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28firefighter

Today I had the privilege of being reminded how fun it is flying in and out of the east coast in Summer. 

2.75 hours (we nearly had an FAA timeout) on the airfield in Philly due to weather after we pushed, followed by half our flight being bounced around like a ping pong ball. 

venture

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

imidazol97

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

I have been to the original building downtown, but the new auditorium we went to was called the Gaylord Auditorium I believe, and we stayed in the attached hotel which was beautiful. Is that Auditorium now called Ryman?
Whatever it is called, I'd like to go back one day.

The Ryman is the old building, but not the original stage. I think the new one is just called the Grand ole Opry house.

I looked up the Ryman on Wiki and its relationship to the Grand Ole Opry.
Third Header down the page, but it's all interesting reading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryman_Auditorium

snakeweasel

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully. http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

I wouldn't, not enough range and no pedals for when you run out of juice.

ab348

It is amazing that the venue still survives. Reading the links imid provided shows what a tortured path it has taken over the years.

Following a couple of other links in that article led me to what I associate the Ryman with, the old Nashville Network and the original TNN. While I am not and never was much of a fan of country music, I used to enjoy watching some of the programming on that channel, including some of the Opry broadcasts. But they also had a lot of motorsports coverage back then along with some interesting talk shows. The successors (until recently Spike TV) are simply awful and I never watch them.

graphicguy

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

Very cool. This is the one I have....

https://flx.bike/products/roadster

jmonroe

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

I have been to the original building downtown, but the new auditorium we went to was called the Gaylord Auditorium I believe, and we stayed in the attached hotel which was beautiful. Is that Auditorium now called Ryman?
Whatever it is called, I'd like to go back one day.

The Ryman is the old building, but not the original stage. I think the new one is just called the Grand ole Opry house.

I looked up the Ryman on Wiki and its relationship to the Grand Ole Opry.
Third Header down the page, but it's all interesting reading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryman_Auditorium

My uncle Bill was so humble (I guess that's where I inherited that trait) he never told me about this.



Thanks for the link @imidazol97.

jmonroe

driver100

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

I have been to the original building downtown, but the new auditorium we went to was called the Gaylord Auditorium I believe, and we stayed in the attached hotel which was beautiful. Is that Auditorium now called Ryman?
Whatever it is called, I'd like to go back one day.

The Ryman is the old building, but not the original stage. I think the new one is just called the Grand ole Opry house.

Thanks. But, what is the big new theater called that is near the Gaylord Hotel.

suydam

A great example of Bill Monroe’s bluegrass style. He was amazing!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KYTvj9Z_rlo

driver100

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

I have been to the original building downtown, but the new auditorium we went to was called the Gaylord Auditorium I believe, and we stayed in the attached hotel which was beautiful. Is that Auditorium now called Ryman?
Whatever it is called, I'd like to go back one day.

The Ryman is the old building, but not the original stage. I think the new one is just called the Grand ole Opry house.

I looked up the Ryman on Wiki and its relationship to the Grand Ole Opry.
Third Header down the page, but it's all interesting reading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryman_Auditorium

Thank you imid....not I got it. Interesting article....you wouldn't think such a great institution that hosted so many stars....would have such a difficult history.

pensfan83

28firefighter said:

Today I had the privilege of being reminded how fun it is flying in and out of the east coast in Summer. 

2.75 hours (we nearly had an FAA timeout) on the airfield in Philly due to weather after we pushed, followed by half our flight being bounced around like a ping pong ball. 

Another day and we may have crossed paths . I flew to Philadelphia this morning and drove to Cherry Hill where I'm working until Wednesday.

28firefighter

Ha! I'll be in Cleveland at the end of August seeing family and may make a run down to Pittsburgh to meet a friend's new baby. If that ends up happening I'll PM you and see if we can't catch up.

driver100

ab348 said:

It is amazing that the venue still survives. Reading the links imid provided shows what a tortured path it has taken over the years.

Following a couple of other links in that article led me to what I associate the Ryman with, the old Nashville Network and the original TNN. While I am not and never was much of a fan of country music, I used to enjoy watching some of the programming on that channel, including some of the Opry broadcasts. But they also had a lot of motorsports coverage back then along with some interesting talk shows. The successors (until recently Spike TV) are simply awful and I never watch them.

I wrote the same as you ab, before I saw yours. This great American Institution has held on by a bare thread.
When we saw the shows there, and they do a show every night....365 days a year, they do the commercials right on the stage....most were for Cracker Barrel restaurants.
It is great fun seeing them do the commercials during the shows.

driver100

dino001 said:

iluvmysephia1 said:

I'm still searching. I found a 2017 Nissan Sentra S in Aspen White at Bill Luke Tempe selling for $12,500. That's if I finance the purchase through Bill Luke. The price jumps to $13,500 if you bring in your own bank financing.

Big red flag. Expect bait and switch and all other tricks in the book. Proceed with extreme caution.

They will finance at $12500, if you get outside financing it is $13500. That says to me they are going to screw me for at least $1000 on the financing.

driver100

jmonroe said:

houdini1 said:

jmonroe said:

ab348 said:

houdini1 said:

Don't be surprised if she complains to your boss that you insulted her !!

Hopefully that would be all she does. In today's climate, all sorts of career-limiting complaints are possible.

Ain't that the truth. I was thinking the same thing.

Sexual harassment has always been something you had to be aware of but it is out of control today. It has gotten to the point that I sometimes think the only reason some people go to work is to see how much trouble they can create.

Here is a little story from my past that, if this was today, I'm not so sure I would have done this but I did know who I was talking with.

Back in the late 70's before I was coerced into management our group secretary, who had been recently divorced less than a year because of an unfaithful husband, came to me one day because she knew I dabbled with home maintenance and wanted some advice since she wanted to save the cost of hiring a plumber. She had come to me several times before and she was getting pretty good with things around the house from what she was telling me over the past several months. But now she wanted to know how to remove and replace a shut off valve in her basement that led to the outside hose bib. It was leaking and wouldn't shut off the water to the bib. She had already found that the screw that held the washer in place was corroded and could not be removed so that she could just replace the washer. Fall was coming and she knew she had to shut off the water so that the bib didn't freeze with winter coming. The bib was not leaking, only the shut off capability of the inside shut off valve which was about a foot from the basement concrete block wall and was connected with copper tubing. Like I said, she was getting pretty good at things around the house and knew what had to be done. OK, that's the lead-in to the story which I will tell via my conversation method:

She comes into my cube one morning and said.

Her: Hey jmonroe, I want you to tell me how to sweat.

Me: Run around the building a couple times at lunch time. That otta do it.

Her: No damn it, I'm serious.

That is when she told me what she wanted to do.

Me: I could tell you but it probably won't help you very much because that is something you have to see done a few times before you try it yourself.

Just as I'm about to tell her I can come over and do it, she said.

Her: I sorta thought that, so maybe I should take up my neighbors offer to do it. He said he's done it a couple times and has been successful sweating copper tubing but I didn't want to bother him.

Me: As long as you're confident that he can help, that might not be a bad idea.

Her: I might as well since I really can't afford a plumber right now.

I guess this is the time to say she is about my age, pretty attractive with 2 kids about my kids age. So, to have some fun I say.

Me: Are you sure he just wants to be helpful and doesn't want something else.

She is still sensitive about her divorce and says in an irritated voice.

Her: DAMN IT JMONROE, IS THAT ALL YOU GUYS EVER THINK ABOUT?

Not wanting to sound like she has intimidated me I pause to calm myself and say.

Me: Ah, ahhh...no, but it beats the hell out of everything that's in second place.

No harm done because I knew who I was talking to. FWIW, she had her neighbor replace the valve and she told me she could not have done it herself with just verbal instructions but now that she saw it done, she thinks she could do it herself. However, I never heard her say she ever did it, so not sure about that.

Again, you have to know who you are talking to.

jmonroe

OK, you got me monroe. Start off with something interesting, me thinking you might have been compromised, and then on to a very dull, drab, ending. You're getting good at this. Fooled me into reading a long post !!

I'll take that as a complement that I haven't lost my touch and can still keep my readers entertained. Maybe I should ask @driver100 to find me a publisher for my upcoming million word book. I figure he's got to know of at least one. Hell, he might even want to get back in the biz and peddle it or sell installments to Edmunds so everyone in here can enjoy it.

jmonroe

Don't come to me with your self published book. Go to a vanity press and pay them to write your sad story, and pay them handsomely for the privilege. I am the sales and marketing guy. If someone publishes it, I could sell the crap out of it....if I wanted to, but, I am retired and don't want to work anymore

driver100

jmonroe said:

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

I have been to the original building downtown, but the new auditorium we went to was called the Gaylord Auditorium I believe, and we stayed in the attached hotel which was beautiful. Is that Auditorium now called Ryman?
Whatever it is called, I'd like to go back one day.

The Ryman is the old building, but not the original stage. I think the new one is just called the Grand ole Opry house.

I looked up the Ryman on Wiki and its relationship to the Grand Ole Opry.
Third Header down the page, but it's all interesting reading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryman_Auditorium

My uncle Bill was so humble (I guess that's where I inherited that trait) he never told me about this.



Thanks for the link @imidazol97.

jmonroe

Can I have your autograph?

jmonroe

driver100 said:

jmonroe said:

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

I have been to the original building downtown, but the new auditorium we went to was called the Gaylord Auditorium I believe, and we stayed in the attached hotel which was beautiful. Is that Auditorium now called Ryman?
Whatever it is called, I'd like to go back one day.

The Ryman is the old building, but not the original stage. I think the new one is just called the Grand ole Opry house.

I looked up the Ryman on Wiki and its relationship to the Grand Ole Opry.
Third Header down the page, but it's all interesting reading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryman_Auditorium

My uncle Bill was so humble (I guess that's where I inherited that trait) he never told me about this.



Thanks for the link @imidazol97.

jmonroe

Can I have your autograph?

Not now. Not after refusing to find me a publisher for what could have been a nationally acclaimed, maybe even a globe wide 80 plus language, best seller. :@

jmonroe

explorerx4

Back from our OBX vacation.
Took my new truck for the first time.
You've all seen pictures of sand and water, so I'll post this one instead.
Lower left in the quadrant between the dial gauges is miles travelled and upper right is distance to empty.
It actually got a bit better as we drove further.
The real trip mileage overall will be around 21 mpg.

jmonroe

suydam said:

A great example of Bill Monroe’s bluegrass style. He was amazing!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KYTvj9Z_rlo

Thanks @suydam, I knew that but not about the plaque.

jmonroe

venture

snakeweasel said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

I wouldn't, not enough range and no pedals for when you run out of juice.

The range is more than I need and it's fairly flat where I intend on using it. People normally investigate such things before leaping.

tjc78

pensfan83 said:

28firefighter said:

Today I had the privilege of being reminded how fun it is flying in and out of the east coast in Summer. 

2.75 hours (we nearly had an FAA timeout) on the airfield in Philly due to weather after we pushed, followed by half our flight being bounced around like a ping pong ball. 

Another day and we may have crossed paths . I flew to Philadelphia this morning and drove to Cherry Hill where I'm working until Wednesday.

Right near @stickguy and I

venture

graphicguy said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

Very cool. This is the one I have....

https://flx.bike/products/roadster

Yeah. Yours is a real bike. Mine will be just something to mess with a little.

I am the groundskeeper at a baseball field and I can use it to get there and get home every day. The field is only about a mile from my house.

jmonroe

explorerx4 said:

Back from our OBX vacation.
Took my new truck for the first time.
You've all seen pictures of sand and water, so I'll post this one instead.
Lower left in the quadrant between the dial gauges is miles travelled and upper right is distance to empty.
It actually got a bit better as we drove further.
The real trip mileage overall will be around 21 mpg.

That's good mileage for a truck that was probably pretty well loaded. I might get that with my '15 Genny V8. The thing I will never understand is how I repeatedly got 32 MPG with my '95 Bonneville with the 3800 V6 engine with the A/C on and cruise set to around 65 MPH when I drove back and forth from SC to the Burgh. Even though these drives were limited to only interstate driving, I still think that is very good. I haven't gotten close to that mileage since. I can understand V8's not getting good mileage but even Mrs. j's 2012 Legacy with the 6 cylinder 3.6R engine can't get good mileage. I'll admit I haven't taken the Subie on any trips but putting around town it only gets about 15 MPG.

Hey @venture, what are you getting with your Subie 6 cylinder? Now that I'm asking this, if it is good, I could use that to convince Mrs. j to let me trade in her gas hog. Heck, even if you make up a good number I'll use it as ammo. Don't let me down.

jmonroe

jmonroe

venture said:

graphicguy said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

Very cool. This is the one I have....

https://flx.bike/products/roadster

Yeah. Yours is a real bike. Mine will be just something to mess with a little.

I am the groundskeeper at a baseball field and I can use it to get there and get home every day. The field is only about a mile from my house.

What's wrong with walking?

jmonroe

venture

jmonroe said:

explorerx4 said:

Back from our OBX vacation.
Took my new truck for the first time.
You've all seen pictures of sand and water, so I'll post this one instead.
Lower left in the quadrant between the dial gauges is miles travelled and upper right is distance to empty.
It actually got a bit better as we drove further.
The real trip mileage overall will be around 21 mpg.

That's good mileage for a truck that was probably pretty well loaded. I might get that with my '15 Genny V8. The thing I will never understand is how I repeatedly got 32 MPG with my '95 Bonneville with the 3800 V6 engine with the A/C on and cruise set to around 65 MPH when I drove back and forth from SC to the Burgh. Even though these drives were limited to only interstate driving, I still think that is very good. I haven't gotten close to that mileage since. I can understand V8's not getting good mileage but even Mrs. j's 2012 Legacy with the 6 cylinder 3.6R engine can't get good mileage. I'll admit I haven't taken the Subie on any trips but putting around town it only gets about 15 MPG.

Hey @venture, what are you getting with your Subie 6 cylinder? Now that I'm asking this, if it is good, I could use that to convince Mrs. j to let me trade in her gas hog. Heck, even if you make up a good number I'll use it as ammo. Don't let me down.

jmonroe

20 around town. 28 on the highway.

fintail

I think Subies have a rep for being gas hogs, especially ones older than the past few years. I had a co-worker who couldn't hit 25 on the highway in an early 00s Impreza - my AMG V8 would beat it. My sister now has a 2014 Suburban LTZ, the other car in their family is a bullnose Subaru Tribeca. They say the Suburban uses no more fuel than the Tribeca on the highway, and the Subaru seems to prefer premium, where the Suburban will probably run on kerosene.

graphicguy

venture said:

graphicguy said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

Very cool. This is the one I have....

https://flx.bike/products/roadster

Yeah. Yours is a real bike. Mine will be just something to mess with a little.

I am the groundskeeper at a baseball field and I can use it to get there and get home every day. The field is only about a mile from my house.

Yours is still really cool. It's something I could see getting traction on college campuses where they don't allow cars (like my alma mater.....Miami University).

There has been a real surge in electric scooters, bikes...and now, motorcycles....

https://electrek.co/2018/07/23/electric-motorcycle-for-2000-usd/

jmonroe

venture said:

jmonroe said:

explorerx4 said:

Back from our OBX vacation.
Took my new truck for the first time.
You've all seen pictures of sand and water, so I'll post this one instead.
Lower left in the quadrant between the dial gauges is miles travelled and upper right is distance to empty.
It actually got a bit better as we drove further.
The real trip mileage overall will be around 21 mpg.

That's good mileage for a truck that was probably pretty well loaded. I might get that with my '15 Genny V8. The thing I will never understand is how I repeatedly got 32 MPG with my '95 Bonneville with the 3800 V6 engine with the A/C on and cruise set to around 65 MPH when I drove back and forth from SC to the Burgh. Even though these drives were limited to only interstate driving, I still think that is very good. I haven't gotten close to that mileage since. I can understand V8's not getting good mileage but even Mrs. j's 2012 Legacy with the 6 cylinder 3.6R engine can't get good mileage. I'll admit I haven't taken the Subie on any trips but putting around town it only gets about 15 MPG.

Hey @venture, what are you getting with your Subie 6 cylinder? Now that I'm asking this, if it is good, I could use that to convince Mrs. j to let me trade in her gas hog. Heck, even if you make up a good number I'll use it as ammo. Don't let me down.

jmonroe

20 around town. 28 on the highway.

Close enough, I'll try that.

Thanks,

jmonroe

venture

graphicguy said:

venture said:

graphicguy said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

Very cool. This is the one I have....

https://flx.bike/products/roadster

Yeah. Yours is a real bike. Mine will be just something to mess with a little.

I am the groundskeeper at a baseball field and I can use it to get there and get home every day. The field is only about a mile from my house.

Yours is still really cool. It's something I could see getting traction on college campuses where they don't allow cars (like my alma mater.....Miami University).

There has been a real surge in electric scooters, bikes...and now, motorcycles....

https://electrek.co/2018/07/23/electric-motorcycle-for-2000-usd/

I think they will definitely be on campuses. Only weighs 20 pounds and only takes 6 inches of space when the handle bars are folded sideways and the footrests are raised.

That's a nice city motorcycle for less than $2k.

fintail

That's pretty cool, although commuting my route on a bike still seems like Russian roulette, given the amount of distracted driving here, and the virtual lack of enforcement. I wonder how that one would fit taller or larger riders.

I saw a woman this morning zooming along on an e-bike - I think scooters here require an endorsement if they can break 30 mph, I wonder if the bike can do so, but dodges the law.

graphicguy said:

There has been a real surge in electric scooters, bikes...and now, motorcycles....

https://electrek.co/2018/07/23/electric-motorcycle-for-2000-usd/

andres3

https://www.yahoo.com/news/motorist-drives-wet-cement-during-064855321.html

Is this a cite-able offense?

28firefighter

I have the original RadRover from Rad Power Bikes (located here in Seattle). I love it though since Sam was born, I've been delinquent in going riding.

xwesx

venture said:

graphicguy said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

Very cool. This is the one I have....

https://flx.bike/products/roadster

Yeah. Yours is a real bike. Mine will be just something to mess with a little.

I am the groundskeeper at a baseball field and I can use it to get there and get home every day. The field is only about a mile from my house.

Looks like a fun little ride! In the right application, it is definitely a good choice. I cannot figure any way that an appx 10-mile range would work for me.

@graphicguy how do you like your bike? I have only ridden to work once so far this year. With some electric assist, I think I might be more inclined to ride frequently. My 12-mile hilly commute just takes too much out of me to do round-trip every day, and coordinating vehicle/bike locations so as not to need to make special trips to accommodate me proves overly complicated much of the time.

pensfan83

tjc78 said:

Right near @stickguy and I

I knew stick was in NJ, did not know where you are. My schedule is pretty tight since I'm only here for 2.5 days before flying to Raleigh then back to Pitt on Friday. Otherwise I would be happy to catch up with fellow Edmunds posters (assuming you would want to ).

xwesx

fintail said:

I had a co-worker who couldn't hit 25 on the highway in an early 00s Impreza.

He was doing it wrong! That said, 29-30mpg was about tops.

imidazol97

andres3 said:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/motorist-drives-wet-cement-during-064855321.html

Is this a cite-able offense?

Reminds me of several years back when a lady drove through the hot tar prep layer or through a slurry product that the City here uses to recoat roads. She wanted to get to the elementary school to pick up her child and it was inconvenient to go the other way. I believe she was a former city dweller in the Utopia of Dayton who had moved to an apartment in our charming village and didn't understand that a sign saying "Road Closed" means road is closed.

They tracker her back to her parking space after she picked up the child by following the tracks left by the goop on her tires. LOL

I believe she was cited.

snakeweasel

venture said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully. http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

I wouldn't, not enough range and no pedals for when you run out of juice.

The range is more than I need and it's fairly flat where I intend on using it. People normally investigate such things before leaping.

Remember range is usually under idea circumstances and a light rider usually between 150 and 175 pounds. Someone like me who weighs in at a little over 200 pounds will get a lot less range out of it.

jmonroe

imidazol97 said:

andres3 said:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/motorist-drives-wet-cement-during-064855321.html

Is this a cite-able offense?

Reminds me of several years back when a lady drove through the hot tar prep layer or through a slurry product that the City here uses to recoat roads. She wanted to get to the elementary school to pick up her child and it was inconvenient to go the other way. I believe she was a former city dweller in the Utopia of Dayton who had moved to an apartment in our charming village and didn't understand that a sign saying "Road Closed" means road is closed.

They tracker her back to her parking space after she picked up the child by following the tracks left by the goop on her tires. LOL

I believe she was cited.

It sounds like your local police force was trained by some Native Americans. A new dog using old tricks might not be tolerated by milenials who might say that is not playing fair and might even question the use of tax dollars in your village.

jmonroe

graphicguy

fintail said:

That's pretty cool, although commuting my route on a bike still seems like Russian roulette, given the amount of distracted driving here, and the virtual lack of enforcement. I wonder how that one would fit taller or larger riders.

I saw a woman this morning zooming along on an e-bike - I think scooters here require an endorsement if they can break 30 mph, I wonder if the bike can do so, but dodges the law.

graphicguy said:

There has been a real surge in electric scooters, bikes...and now, motorcycles....

https://electrek.co/2018/07/23/electric-motorcycle-for-2000-usd/

My FLX bike will do better than 30 MPH. It has a limiter on it. The company "hinted" that I should contact them for a "surprise" after I bought it. It was then I was told it had a limiter. They told me how to remove the limiter (really easy as it's an electric limiter and not mechanical). I've had my bike up to 45 MPH, but that was on a slight downhill.

Of course, the faster you go, the more power you use. Allegedly, I'm supposed to go 40 miles on a single charge. I've never tempted that and usually go no more than 30-35 miles between charges. That's with the limiter on, though.

fintail

If only those durned youngins were as hardworking, brave, and smart as their predecessors

jmonroe said:

It sounds like your local police force was trained by some Native Americans. A new dog using old tricks might not be tolerated by milenials who might say that is not playing fair and might even question the use of tax dollars in your village.

jmonroe

fintail

The woman I saw this morning must have been going 20-25, and this was on an incline. I wonder if the competent authorities will regulate anything, or if it will open the door for more scooters.

Something like that sounds tempting (at least when not raining) for my <5 mile commute, but the local driving talent pool is pretty shallow, and my route has few bike lanes. I don't want to meet my end via a stereotypical local Range Rover driver texting about their upcoming Soulcycle class while "driving".


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graphicguy said:

My FLX bike will do better than 30 MPH. It has a limiter on it. The company "hinted" that I should contact them for a "surprise" after I bought it. It was then I was told it had a limiter. They told me how to remove the limiter (really easy as it's an electric limiter and not mechanical). I've had my bike up to 45 MPH, but that was on a slight downhill.

Of course, the faster you go, the more power you use. Allegedly, I'm supposed to go 40 miles on a single charge. I've never tempted that and usually go no more than 30-35 miles between charges. That's with the limiter on, though.

graphicguy

xwesx said:

venture said:

graphicguy said:

venture said:

I should have one of these coming in December...hopefully.

http://www.jackrabbit.bike/

Very cool. This is the one I have....

https://flx.bike/products/roadster

Yeah. Yours is a real bike. Mine will be just something to mess with a little.

I am the groundskeeper at a baseball field and I can use it to get there and get home every day. The field is only about a mile from my house.

Looks like a fun little ride! In the right application, it is definitely a good choice. I cannot figure any way that an appx 10-mile range would work for me.

@graphicguy how do you like your bike? I have only ridden to work once so far this year. With some electric assist, I think I might be more inclined to ride frequently. My 12-mile hilly commute just takes too much out of me to do round-trip every day, and coordinating vehicle/bike locations so as not to need to make special trips to accommodate me proves overly complicated much of the time.

I like my bike. I ride it every weekend. If I have to pick up prescriptions at Walgreens (about 3 miles away, or go to the post office (about 5 miles away), I hop on the bike. I have a hilly connecting road to my cul-de-sac. On a regular bike, after riding a mile or so, I was winded since the hills are pretty steep. With my FLX, I don't have to peddle at all. But, I usually do give a slight pedal while using the electric motor.

Sometimes I don't peddle at all and and just a rider using the throttle to control my speed.

If I had a 10 mile commute, I'd be tempted to use it daily for that. But, my office is in my home (about 5 feet from my bedroom).

I haven't really had to do much for maintenance. I've oiled the chain a couple of times (it's a 9-speed). It really didn't need it though. I keep an eye on the tires to make sure I'm not picking up anything that would pierce them.

In traffic, I've surprised more than a few people in cars next to me on the road. On take off, given these things have instantaneous torque, I can get up to 20 MPH "right now".

It's just a fun bike.

However, I do like some of those electric motorcycles. Those climb up the price ladder pretty quickly to rival their petrol counterparts.

28FF....I like those RAD bikes a lot, too. Only reason I went with the FLX, I was able to buy one for less than $1,000 during their kickstarter campaign. They've grown quite a bit since then. They now have 3 bike models and are now making hover boards, too.

xwesx

graphicguy said:

My FLX bike will do better than 30 MPH. It has a limiter on it. The company "hinted" that I should contact them for a "surprise" after I bought it. It was then I was told it had a limiter. They told me how to remove the limiter (really easy as it's an electric limiter and not mechanical). I've had my bike up to 45 MPH, but that was on a slight downhill.

Of course, the faster you go, the more power you use. Allegedly, I'm supposed to go 40 miles on a single charge. I've never tempted that and usually go no more than 30-35 miles between charges. That's with the limiter on, though.

For the price, quite tempting!! How long have you had it? I wonder about it's reliability...

tjc78

pensfan83 said:

tjc78 said:

Right near @stickguy and I

I knew stick was in NJ, did not know where you are. My schedule is pretty tight since I'm only here for 2.5 days before flying to Raleigh then back to Pitt on Friday. Otherwise I would be happy to catch up with fellow Edmunds posters (assuming you would want to ).

I would have been down! Just as well this is week before vacation and it’s nuts for me

Stick and I live probably 15 minutes from one another in the same county.

jmonroe

tjc78 said:

pensfan83 said:

tjc78 said:

Right near @stickguy and I

I knew stick was in NJ, did not know where you are. My schedule is pretty tight since I'm only here for 2.5 days before flying to Raleigh then back to Pitt on Friday. Otherwise I would be happy to catch up with fellow Edmunds posters (assuming you would want to ).

I would have been down! Just as well this is week before vacation and it’s nuts for me

Stick and I live probably 15 minutes from one another in the same county.

Given that you probably wind it out when you drive, I doubt you'll catch anything from him at that distance.

jmonroe

Michaell

@jmonroe,

Our Outback with the 3.6 gets about 19-21 around town. When we take it on longer road trips, we see 27-28 MPG.

Both of those numbers are bang on with the factory sticker.

How much lead does your wife have in her feet for it to get 15MPG? And, if said lead exists, why are you worried when she chases you around the dining room table? Heck, if anything, you'd catch her first!

benjaminh

A new, poignant, and tuneful song by Death Cab For Cutie about how the gold rush for new construction can sweep away the architecture and memories of the past.

"(Gold rush) And they keep digging it down and down
(Gold rush) So that their cars can live underground"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVAOUjXj0XY

(Gold rush) They're digging for gold in my neighborhood
(Gold rush) Where all the old buildings stood
(Gold rush) And they keep digging it down and down
(Gold rush) So that their cars can live underground
(Gold rush) The swinging of a wrecking ball
(Gold rush) Through these lath and plaster walls
(Gold rush) Is letting all the shadows free
(Gold rush) The ones I wish still followed me
(Gold rush) I remember a winter's night
(Gold rush) We kissed beneath the street lamp light
(Gold rush) Outside our bar near the record store
(Gold rush) That have been condos for a year and more
(Gold rush) Now that our haunts have taken flight
(Gold rush) And been replaced with construction sites
(Gold rush) Oh, how I feel like a stranger here
(Gold rush) Searching for something that's disappeared
(Gold rush) Digging for gold in my neighborhood
(Gold rush) For what they say is the greater good
(Gold rush) But all I see is a long goodbye
(Gold rush) A requiem for a skyline....

snakeweasel

fintail said:

That's pretty cool, although commuting my route on a bike still seems like Russian roulette, given the amount of distracted driving here, and the virtual lack of enforcement. I wonder how that one would fit taller or larger riders. I saw a woman this morning zooming along on an e-bike - I think scooters here require an endorsement if they can break 30 mph, I wonder if the bike can do so, but dodges the law.

There has been a real surge in electric scooters, bikes...and now, motorcycles.... https://electrek.co/2018/07/23/electric-motorcycle-for-2000-usd/

Most states require that ebikes that can go faster than 20 MPH to be registered and licensed and the rider needing an endorsement on their license.

graphicguy

xwesx said:

graphicguy said:

My FLX bike will do better than 30 MPH. It has a limiter on it. The company "hinted" that I should contact them for a "surprise" after I bought it. It was then I was told it had a limiter. They told me how to remove the limiter (really easy as it's an electric limiter and not mechanical). I've had my bike up to 45 MPH, but that was on a slight downhill.

Of course, the faster you go, the more power you use. Allegedly, I'm supposed to go 40 miles on a single charge. I've never tempted that and usually go no more than 30-35 miles between charges. That's with the limiter on, though.

For the price, quite tempting!! How long have you had it? I wonder about it's reliability...

This is my 2nd season with it. In reality, there's very little that can go wrong. The gears are sturdy. I guess over time, the brakes would need some adjustment/replacement. Chain will stretch over time, too.

I suppose the battery only has so many charges it will take before it starts to degenerate. Don't know how many that would be, though.

In short, I think any major maintenance I'd have to do is still a pretty long ways away.

stickguy

tjc78 said:

pensfan83 said:

tjc78 said:

Right near @stickguy and I

I knew stick was in NJ, did not know where you are. My schedule is pretty tight since I'm only here for 2.5 days before flying to Raleigh then back to Pitt on Friday. Otherwise I would be happy to catch up with fellow Edmunds posters (assuming you would want to ).

I would have been down! Just as well this is week before vacation and it’s nuts for me

Stick and I live probably 15 minutes from one another in the same county.

I’m actually on vacation this week at the shore.