Saratoga Dave
Well-Known Member
No dramatic scenery today, just the Mohawk River on a rainy 40 degree December 2nd. But I got to 5000 miles on my aluminum Creo before the weather tries to shut us down tomorrow, so that’s one more checked off the 2023 To Do list.
I bought this thing in April of last year, 2022, and it has been the best bike I ever owned. I’ve posted a good bit about it now and then, but suffice it to say that it’s charm continues, to the point that I recently retired - gave to my son, actually - my trusty 2018 Giant Toughroad. From here on out, it’s all Creo, all the time. Nothing else comes close. I had considered getting another gravel or even mountain type bike, but I think I’ll just stick with what I know. This has done more for my fitness than I could have expected. The other one actually made things too easy, but the end result is now that probably a third of all my riding is done with the assist switched off, and when it’s on I rarely go above my Eco settings.
During that same time frame since April last year, I also managed to put on about 1500 miles with the Giant, so it‘s been a good year. Here’s hoping that at 72 I can keep this up long enough to realize the goal of riding the circumference of the earth sometime next year, having started my ebike adventure in late August 2016. Been a hell of a ride.
I bought this thing in April of last year, 2022, and it has been the best bike I ever owned. I’ve posted a good bit about it now and then, but suffice it to say that it’s charm continues, to the point that I recently retired - gave to my son, actually - my trusty 2018 Giant Toughroad. From here on out, it’s all Creo, all the time. Nothing else comes close. I had considered getting another gravel or even mountain type bike, but I think I’ll just stick with what I know. This has done more for my fitness than I could have expected. The other one actually made things too easy, but the end result is now that probably a third of all my riding is done with the assist switched off, and when it’s on I rarely go above my Eco settings.
During that same time frame since April last year, I also managed to put on about 1500 miles with the Giant, so it‘s been a good year. Here’s hoping that at 72 I can keep this up long enough to realize the goal of riding the circumference of the earth sometime next year, having started my ebike adventure in late August 2016. Been a hell of a ride.
