The Brick
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My wife and friends have always loved biking, whether road or mountain bike. On the road, it was just riding for fun, including events, and they typically did long rides. They all competed in mountain biking events for years and some still do. Also, a few of them built trails decades ago in Northern California, and a group of women got together often for fun rides. Fortunately for me, I'd hang out with the founder at big events and Jacquie would always make me lunch in the trailer. I'd ride at least once or twice a year with them on the road if there was good food involved, and did a number of mountain bike rides.
But I never enjoyed riding. To be honest, I thought it sucked. To me, it's just slow transportation. If you want to get somewhere, either ride fast as fast as possible and get it over with, or drive. Even when I was riding 400 miles a week during one period of my life, I still hated it although I enjoyed racing cars from a stop light as far as I could keep up with them. Of course, I lost a lot but at least there was something to do other than push the stupid peddle and stare at asphalt.
A few months ago, my wife wanted to upgrade her bike and some friends had ebikes. So, I bought her a Giant E Stance. She loves it and still gets a great workout.
Recently, I thought that having an electric motor would make it fun and if I had an ebike, I could join them on rides and not kill myself riding up a hill, or pushing the bike up the hill while walking.
I always thought that fat bikes were cool. I wasn't going to buy a bike unless it had big fat tires and a big electric motor. So I bought one that had both. My first ride on it was a blast. It was an easy trail with a lot of switchbacks. I probably ate a lot of bugs from smiling (free protein!). The bike is fast and fun. It was the very first time I ever enjoyed riding a bike. I still got a workout but am moving much, much faster which eliminates the boring aspect. The fat tires are different but not a big deal. Just feels a little "washy" on different surfaces.
BTW, thanks to this forum, I found some great information on bike racks. I just ordered what we need from Quikrstuff. Fingers crossed it'll arrive by Christmas. Riding in hardpack snow will be interesting.
But I never enjoyed riding. To be honest, I thought it sucked. To me, it's just slow transportation. If you want to get somewhere, either ride fast as fast as possible and get it over with, or drive. Even when I was riding 400 miles a week during one period of my life, I still hated it although I enjoyed racing cars from a stop light as far as I could keep up with them. Of course, I lost a lot but at least there was something to do other than push the stupid peddle and stare at asphalt.
A few months ago, my wife wanted to upgrade her bike and some friends had ebikes. So, I bought her a Giant E Stance. She loves it and still gets a great workout.
Recently, I thought that having an electric motor would make it fun and if I had an ebike, I could join them on rides and not kill myself riding up a hill, or pushing the bike up the hill while walking.
I always thought that fat bikes were cool. I wasn't going to buy a bike unless it had big fat tires and a big electric motor. So I bought one that had both. My first ride on it was a blast. It was an easy trail with a lot of switchbacks. I probably ate a lot of bugs from smiling (free protein!). The bike is fast and fun. It was the very first time I ever enjoyed riding a bike. I still got a workout but am moving much, much faster which eliminates the boring aspect. The fat tires are different but not a big deal. Just feels a little "washy" on different surfaces.
BTW, thanks to this forum, I found some great information on bike racks. I just ordered what we need from Quikrstuff. Fingers crossed it'll arrive by Christmas. Riding in hardpack snow will be interesting.
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