HALLELUJAH!

[PatriciaK]

Saturday FedEx delivery - let the unboxing and assembly commence!

 

[Alaskan]

congrats. I your excitement you posted the same thing twice. Just go to the bottom of one of them and delete it.

 

[PatriciaK]

I posted in two different threads on purpose - hope that's ok...I AM excited !

 

[Tars Tarkas]

Congratulations! Is it out of the box and on the road yet?!

TT

 

[Gionnirocket]

Go Patricia! It's your Birthday!

 

[wabaseballfamily]

Lucky you!

 

[PatriciaK]

Happy old lady after my "virgin" Flow ride around our neighborhood before the next line of thunderstorms hit !

I was so worried I would not like this bike after riding my mid-drive La Free for the last year and a half; it's definitely different, but it's also definitely fun! Probably would not work in very hilly western WA, but for what I'll be encountering on paved trails in the Piedmont Triad of NC, it seems perfect - what a happy relief !

Working on a detailed post about initial experience/impressions ..

 

[Elle]

Anxious to hear your impressions of the Espin, especially in comparison to the LaFree. I'm just about to pull the trigger on purchasing the LaFree myself, but still trying to decide if I'd rather have the 'zippier' ride of a hub motor/cadence sensor/throttle bike like the Espin.

 

[Alaskan]

Wishing you many many miles and even more smiles on your lovely new bike.

 

[PatriciaK]

Anxious to hear your impressions of the Espin, especially in comparison to the LaFree. I'm just about to pull the trigger on purchasing the LaFree myself, but still trying to decide if I'd rather have the 'zippier' ride of a hub motor/cadence sensor/throttle bike like the Espin.

I'll include those, thanks. One thing I'm missing right away is the ability to set the bike on auto mode and have it self-adjust to however/whatever I'm riding. It's not a big thing, but without all the additional sensors the La Free has, it's a noticeable difference.

Also, I'm not a very zippy rider . Haven't tried the throttle on the Flow yet, but never missed having one in the La Free.

 

[Gionnirocket]

I'll include those, thanks. One thing I'm missing right away is the ability to set the bike on auto mode and have it self-adjust to however/whatever I'm riding. It's not a big thing, but without all the additional sensors the La Free has, it's a noticeable difference.

Also, I'm not a very zippy rider . Haven't tried the throttle on the Flow yet, but never missed having one in the La Free.

Don't listen to the naysayers...
I don't use the throttle often.. but I do appreciate it starting off up hill(bad knees), crossing a busy street and standing and riding over a series of bumps without slowing down. Plus I love teasing people struggling up a long hill by riding by just a tad faster with my feet in the air
Best of luck with the new wheels!

 

[RabH]

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Happy old lady after my "virgin" Flow ride around our neighborhood before the next line of thunderstorms hit !

I was so worried I would not like this bike after riding my mid-drive La Free for the last year and a half; it's definitely different, but it's also definitely fun! Probably would not work in very hilly western WA, but for what I'll be encountering on paved trails in the Piedmont Triad of NC, it seems perfect - what a happy relief !

Working on a detailed post about initial experience/impressions ..

Nice bike, I hope you have many many miles of fun riding it!

 

[AHicks]

Where's the headlight?

 

[PatriciaK]

Where's the headlight?

My "bike mechanic" didn't want to install it - I'm working on it .