8+ months of research, 100s of hours, know what I need & want but can't find it

[spokewrench]

Are your sure your inseam is short for your height? I’m a little over 6 feet tall and wear a 32“ inseam. I know someone who is a little taller than me who has a 30” inseam.

I thought my inseam was 30", but I measured and it's 9". Live and learn!

 

[BurroBabe]

My legs aren't long enough to reach the ground. That's why I ride a bike with pedals several inches above the ground.

Wannabe talls irk me, like Randy Newman, John Wayne, and Johnny Cash. I have it on good authority that in real life all were so darn short that they could ride bicycles wherever they wished without having to detour around railroad underpasses.

Cash imitated his hero John Wayne by wearing lifts together with heels. Ralph Emory made a bozo of him by ignoring the rule against filming him below the waist. The world saw the meaning of "dancing on a pony keg:" trying to walk in heels with lifts.

Wow, thanks for that video! As a kid, I only saw Cash as an old man with the lowest voice I ever heard. Those are some pretty pumps . If you saw a guy today wearing shoes like that , people would ask for their pronouns.

BTW, thanks for the explanation of the phrase,"dancing on a pony keg" too.

 

[BurroBabe]

@BurroBabe: How has your Vado story end up? I was thinking of writing a PM to you but felt ashamed a little bit!

No need to be embarrassed! Long answer coming soon, I'm so overstressed and underslept from outdoor work and it's another story.
I have it, I finally have the cranks swapped, now, if I can find where I left the pedals after using the vise in the woodshop to get them off, I'll be able to ride soon. . .it's now 9 days since I picked up the bike.

 

[Mulezen]

After I read this last night I called the LBS at 7AM and got the owner in the shop and asked him if the bike was ready. He said he had been alone in the shop all week so was building it tonight. When I asked about delivering it he said he wouldn't be able to for at least a week because he was only closed on Tuesday and, since his dad had died this past winter he was going "down" to visit his mom and help her with the house on his day off since she's alone now. What could I say? I told him he is a good son. I really appreciate when my son comes down and helps me here as well.

So, I'm still sucking around to get a ride to the shop. I've checked all the bus routes. . . I think everyone here understands how much public transit sucks in the US. In one direction, the bus from NYC to the upstate towns is discontinued until further notice, the local rural route from the nearest town (6 mi or 12 mi away) have been cut back severely and the only bus I can get from the bigger town to Ithaca is a commuter that leaves at 6:15AM and the local route to get to it doesn't start until after 9. I'm contemplating just riding a regular bike down to the main road, leaving it at the fire station and hitchhiking. (sigh).

Since this forum is international, I'll take a chance on saying, the US sucks when it comes to environmentally sound transportation options.Since becoming car-less, I've really learned how few of my "friends" are really friends. When I did have a car, it was always on me to drive to where they live. I'm "too far out of the way" for them to bother coming here, even when I had 9 broken ribs or a torn rotator cuff.

At least my donkey loves me.

And my donkey loves me. Transportation infrastructure is clearly lacking in the US though the vast distances here compared to Europe is one of the reasons. I drove to town yesterday (Richmond, VA) to referee an athletic contest. As I walked inside I spotted a young man mounting his bike...a Specialized ebike with baskets for the groceries. He told me has no car, just a bike like a few of his friends in the condo. I told him I feared riding in the city…he felt the same about my country roads
BTW…in the 50s my mother cooked breakfast for Cash several times while my grandfather complained to me in the living room about his long hair
Gazelle Bikes have smaller framed ebikes

 

[Stefan Mikes]

No need to be embarrassed! Long answer coming soon, I'm so overstressed and underslept from outdoor work and it's another story.
I have it, I finally have the cranks swapped, now, if I can find where I left the pedals after using the vise in the woodshop to get them off, I'll be able to ride soon. . .it's now 9 days since I picked up the bike.

Please post some pictures and impressions after your first ride (a.k.a. New Bike Day)!