Hi from New Hampshire

[NH-Senior-Gal]

I am a 77 yr old woman with a lot of ...slow... biking experience. I got a Cannondale Synapse Neo 1 E-bike in Nov 2019 and now have about 2100 miles on it. I had originally thought that I could just go even slower up hills on my regular bike as I aged. This assumption fell apart when my speed on my regular bike needed to drop below 3 mph for survival; and this was coupled with the fact that my balance is not quite as good as it used to be. Using the e-bike means that every ride(!) in my somewhat hilly area need not be a training ride; and I don't need as much recovery time between rides! I am looking forward to gaining even more e-bike knowledge from this forum. Thanks, all!

 

[indianajo]

Welcome to the site.
It is wonderful how electricity helps us manage our exercise routines. I ride unpowered about 20 miles 2 days a week on nice days, but used a lot of electricity yesterday when the wind was 25 mph gusting 36 in my face coming back from the bank & store, a 4 mile trip.

 

[Bigal1463]

Welcome NH Senior-Gal, nice to have you. There is lots of help on this friendly and informative site from nice people. If the NH stands for New Hampshire, then I know being a New Englander (Mass) there are lots of hills and you can use all the help you can get. I’m 75 and I get out riding as much as I can and you will as well. Just having that assist makes riding a pleasure and it’s somewhat addictive. I will leave it there, and wish you good luck and make sure that you ride safe.

 

[Explorer-1]

Be sure to check out the great Rail trials in NH. Great beautiful rides, and well they're are on old rail beds... so not many inclines to worry about, but a couple have been created to allow some crossings/tunnels in places.

 

[Marci jo]

Many fabulous miles to you.
Looking forward to seeing your adventures.