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COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: Markintosh
Date: May 03, 2020 02:50PM
With skiing out of the question and much of our garden prep done, we turned to biking for maintaining sanity this week. We've done about 100 miles, thanks to some electron assist for steeper hills. We are very fortunate to have such a beautiful location so near home.





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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: Spiff
Date: May 03, 2020 03:01PM
Awesome! What kind of electric bike is that?
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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: CJsNvrUrly
Date: May 03, 2020 03:42PM
Color me jealous.
I ordered an electric trike just before all this hit the fan. I'm still awaiting shipment/delivery from China. At least the shipment is on the water now. I hope to have it delivered here in VA by the end of this month.
This is the one I pre-purchased: EBT Fat Trike
Yours looks nice too. What kind?




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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: Markintosh
Date: May 03, 2020 04:22PM
That is the RadRover from Rad Power Bikes out of Seattle. We also have a RadCity. Today's ride was 18 miles and used about 1/3 of my battery charge. I find 40-50 miles per charge is reasonable for what I do. We have had the Rads for about 18 months now.



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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: davester
Date: May 03, 2020 05:37PM
Hey ditto! Riding was my social distancing recreation today too. Covered 43 miles in Marin County, California (near Bo's house) on vintage racing bikes...







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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: datbeme
Date: May 03, 2020 11:23PM
Very jealous. Don't have that kind of scenery where I am, and busy roads scare me. I'm in a rythym riding indoors, so I have only ridden outside a couple times. Not so eager to get out onto crowded trails.
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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: Bo
Date: May 03, 2020 11:46PM
Good stuff markintosh...tahoe is looking spectacular right now.

Davester, what was your route today? From the shots it looks like it might’ve been Lucas Valley Road or Nicasio Valley Road? Or maybe something else so much good stuff.

I got out and did just over 30 miles of trails today myself. We were likely in the same vicinity. Rode from home up into Fairfax, skirted tamarancho, over pine mtn, above Kent lake, Paradigm then dropped to san Geronimo and back up to the ridge and down to Fairfax. Beautiful out there!
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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: davester
Date: May 04, 2020 12:12AM
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Good stuff markintosh...tahoe is looking spectacular right now.

Davester, what was your route today? From the shots it looks like it might’ve been Lucas Valley Road or Nicasio Valley Road? Or maybe something else so much good stuff.

I got out and did just over 30 miles of trails today myself. We were likely in the same vicinity. Rode from home up into Fairfax, skirted tamarancho, over pine mtn, above Kent lake, Paradigm then dropped to san Geronimo and back up to the ridge and down to Fairfax. Beautiful out there!

Yup. Started at Marinwood Community Center, did Lucas Valley Road, north through Nicasio, then west to Platform Bridge Road and back on the Cross Marin Trail and then back to Lucas Valley. Saw lots of Ferraris out. Was that George Lucas and friends emanating from Skywalker Ranch?



"In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion." (1987) -- Carl Sagan
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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: Racer X
Date: May 04, 2020 02:47AM
Rad is based just a couple of miles from me. There are a number of big e-bike companies here.



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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: Speedy
Date: May 04, 2020 05:43AM
thumbs up thumbs up



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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: CJsNvrUrly
Date: May 04, 2020 07:52AM
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Markintosh
That is the RadRover from Rad Power Bikes out of Seattle. We also have a RadCity. Today's ride was 18 miles and used about 1/3 of my battery charge. I find 40-50 miles per charge is reasonable for what I do. We have had the Rads for about 18 months now.

Rad was my first consideration, but they don't (as of now) offer a trike, which I want for stability.




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Re: COVID Bike-O-Rama
Posted by: Markintosh
Date: May 04, 2020 08:05AM
Typical e-bikes are 50-60 pounds so if you are not comfortable controlling that weight when stopped, a trike is a good move...



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