafang mid drive. On boost level zero the motor disconnects from the drive train and it just like riding an older steel framed bike. I try to do that whenever possible to extend my range.

Can you tweak screen brightness? I went into my settings after I got my bike and set everything for minimum power consumption. Then I could not read the screen unless I was in deep shade, so I kicked it up to almost max. No bigger than the screen is I probably lost a city block of range.

Hydraulic discs, but I had the non-electric version with the same brakes for 5 years and always stored it out in the shed. Whatever fluid they use in the Shimano brakes must be temp stable.

I am putting it up for the winter. Do I keep the battery (about 60% charged now) inside for the winter? Anything else I should be doing? My storage place is unheated and might see -15 F.

It is legal in Illinois, and that is a good thing. You can get reliable "slight attitude adjustment" edibles. I have no interest in the stuff that glues your butt to the couch for 8 hours. Save that stuff for the folks with stage 4 cancer.

Sounds about like my requirements, except I didn't really need front suspension. I got a Motobecane Mulekick that is 35 pounds. It came as a flat bar gravel cross bike, so I swapped out the bars for something more upright. It is additional to the same bike in non electric. Hydraulic disc brakes...

I am having good luck with a Motobecane Mulekick ordered from Bikes direct. 35 pounds with a 200 watt/hour battery. I got it after having the non electric version for 5 years and riding 1000 miles a year. My son is a total bike addict and spent a couple years as a mechanic. He said it comes with...

Replace it. You don't want to be out on a ride on a sketchy tire. I have ridden 6,000 miles over the last 7 years and never had a flat on a ride. If a tire looks sketchy I replace it before it can leave me working on a bike on a roadside.

Depends on distance. For anything over 15 miles (which is when I grab the battery bike instead of it's manual version) I grab the padded shorts. Even with them I have stand up on the pedals for an occasional butt break after 30 miles.