Knee pain gone-Check
Foot pain gone-Check
Butt callous gone-Check

Well, two outta three ain't bad. I broke down and registered for the Lake Pepin 3 Speed Tour last night. Guess I'll be wearing padded shorts.:D

www.3speedtour.com

I think this is the first time in four years I haven't had a work conflict or an injury. Looking forward to old friends, the Bay City Hill, and any reason to raise a dram.:tup:

The 3 speed tour looks like so much fun. Should be plenty of Chicago Schwinns there.

Barely a handful a Chicago built Schwinns will be there. The ride of choice is British, usually a Raleigh Sports. The only real requirement, though, is a three speed Sturmey Archer hub. Bribes are accepted for the inclusion of German three speed hubs. Larger bribes are required for the Shimano 3.3.3 hub.

The ride itself is a hoot. The only real competition is who lays out the best spread at the Brew Up. I travel light, so I’m always out of the running. I’ve done done the ride several times but haven’t been able to swing it the last few years.

Start prepping the steed for the 3ST tomorrow. New North Road style handlebars arrived today. Fancy, schmancy inverse brake levers came Tuesday. I picked up leather for homemade grips last Saturday. Tires and new to me handlebar stem from the UK have been sitting since January, waiting for me to get off my butt and order the handlebars.

I almost picked up a pair of aluminum bars for super cheap from the LBS but the clamp area was 31mm and my stem is 25.4mm. If the bars were 26mm, I would have used the ‘Big Honking Screwdriver’ trick and made them fit. Oh, well. Pics to follow.

Before
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/808/4...8d2f2f6d_z.jpg

After
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/790/3...07b9c54c_z.jpg

New bits
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/811/3...953f1b09_z.jpg

Ended up not using the inverse levers, wouldn't fit the bars. The front rack and panniers were a major pain to fit and for some reason the new rear tire fought me tooth and nail. Still need toe straps for the new to me pedals and figure out how to mount the headlight.

Off to SC now, so I will know in a week on what needs adjusting.

Have you seen the Old Navy tv commercial showing girls riding BMX bikes while wearing a Tiered Cami Dress? The vid should be at the top of the Old Navy page at the link. I have already seen it on tv a few times.
https://www.youtube.com/user/oldnavy

A whole lot of commuters are throwing away their bicycles in Chinese cities. Seem they don't want them anymore with their new found affluence.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-in-giant-pile
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3fd41...sm=12&fit=max&

I've read about this. Most of those bikes are shared rental bikes or point to point rentals. They're not usually people's personal bikes.

Saw the same article.

There is Divvy-Bike in Chicago that has been pretty successful, even with our horrid winters. I understand that bike sharing has also worked in Mexico City. China seems to be an anomaly.

Took the 3 speed out for a spin today. It works better than I do. Good grief, am I'm outta shape.:wtf:

I know the feeling.

A motorcycle website actually tested the new ebikes from Yamaha (see link).
I don’t know how I feel about manufactured ebikes. I kind of like the idea of adding a motor kit to my own trusty bicycle.
-The Yami e-bikes start at an MSRP of $2,399 with a 500w mid mount motor and 500wh battery pack. They do 20mph but there is no throttle. It is all pedal assist.
-A good 36v 500w hub motor kit with Lithium batteries will cost you about $1500 bucks. A good new Aluminum commuting bicycle will cost about $300. Then, you have to assemble the kit, make adjustments and troubleshoot any problems.
-The Yamaha e-bike is already assembled and tested at the time of pickup. Notice how most wiring is hidden within the frame. The Yami battery rating is 500 watthours. That means it has either a 24v 20amp hour battery set or a 48v 10 amp hour battery pack. I don't know which. It would be nice if you could easily adjust the battery wiring to sequence or parallel (endurance or power).
-The Yami e-bikes start at a higher price than my 50+mph Taiwanese motor scooter.
-I will continue to read all the e-bike road tests, but I don’t think I will buy one anytime soon.
http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...de-review.html
https://www.yamahabicycles.com/globa...osscore-03.jpg

I'm with you, I'd rather build my own if the desire hit me. It's not like I don't have any candidates laying around.

Come to think of it, there is a Cannondale frame hanging in the shed.:hmm:

That looks like a nice bike! I got mine for 1450.00 I go at least 32 miles on a charge on normal power assist level 3. levels are 0 no assist and 1-5. Its been a pretty good bike so far. I got my blog on it here.
http://radpaul.weebly.com

I saw on a youtube vid that the Yami e-bikes have 36v 11ah batteries.
That calcs to only 396 watt hours; right? They are advertising it as a 500wh battery pack. Hmmm.