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Fear not PowerMe. You will go gold before you know it. Brambor's right; you get points even if you only turn a mile when you get on your whip. That was pointed out to me way back when (I was just adding my miles at the end of the week, so I got screwed out of like 60 points every week for a...

What are you suggesting J.R.? Do you think Brambor is gaming the system? Allen

Hey Team: I can't let Brambor mop up the floor with us, so even though I went to work by car today, I just went out and did my end-to-end ride on my road. I needed to get some miles in come he** or high water. My dog Callie gave me a curious look when I spun by. I think I interrupted her special...

Hey Power Me: Did you have anything fun engraved on yours? Even after listing my Mom and my former Wife as emergency contacts, I had two extra lines. So I put my blood type on one and used the last one to say "Old as Dirt." Purple sounds pretty cool. Mine's yellow cuz' I tend to lose sh**. Allen

I guess it does. That would be swell, but I use the laundromat in town. Just a quick side trip for my boss to take me there on the way in to work. Allen

Hey Team: Racked up the usual ten mile commute today, plus—since we were down two workers—I was elected to run to get lunch. That made this a fourteen mile day.Go me! When I went out to ride to the sandwich shop, there was a mockingbird standing on my Brooks saddle and there was a nice...

Maybe you should move to Connecticut. It's 67º F here at 7:25 PM EDT and beautiful. But then again, three months ago it was 10ºF. You might not have liked that overmuch; I know I didn't and I've lived here my whole life. Allen

Okay, now you got me started. Here are a couple of pix I just took of the Grey Ghost parked behind work: Allen

Yeah Toynut: That's the same way I got hurt. Speaking of handlebars, an old guy—who was a commercial fisherman in the early mornings then worked in my Dad's boatyard by day—used to show off by sitting on the handlebars and riding my bike backwards. He was about 60 at the time! That was a pretty...

True enough. For example, surprise sex in the morning is great…unless you're in prison! :) Allen

That's true Grench. And a note to the ladies on the forum who feel intimidated by weird guys out at night: the weirdos don't get up early in the morning. My middle daughter Elizabeth is a Krav Maga practitioner and instructor. She teaches women's self-defense classes in Boston and instructs her...

Hey Croo': I rode from my house to one end of my road, then past my house to the other end, then back home, just so I could log some miles today. That was good for four miles at the NBC website. Tomorrow augurs well for bicycle commuting here in the quiet corner of Connecticut, so it'll be a...

Hi all: I don't have too many pictures of my eBike, so this one will have to do for now. Those are studded snow tires and Bar Mits, both of which helped me get through this past Winter. Now that it's almost Summer, I guess I'd better take another picture, so I can upload it to this thread. Allen

I'm really old, so I reckon I will never forgive my Mom for throwing away all those cool baseball cards. Heck, I could retire on my Mickey Mantle rookie card, no? But yeah, the cards did sound nice in the spokes; so much better than the time my friend was giving me a ride barefoot and my toes...

I don't know what all the complaints about noise are founded on. I strongly suspect that things have changed somewhat as I have a eight-month-old Optibike (Pioneer Allroad) middie that's as quiet as a church mouse. (I actually like the smooth, powerful purr of it's motor.) Just sayin'. Allen

Wowzer: It looks like I missed a tempest in a teapot. Don't anybody leave in a huff; in fact, don't anybody leave at all, please. Like Ken, I wear my religion pinned on my sleeve. In future, I will be sure to keep it in check. I think Steven is right; this forum is not the place for that. It's...

Hey croo': Well here's a pleasant surprise. When I got home from church and logged in my miles at the NBC website, I went Gold. I also scored a really nice three-piece set of antique white wicker furniture from the tag sale at church. Just another reminder that I have so much to be thankful for...

I tell people I don't drink water; fish have sex in it! But actually it's good for you and a must if you're riding a bike; even an eBike. Having the bottle fly off into the bushes would so not work for me. That's never happened with the Two Fish bottle holder. (But wait; what's with that name?)...

I love the Two Fish strap-on water bottle holder. It's made of stainless steel, has a wide Velcro strap, came with a bottle, and I got it from Amazon for under twenty bucks with free shipping. The rubber block is curved for conventional tubes, but it works a treat with the squared-off top tube...

Hey Team: I just rolled in from work and logged my ten mile commute in at the NBC website. So that puts me at 60 for the week. (Not too shabby for a guy who is as old as dirt.) The chipmunks wisely stayed on the side of the road and watched me go by. I guess they could tell I mean business. Allen