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Post by Foggy on Jun 23, 2021 17:36:57 GMT -6
For me.....rideing a bike helps in a few areas. 1. I get my heart working at a reasonable rate for 1/2 hour or so. 2. I got some joint issues in my hips, knees and ankles. Some of it is arthritis and walking or running is somewhat painful and seems to deteriorate and inflame my joints rather than loosen 'em up. A bike is low impact to my joints and seems to help with mobility. 3. It's not so boring. Walking is slow paced and gets me bored. Riding a bike is fun and you travel 3 to 5 times more distance in the same time. An electric bike takes the drudgery out of hills and wind situations that you get on a regular pedal bike. Also helps starting out on an incline or at a stop sign to help with safety, etc. Yep.....I'm becoming a bit of a pansy. . Heres the bike I got coming now. It's kinda got some scooter styling. Fun to ride for most anyone.....yet has good gearing and suspension and power. Easy to mount / dismount and low center of gravity.
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Jun 23, 2021 17:42:27 GMT -6
Post by Tooln on Jun 23, 2021 17:42:27 GMT -6
I'm still old fashion and pedal. Will continue to do till I can't. Wife and I ride 10-12 miles every morning and another 10-12 every evening. Unless it's raining. My old schwinn gave out I waited over a month for this to come in. My first thought were that seat will get replaced but after 200 miles I'm OK with it. Where do you mount your battery pack? . Right here, Gatorade in one and biking juice in the other.
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Post by Tooln on Jun 23, 2021 17:43:55 GMT -6
I started riding recently and quit. My taint can't handle it. When I started riding a year ago my ass was sore for about a month before it got broke in.
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Jun 23, 2021 18:11:08 GMT -6
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 23, 2021 18:11:08 GMT -6
For me.....rideing a bike helps in a few areas. 1. I get my heart working at a reasonable rate for 1/2 hour or so. 2. I got some joint issues in my hips, knees and ankles. Some of it is arthritis and walking or running is somewhat painful and seems to deteriorate and inflame my joints rather than loosen 'em up. A bike is low impact to my joints and seems to help with mobility. 3. It's not so boring. Walking is slow paced and gets me bored. Riding a bike is fun and you travel 3 to 5 times more distance in the same time. An electric bike takes the drudgery out of hills and wind situations that you get on a regular pedal bike. Also helps starting out on an incline or at a stop sign to help with safety, etc. Yep.....I'm becoming a bit of a pansy. . Heres the bike I got coming now. It's kinda got some scooter styling. Fun to ride for most anyone.....yet has good gearing and suspension and power. Easy to mount / dismount and low center of gravity. Looks like one of those trick bikes the young whippersnappers use. Foggy will be doing endo’s in no time.
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Post by Foggy on Jun 23, 2021 18:31:19 GMT -6
^ Kinda like the reviews on that bike. Easy for most anyone to ride, low center of gravity, easy mount / dismount.....and I think my grandaughter will ride it some when she comes to visit. Good bike trail nearby (Paul Bunyan Trail)......and we have some quiet streets and trails in the woods right here. I don't get too "serious" about riding.....but it's good exercise for me and ANYTHING I can do in that department will help allot.
SIDE NOTE: I played golf with a guy locally here in MN. He was really into biking and took bike rides all across the USA and into much of Europe. He had lock-in cleats on his pedals on one of his bikes. He pulled up to a stop sign and his cleat did not release and he tipped over against the curb and broke his leg in two places. Did something similar a year later. He had a hell of a time with his balance after that.....and took a few falls. Later got a brain aneurysm and passed away in May at 75 years old. Hellofa nice guy. Was a pheasant hunter, fisherman, golfer and much more. Played lots of sports in high school and college. You never know when your time is up. He deteriorated allot after that bike accident.
I figured it was a matter of time before I could not mount the other bike......or I tipped over trying. My hip is not the same after I had it replaced. Decided I would take a $200 hit and move on.
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Jan 21, 2022 19:40:40 GMT -6
Post by smsmith on Jan 21, 2022 19:40:40 GMT -6
The last couple days we've seen a bunch of old farts on Ebikes. The wife says when we spend a month or three here we'll have to get one. They do look pretty cool for getting around in urban neighborhoods.
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