 Re: Riding in the hood.
I don't know if I every explained about the bike trail near my home or not. Its about two blocks down hill on the main road where I live. Then it's a right turn onto a road with houses so close to the corner that you could reach out an touch them from the road. that is only a very slight exaggeration. Then it is four block downhill a very fun ride actually.
Then it is a sharp left turn onto the trail. a beautiful mile and a half ride over some specially built wooden bridges and through some underpass tunnels built just for walkers and bikes.
At the end of the mile and a half the trail winds back up to the busy road I live on. One can cross that and do another scenic mile and a half. The trail goes on for about twenty more miles,but I have never been that far.
The reason I mention that is because tomorrow I'm going to ride the new three speed Electric Teddy bike. I haven't been able to ride that mile and a half out to the busy road and back without stopping yet. I'm going to drop my battery pack and see if I can do it with the aid of the three speeds. Oh they work by the way.
If I can get back, I'll pick up my batteries for the long 5 or 6 block uphill ride home. I am looking forward to giving this a try.
For while now I have been running smooth pvc pipe as a drive wheel. Tomorrow I am going to take a try at covering it with a worn out piece of tire. I have had covers before an the work great but they don't last very long because I never figured a way to attach them. This time I'm going to wrap a piece of tire tread and run a couple of screws into the pvc pipe to hold the cover down. I have no idea if it will work of not, I have never tested it. |