Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes!
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Someone recently commented that Northern California is green this time of year, and Southern California is brown. And while many parts of SoCal are indeed pretty brown — and not just in winter — that's a bit of an oversimplification.
In fact, the west slope of mountainous San Diego County is very green right now — especially after our recent Pacific storms.
Still hard to believe that this huge horse property on the Batiquitos Lagoon floodplain is only 2 mi from my very suburban neighborhood.
In fact, the west slope of mountainous San Diego County is very green right now — especially after our recent Pacific storms.
Still hard to believe that this huge horse property on the Batiquitos Lagoon floodplain is only 2 mi from my very suburban neighborhood.
Last edited:
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
This photo is epic!
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Welcome aboard! Must've been quite a scene. Probably too crowded for me, but I'm a sucker for colored lights in the dark — especially when they're moving.
fooferdoggie
Well-Known Member
Everyone wants a lawnchair as their next tattoo.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Back to gray skies and winter temperatures (around 60°F) now that our Santa Ana winds are gone and the marine layer's retaken the coast.
But still a great morning for the missus and I to ride up the coast to Carlsbad Village for brunch at a favorite breakfast spot.
Stopped on the way back to look for gray whales after yesterday's sighting off Oceanside. Not smart to park your favorite bike at the edge of a bluff that could slump at any moment without warning, but so hard to resist that vantage point!
K set a stiff pace on her 750W blue Velotric Breeze. I got in 2 good fitness runs trying to keep up in ECO on my 240W Vado SL 1. Still working out my zone boundaries, but probably mostly in Z3 and lower Z4.
Highly recommend getting your slower riding partner into an ebike much more powerful than your own.
But still a great morning for the missus and I to ride up the coast to Carlsbad Village for brunch at a favorite breakfast spot.
Stopped on the way back to look for gray whales after yesterday's sighting off Oceanside. Not smart to park your favorite bike at the edge of a bluff that could slump at any moment without warning, but so hard to resist that vantage point!
K set a stiff pace on her 750W blue Velotric Breeze. I got in 2 good fitness runs trying to keep up in ECO on my 240W Vado SL 1. Still working out my zone boundaries, but probably mostly in Z3 and lower Z4.
Highly recommend getting your slower riding partner into an ebike much more powerful than your own.
6zfshdb
Well-Known Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- Northeast Pennsylvania
It's because they're so handy to have around. Add a few balloons and you can even use them for transportation after the e-bike craze goes bust.
t
RabH
Well-Known Member
60F in winter, we are lucky to get that in summer...
What a beautiful place to ride your bike, even with grey skies!
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
From a 25 mi, 1,500 ft hill and coast fitness ride several days ago. Still working off the Holidays. As an enticement to climb, the route strung together several favorite local descents.
First stop, a favorite overlook at the top of the ride. Thanks to our ongoing Santa Ana winds, my clearest view ever of Calavera volcano and its many trails. Most are closed to all bikes, and I'd need an MTB for most of the rest.
To the SSE, the scrub-covered San Elijo Hills, the highest points within 20 mi of home. The highest-looking summit with the 2 lone trees is Double Peak (1,645 ft), popular for its spectacular 360° views of a big chunk of southern SoCal and adjoining Mexico.
Down at the volcano, put in several flattish miles on one of the few bike-legal trails there. The sandy texture, erosion style, and whitish color identify the underlying rock as the Santiago Formation — a crumbly, easily eroded Eocene marine sandstone some 45 million years old.
Santiago Formation trails are typically rutted, off-camber hardpack slick with a thin veneer of loose sand. The steepest are way too scary for me, but the SL and its 38 mm tubeless gravel tires did just fine here at ~40 psi.
The trail turnaround at Lake Boulevard.
From there, non-stop back down to the coast with several fun descents along the way. North Ponto Beach near low tide.
This old guy on a gravel bike reminded me of me — about my age, and the only rider on the sand. In a land of a zillion fat-tire ebikes, still don't understand why beach riders are so rare here.
Followed him up the beach, wishing I were down there next to the waves but not in the mood for the careful bike rinse that would have to follow as soon as I got home.
Instead, decided to kill the hour till dinner in my favorite chair at the South Carlsbad State Beach Camp Store.
Nice view down to the beach from there. Always interesting to watch the small dying waves interact in the shallows — often in very counter-intuitive ways.
As usual on nice afternoons, the place was parked up with ebikes, many set up for hauling surfboards or kids.
This one belonged to a 60-something banker-type I chatted with briefly. Odd name for an ebike.
First stop, a favorite overlook at the top of the ride. Thanks to our ongoing Santa Ana winds, my clearest view ever of Calavera volcano and its many trails. Most are closed to all bikes, and I'd need an MTB for most of the rest.
To the SSE, the scrub-covered San Elijo Hills, the highest points within 20 mi of home. The highest-looking summit with the 2 lone trees is Double Peak (1,645 ft), popular for its spectacular 360° views of a big chunk of southern SoCal and adjoining Mexico.
Down at the volcano, put in several flattish miles on one of the few bike-legal trails there. The sandy texture, erosion style, and whitish color identify the underlying rock as the Santiago Formation — a crumbly, easily eroded Eocene marine sandstone some 45 million years old.
Santiago Formation trails are typically rutted, off-camber hardpack slick with a thin veneer of loose sand. The steepest are way too scary for me, but the SL and its 38 mm tubeless gravel tires did just fine here at ~40 psi.
The trail turnaround at Lake Boulevard.
From there, non-stop back down to the coast with several fun descents along the way. North Ponto Beach near low tide.
This old guy on a gravel bike reminded me of me — about my age, and the only rider on the sand. In a land of a zillion fat-tire ebikes, still don't understand why beach riders are so rare here.
Followed him up the beach, wishing I were down there next to the waves but not in the mood for the careful bike rinse that would have to follow as soon as I got home.
Instead, decided to kill the hour till dinner in my favorite chair at the South Carlsbad State Beach Camp Store.
Nice view down to the beach from there. Always interesting to watch the small dying waves interact in the shallows — often in very counter-intuitive ways.
As usual on nice afternoons, the place was parked up with ebikes, many set up for hauling surfboards or kids.
This one belonged to a 60-something banker-type I chatted with briefly. Odd name for an ebike.
Last edited:
stompandgo
Well-Known Member
- Region
- USA
GasGas is known for analog MTB's.
mcdenny
Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- Nashville, TN
My kind of ride, stopping for photos and treats!
Spanish company originally in the 1980s making high end motorbike Trials bikes for competition (motorbike trials competitions, traditional & indoor, are big in Spain) then Enduro & Moto X etc. Then more recently taken over by KTM. I'd seen they'd made some pretty decent looking EMTBs but I thought they had stopped making bicycles during covid. Guess I was mistaken &I had no idea they made these type of street ebikes!
Here's a recent electric Trials bike prototype. Like everything, electric trials bikes are becoming very popular in the sport.
Similar threads
