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    SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides

    I rode around Eureka CA yesterday and stopped next to the bay for a couple of pictures. Crab pots & a log deck.
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    Charging Procedure

    Ya, that is scary. I guess one must read the Man U L ;-)>
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    Old man, new bike, massive hills, lesson learned

    I'm in California visiting family and I'm loving these flat roads where I can get over 30 miles on a charge. Big difference from my home AO of E.TN and nothing but hills and only getting 18 miles per charge on a 14 ah battery on pas lvl III. Hills make a huge difference. Glad I have at least...
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    Charging Procedure

    Never plug in or un-plug under power. This has always worked for me no matter.
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    I crashed today

    Glad your alright. Scary stuff.
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    Named my ebike today

    Yep, my Grandfather had one on his farm in the 60's & 70's.
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    Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes!

    While camping in the Redwoods I found a new trail system in Cutten CA. The McKay track.
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    Named my ebike today

    After getting real tired of emptying our 42 gal waste tote 340 lbs full at the campground every other day I decided to try an experiment. My back has fractures and hurts like Hell to pull this thing 60 yds to the dump station. So as they say necessity is the mother of invention. I attached the...
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    Crash today on black ice

    get well soon. i crashed on a morning commute in Honolulu back in 1987. Early morning with road slicks on my stump jumper. I was trying to negotiate a right turn on a greenlight making a big sweeper turn, and the bike went out from underneath me.(wet crosswalk paint) luckily there was very...
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    Protective Bike Gloves

    I found a regular pair of the original MechaniX gloves, and a pair of fleece thinsolate gloves over the mechanix gloves blocks about 99% of cold and wi d, and I still have full use of controls. I'll try it for awhile before I invest in anything else. I just bought a 2 pack for $19.00 @ sams.
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    The Experience of a Bicycle

    Sounds like a wonderful morning in Nor-Cal.
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