MikeSSS
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Bikes and scooters are used a lot, for everyday transportation, in Key West, Florida. So, looking at what people who use bikes everyday, are using, is informative. Here's what I saw a few days ago:
eBikes, I saw one moving but too far away to see what equipment it had. There were two older eZip bikes parked near Duval street, these were the old style 24 volt bikes. One eZip had the pannier battery attached, it was beater grade but might be usable, the other appeared to be abandoned in place. The fourth ebike was the kind with a hard battery box behind the seat post and a front hub motor, this ebike appeared to be abandoned in place.
Seats: most were steel spring, suspension seats, Cloud 9 was most common, followed by Schwinn. Cloud 9 elastomer sprung seats were the next most common. Cloud 9 seats made up about 60% of the seats I saw, and suspension seats of all kinds were about 85% of the seats.
Locks: cheap cables were most abundant, these were very low security cables. The chains and locks I noticed were Abus or Kryptonite, not the high security type, more the mid level of security style. Most people locked the frame to something but did not bother locking the wheels. There were a few cheap U-locks.
Bikes: Key West is flat, but it has strong wind. The big houses and buildings do shield riders from the wind, to some degree. Most bikes were single speed cruiser style. These were mostly cheap and beater grade bikes. Many bikes had baskets, front or rear kind, many had rear racks.
Scooters: the Yamaha Zuma was most common, about half the scoots were Zumas. Buddy was the next most common, followed by Mainland China types. Rental places used Zumas, Honda Metropolitans or Chinese scoots. I saw one electric scoot, don't remember the details.
There are lots of restaurants along Duval St. Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville had the best Key Lime Pie I've ever had, it was superb. The Conch Shack had most excellent cracked conch.
Only one or two ebikes were seen along Miami South Beach but the scenery and food was fantastic.
Fort Lauderdale has a big ebike store, The Electric Bike Store, I saw one of their bikes in Lauderdale by the Sea, this one http://www.theelectricbicyclestore.com/prodecotech-electric-bicycle-outlaw-ss-750w-48v-12ah-28mph-orange/ LDBTS is an excellent bike place as is Key West.
As always, the Windjammer hotel in Lauderdale by the Sea was superb.
Well, that's it, now I know what seat to get, based on what really experienced bikies use.
PS, got caught out in big rain yesterday, the ebike quit providing power, wide range gearing got me home OK. Today the ebike worked again.
Ride on!
eBikes, I saw one moving but too far away to see what equipment it had. There were two older eZip bikes parked near Duval street, these were the old style 24 volt bikes. One eZip had the pannier battery attached, it was beater grade but might be usable, the other appeared to be abandoned in place. The fourth ebike was the kind with a hard battery box behind the seat post and a front hub motor, this ebike appeared to be abandoned in place.
Seats: most were steel spring, suspension seats, Cloud 9 was most common, followed by Schwinn. Cloud 9 elastomer sprung seats were the next most common. Cloud 9 seats made up about 60% of the seats I saw, and suspension seats of all kinds were about 85% of the seats.
Locks: cheap cables were most abundant, these were very low security cables. The chains and locks I noticed were Abus or Kryptonite, not the high security type, more the mid level of security style. Most people locked the frame to something but did not bother locking the wheels. There were a few cheap U-locks.
Bikes: Key West is flat, but it has strong wind. The big houses and buildings do shield riders from the wind, to some degree. Most bikes were single speed cruiser style. These were mostly cheap and beater grade bikes. Many bikes had baskets, front or rear kind, many had rear racks.
Scooters: the Yamaha Zuma was most common, about half the scoots were Zumas. Buddy was the next most common, followed by Mainland China types. Rental places used Zumas, Honda Metropolitans or Chinese scoots. I saw one electric scoot, don't remember the details.
There are lots of restaurants along Duval St. Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville had the best Key Lime Pie I've ever had, it was superb. The Conch Shack had most excellent cracked conch.
Only one or two ebikes were seen along Miami South Beach but the scenery and food was fantastic.
Fort Lauderdale has a big ebike store, The Electric Bike Store, I saw one of their bikes in Lauderdale by the Sea, this one http://www.theelectricbicyclestore.com/prodecotech-electric-bicycle-outlaw-ss-750w-48v-12ah-28mph-orange/ LDBTS is an excellent bike place as is Key West.
As always, the Windjammer hotel in Lauderdale by the Sea was superb.
Well, that's it, now I know what seat to get, based on what really experienced bikies use.
PS, got caught out in big rain yesterday, the ebike quit providing power, wide range gearing got me home OK. Today the ebike worked again.
Ride on!
