The joy of bike riding

General cycling advice ( NOT technical ! )
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yostumpy wrote: 3 Sep 2022, 10:12am
Vantage wrote: 3 Sep 2022, 10:05am One of my very first rides after fitting ekit. I'd had a long hiatus from cycling due to health and the battery and motor got me out again.
I've scenery and rides like this just around the corner :D

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Do you still have the motor assist, or have your ‘legs’ returned.
Nay. My legs have had it. What I have done though is set one of the assist levels to be just powerful enough to overcome the motors drag so I can still use the bike as it was before it was put on steroids.
Off touring in a week for a week in Anglesey so maybe that'll breath some life into them.
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Unfortunately, all too infrequent as not quite Suffolk !
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A shady spot on a hot day.
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Gets me to some of the best restaurants😂😂😂
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Taking advantage of our proximity to the coast and a long summer evening we rode off a good meal rather than blobbing on the sofa.
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I too had a lovely, albeit on an e bike and in London.Early weekend mornings are just great, especially through parks and by the river.
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On the tissington trail with my son and nephews. The boys first mini tour - hopefully the first of many.
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The Monks' Road between Charlesworth and Hayfield, a nice 1 in 6 climb.

Manchester city centre in the distance
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The wider joys of cycling, especially the not-cycling rests and cafes!
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Some more moments.
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Were you running for President of the Russian Federation at the time?
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