MrDLGregory
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HI all! My name is Darren and I'm from Westminster Colorado which is kinda between Denver and Boulder. I work in the Cycling industry but I don't consider myself a true cyclist, you know, I don't wear Lycra and I don't ride road bikes.I do have a great Cannondale mountain bike and we have a great bike park right across the street where I work in Boulder, its so much fun!
About a year ago while I was taking a walk during my lunch break one of the engineers I work with asked me if I wanted to try his bike, he had a Copenhagen wheel on it. I had no idea what it was but he said to try it. He said "It's an e-bike, so it's gonna take off once you start pedaling". Once it kicked in and took off I was totally delighted! It was snowing a little and there was some ice on the street so I couldn't really go very far, but man, I loved it! I couldn't stop thinking about it but the idea of ever owning something like that felt out of reach because I assumed it would be crazy expensive. But like I said, I just couldn't stop thinking about it.
Now, I play guitar, so usually all of my money goes on guitars and amps and pedals and all that other fun stuff but one day in early spring as I was looking through Amazon I came across an e-bike. I instantly went back to that ride I took with the Copenhagen wheel and how good it felt. I started looking at all the e-bikes for sale and I think that was all I did for about 2 weeks straight! I was excited when I saw the prices on some of the more affordable bikes but I was wary of how reliable a $500 electric bike could possibly be. I work with professional cyclist every day and I know how expensive bikes and parts can be. My own Cannondale was around $3K and my company paid for it. Still though, I wanted to dip my toes in the water and get my very own electric bike. I still needed to do some research because I didn't know anything about anything and I really didn't know how much time I'd be able to give to it anyway. I took it kinda slow at first but then totally gave in and pulled the trigger on a cheap entry level Chinese made 350 watt Metakoo Cybertrack 100.I freakin' loved it!!
And now I'm hooked an I want another one, a better one. I realize now that I pulled that trigger maybe a little too soon, It's a wonderful bike and I think it's perfect for the price as an entry level bike. But now that I've dipped my toes in the water and got my feet, legs, arms and neck wet. I want to learn more and this time when I pull the trigger I'll know I made the best choice.
Anyway, nice to meet everyone.
About a year ago while I was taking a walk during my lunch break one of the engineers I work with asked me if I wanted to try his bike, he had a Copenhagen wheel on it. I had no idea what it was but he said to try it. He said "It's an e-bike, so it's gonna take off once you start pedaling". Once it kicked in and took off I was totally delighted! It was snowing a little and there was some ice on the street so I couldn't really go very far, but man, I loved it! I couldn't stop thinking about it but the idea of ever owning something like that felt out of reach because I assumed it would be crazy expensive. But like I said, I just couldn't stop thinking about it.
Now, I play guitar, so usually all of my money goes on guitars and amps and pedals and all that other fun stuff but one day in early spring as I was looking through Amazon I came across an e-bike. I instantly went back to that ride I took with the Copenhagen wheel and how good it felt. I started looking at all the e-bikes for sale and I think that was all I did for about 2 weeks straight! I was excited when I saw the prices on some of the more affordable bikes but I was wary of how reliable a $500 electric bike could possibly be. I work with professional cyclist every day and I know how expensive bikes and parts can be. My own Cannondale was around $3K and my company paid for it. Still though, I wanted to dip my toes in the water and get my very own electric bike. I still needed to do some research because I didn't know anything about anything and I really didn't know how much time I'd be able to give to it anyway. I took it kinda slow at first but then totally gave in and pulled the trigger on a cheap entry level Chinese made 350 watt Metakoo Cybertrack 100.I freakin' loved it!!
And now I'm hooked an I want another one, a better one. I realize now that I pulled that trigger maybe a little too soon, It's a wonderful bike and I think it's perfect for the price as an entry level bike. But now that I've dipped my toes in the water and got my feet, legs, arms and neck wet. I want to learn more and this time when I pull the trigger I'll know I made the best choice.
Anyway, nice to meet everyone.
