So, this was my first full week of riding the Giant Twist/Lite. I managed to commute to work twice using a combination of bike and bus. We're fortunate here in Seattle that all buses have bike racks installed on the front so it's easy to make a route that mixes the two. And, my company offers free bus passes. It helps a lot since there's a two mile body of water between my house and my office.
The simple commute is six miles on bike and the rest on the bus. We had an especially nice day on Thursday, so I experimented with riding more and bussing less. Total one-way on bike was 15 miles over some big hills, but the Lite/Twist just made it with one bar of power left. I think I'll be able to take 2 miles off that route when I don't get lost on the way. I'd brought my charger with me, so I had a full charge leaving the office. I also skipped out at lunch to meet my wife. So the total distance for the day was 27 miles (with a charge in the middle). I think I might have done 27 miles total over the last 4 years on my previous non-electric bikes!! I'm definitely a lot more willing to get out there and try with the electric back-up.
As I said in an earlier post, my total commute time is about even with taking my car. The bus takes the HOV lane and skips around so much traffic. I was in my car in the middle of the week and grinding my teeth as i watched those buses sailing past me.
I'm not the fastest cyclist on my route. I'm still getting passed regularly by the lycra wearing crowd, but I swallow my pride and think about that tortoise and the hare thing.
Today, I mounted a connector for a new cargo trailer from BicycleR Evolution. It works great and I highly recommend it. I rode up to the grocery store and came back with 40 lbs of groceries with no problem.
Commuting 2-3 times a week, grocery shopping, taking my son to school and baseball practice. I think my bio-diesel car is going to start getting jealous...
cheers,
keith.
The simple commute is six miles on bike and the rest on the bus. We had an especially nice day on Thursday, so I experimented with riding more and bussing less. Total one-way on bike was 15 miles over some big hills, but the Lite/Twist just made it with one bar of power left. I think I'll be able to take 2 miles off that route when I don't get lost on the way. I'd brought my charger with me, so I had a full charge leaving the office. I also skipped out at lunch to meet my wife. So the total distance for the day was 27 miles (with a charge in the middle). I think I might have done 27 miles total over the last 4 years on my previous non-electric bikes!! I'm definitely a lot more willing to get out there and try with the electric back-up.
As I said in an earlier post, my total commute time is about even with taking my car. The bus takes the HOV lane and skips around so much traffic. I was in my car in the middle of the week and grinding my teeth as i watched those buses sailing past me.
I'm not the fastest cyclist on my route. I'm still getting passed regularly by the lycra wearing crowd, but I swallow my pride and think about that tortoise and the hare thing.
Today, I mounted a connector for a new cargo trailer from BicycleR Evolution. It works great and I highly recommend it. I rode up to the grocery store and came back with 40 lbs of groceries with no problem.
Commuting 2-3 times a week, grocery shopping, taking my son to school and baseball practice. I think my bio-diesel car is going to start getting jealous...
cheers,
keith.
