Any fellow cyclists here?

[Jaundice]

I for one am, I regularly commute to and from work. For about 15 years I did it 5 days a week to get back and forth from work. But it took its toll on me, many spills and close calls with motorists later-- and I now only ride occasionally and have certain routes that I know are safe. I damn near got T boned and only escaped death because I saw the woman coming at me knew I had to speed up as fast as I possibly could or else it would've been lights out.
I ride an 80's Trek mountain bike, nothing fancy. But I would like to get something a bit newer and certainly lighter. In the city I live in it seems like EVERYONE has an electric assist type bike, a bit pricey for me. That's guitar money right there .

 

[Monkey Man]

Glad you survived that mate.

"Any fellow cyclists here?"
Yes and there are threads here about it.

Here's one:
MTB cycling

This sub-forum is for combustion-powered vehicles - cars, bikes and motorsport.

Competition-BMX for example would belong in "Sport" and this thread in "Hobbies". I'll move it there now.

 

[Stripped Rights]

I ride.

 

[CrazyNutz]

I for one am, I regularly commute to and from work. For about 15 years I did it 5 days a week to get back and forth from work. But it took its toll on me, many spills and close calls with motorists later-- and I now only ride occasionally and have certain routes that I know are safe. I damn near got T boned and only escaped death because I saw the woman coming at me knew I had to speed up as fast as I possibly could or else it would've been lights out.
I ride an 80's Trek mountain bike, nothing fancy. But I would like to get something a bit newer and certainly lighter. In the city I live in it seems like EVERYONE has an electric assist type bike, a bit pricey for me. That's guitar money right there .

I'm an avid cyclist. I've took all the spills, and have been hit by cars too. LOL I've got bikes dating back to the early 90's to present, I even have a recumbent trike.

As for the e-assist, just go for it. As I'm getting older it's pretty much a must to save my knees. You'll love it, you get the same good workout, but you can go longer, and not stress your joints/muscles.

 

[Jaundice]

I'm an avid cyclist. I've took all the spills, and have been hit by cars too. LOL I've got bikes dating back to the early 90's to present, I even have a recumbent trike.

As for the e-assist, just go for it. As I'm getting older it's pretty much a must to save my knees. You'll love it, you get the same good workout, but you can go longer, and not stress your joints/muscles.

Maybe once the new year hits, I have been buying a ton of gear this year. What brand did you go for? I have tried and really like Rad Power bikes.

 

[CrazyNutz]

Maybe once the new year hits, I have been buying a ton of gear this year. What brand did you go for? I have tried and really like Rad Power bikes.

All mine are kits I've added to existing bikes. Rad are fine for commute, my bosses parents have them, and I sold one for them because they got the giant fat tire model, it's too big, and clunky. It also had a problem where it would just die a few miles out, I diagnosed it as a bad motor controller, and they sent me one to replace it.