Recent content by gentle jim

Thanks for the help. I will definitely post progress once I get started. Dogman, I can't speak for California in general, I live in a very remote area of Humboldt county where police are busy with other pursuits. I plan to have saddle bags in back and to always be pedaling and rarely go...

Thanks for clarifying those terms for me. I am going to continue reading posts in an effort to understand enough to feel confident that what I buy won't be too far away from what I need. I have a friend of a friend that builds e-bikes that I'm hoping will be my trainer. I wish that there was...

I edited this posting... I should have searched on pedelec before posting. There are lots of posts about them. It appears that they can be problematic, unreliable and reduce power (according to other postings). I was really hoping they would be the answer to my dilemma and that of the poster...

Wes, you sound like my older brother... :) My problem is that it takes me 7 hours to get to town, by bike, without any assistance. I was hoping to make it in 3 hours. My brothers answer is to start training harder. I was actually hoping to haul my Burley trailer for my weekly trip to town...

Thank you Dogman and Wes, my commute is the last half of the Tour of the Unknown Coast in Northern California. Here is a link to the hardest section: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDbfYnPZyWQ. The notes say that it is an 18-20% grade. I have climbed it, grinding on the pedals in my lowest gear...

First time posting. I have been reading extensively for some time. I really hope that I'm not repeating an existing topic. But, I am older and there's a "lot" out on this site. Some great information, a lot of which is over my head. I have used ebike.ca's simulator and really like it...