gadgetnut
Active Member
Greetings from Skagit County, north of Seattle. I thank Court and this community for the abundance of helpful and inspiring information. After many months of managing chronic and acute conditions and living near the top of a good size hill, I became deconditioned and my bike rides had become ever closer to home and shorter, only occasionally loading my bike onto a bike rack to drive back and forth to local activity paths.
In the last month I visited my LBS and went on a few test rides and was astounded. You already know the feeling: with a huge grin on my face, I returned to the store utterly astonished that such joy could come back to me, and at this age. My 60th birthday is in a couple weeks and I ordered a Specialized Como 5.0 Low-Entry. The bike is on order and should be here within a week or so. I feel grateful to be excited about this new bike, as well as recalling similar happy feelings from my childhood.
Specialized's tagline is "It's You, Only Faster." I understand what they mean and love that the electric drivetrain and assist is seamlessly integrated. Faster is great and exhilarating, of course, but to be able to undertake longer, more distant, and more frequent bike rides at all feels hugely different from a "faster me." Like with the very best of technology, I feel the promise for a life expanding "new me."
A rare and great feeling.
Looking forward to fun new experiences while spending more time outside, improving my fitness and overall wellness, and becoming part of a growing community. Cheers, good wishes, and happy trails to all.
In the last month I visited my LBS and went on a few test rides and was astounded. You already know the feeling: with a huge grin on my face, I returned to the store utterly astonished that such joy could come back to me, and at this age. My 60th birthday is in a couple weeks and I ordered a Specialized Como 5.0 Low-Entry. The bike is on order and should be here within a week or so. I feel grateful to be excited about this new bike, as well as recalling similar happy feelings from my childhood.
Specialized's tagline is "It's You, Only Faster." I understand what they mean and love that the electric drivetrain and assist is seamlessly integrated. Faster is great and exhilarating, of course, but to be able to undertake longer, more distant, and more frequent bike rides at all feels hugely different from a "faster me." Like with the very best of technology, I feel the promise for a life expanding "new me."
A rare and great feeling. Looking forward to fun new experiences while spending more time outside, improving my fitness and overall wellness, and becoming part of a growing community. Cheers, good wishes, and happy trails to all.
