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  1. astrostu

    Yet Another: Help Me Choose ... ?

    Thanks. After a trip to my mom for her 73rd birthday and my brother's 5th wedding anniversary, the shop near her house had the bike but it was raining. A job up to Michigan for my significant other's mom returning from Australia after her stroke in December, and a shop 45 minutes away had the...
  2. astrostu

    Yet Another: Help Me Choose ... ?

    Thanks all for the replies, and the condolences. Obviously, supporting a local dealer seems to be a preference (I think I interpreted that correctly, not entirely sure ...). In the last two weeks, I have tried to try out a bike. Any bike. The first weekend, we had rain, so not a good...
  3. astrostu

    Yet Another: Help Me Choose ... ?

    I'm headed to two tomorrow -- Fully Cycle (previously mentioned) and the shop that sells Gazelle.
  4. astrostu

    Yet Another: Help Me Choose ... ?

    Thanks, Dewey. So, the Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH ≈ Gazelle Ultimate C380 HMB? I did find this comparison based on your post, which certainly helps. I think one problem for me is that I don't know all the details about all the different parts/brands/etc., so trying to understand that...
  5. astrostu

    Yet Another: Help Me Choose ... ?

    Hi All! Background: I'm 40 (just turned), male, had a bike when growing up, had three bikes stolen in college, had a bike for the latter half of grad school that I used for exercise around town (Boulder, CO -- very bike-friendly area), then moved up to the mountains with my significant other...
  6. astrostu

    An Old Newbie

    Thank you. And I highly recommend that. I was just at a work meeting in Wallace, ID (tiny town), and saw a team member and his wife offloading two electric bikes from their van, since the area is apparently known for extensive bike trails. I talked to them and they said they made the decision...
  7. astrostu

    An Old Newbie

    I'm the original poster's (teachdna's) older son. I wanted to let you know two things. First, the bike he got really is great, I was visiting my parents three weeks ago and got to try it out twice (Aug 18-19). I'm coming from having biked mainly for exercise a decade ago, a Giant-brand Rincon...
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