Hi! We're still around. It's been awhile. This semester I started at Sac State to finish a degree that I kinda started about 13 years ago when I was young and directionless. Now I am (relatively) old and focused but my life is crazy busy. So, it seemed like as good a time as ever to add a full class load to my full-time work and parenting schedule. Needless to say, I'm tapped out. Luckily, work is almost done for the season, classes are starting to wrap up, and it has been mostly manageable thanks to lots of help and support from my wonderful family and friends and our newest addition to the fleet, a Juiced Rider ODK!
I was struggling with the idea of adding one more big thing to my already full plate and many of my transition times between work and classes and picking up kids were really tight. Driving isn't always the best solution, especially when it comes to the unknowns like traffic, crashes, and parking. Many of my routes have great bike paths but then I would have to deal with long rides, headwinds, and being more exhausted than I could probably manage. That brought me to the JR. It has the longest range battery available, 32aH, 48volts, a real-world range of 65+ miles (seriously, I rode that in one day and still had a bit of charge leftover). I had hesitated getting another electric bike after our experience with BionX. I liked the BionX system but it didn't have enough distance for me. This bike also doubles as a cargo bike so I could take the kids in a pinch. It's not as comfortable for them as the HaulaDay but it works well enough. I'll do a more thorough review soon but I've already put hundreds of miles on this bike and while it's not perfect, it is exactly what I needed to keep our bike-centric lifestyle and avoid using cars as much as possible.
I've also been trying to get more into mountain biking. After more than four years of riding for transportation, everyday biking just wasn't giving me the added excitement and adventure I needed. Plus, it wasn't really feeling like exercise anymore because my body was so used to it (and it's flat around here). Thankfully, I have friends who help push me to try new things. On a recent trip up to Tahoe with Neil, we rode 24 miles with about 2000' of climbing. It kicked my butt and was incredible! I now have a goal for next year to try to race at the Downieville Classic. That means more training, climbing, practicing new skills, and finally learning how to bunny hop. This gives me something exciting to work towards with both physical and emotional accomplishments.
I've also been trying to get more into mountain biking. After more than four years of riding for transportation, everyday biking just wasn't giving me the added excitement and adventure I needed. Plus, it wasn't really feeling like exercise anymore because my body was so used to it (and it's flat around here). Thankfully, I have friends who help push me to try new things. On a recent trip up to Tahoe with Neil, we rode 24 miles with about 2000' of climbing. It kicked my butt and was incredible! I now have a goal for next year to try to race at the Downieville Classic. That means more training, climbing, practicing new skills, and finally learning how to bunny hop. This gives me something exciting to work towards with both physical and emotional accomplishments.
Took me 7 hours but who's counting?
Oh warning signs...
That's my bikey best friend, Neil.
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