by MegC » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:16 pm
I train inside all winter for bike season (when I'm not playing on XC skis) and seem to munch though a drive train every season on my mountain bikes, so I've been called a "serious" rider... whatever that means for a person who will still stop and take pictures of crazy bugs or roadkill, lol....
But I've been seriously considering adding an electric bike to our stable eventually. The reason is that I have a ~18 mile one way commute to work that gains some elevation and is often into a heavy prevailing wind, but I can't take off until my daughter is on the bus. That leaves me only about 1:10 until I have to clock in.
Yeah, Lance Armstrong might be able to pull that off. Not me.
The Giant Twist DX looks very interesting. Unfortunately I'm not sure if they're still making it. In the meantime I'm watching for pedal-assist electric bikes that have the range I'm after... the technology is evolving rapidly.
I'm also fortunate enough to have a large piece of property that's ideal for both solar and wind power generation. Yeah, it will cost $$$, but some people dump money on golf or train sets or video games.... I'm still quite intrigued with the notion of commuting part of the year without paying for fuel. Other than food that is, lol.
~ intel gathering until we get more $. If anyone's got a line on a winning lotto ticket or a tooth fairy I can shake down for cash, PM me.
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