We will be closed on Saturday, July 3rd to observe Independence Day. All of Sheboygan's festivities will happen Saturday so I'm giving the guys the day to participate. Me? I'm going for a bike ride.
Some of you know I got hit by a car a week ago. No need to go into those details but I have been off this bike since. Since I'm still banged and bruised up there was no way I could ride my Madone but...... I could ride the 7200 Ride Plus electric assist. I was pumped to get in my first bike ride in over a week! Had a 20 mile ride and the sun even came out on cue! Take a look at the pic of the control module..... The 19 on the left side is my current speed. You can pretty much cruise at 20mph with little or no effort. The 13.5 under that is my current mileage. In the middle of the display, on the bottom is the battery meter. It shows about 25% left but we have not charged it since we got it. The curvy thing above that is a meter that shows how much power you are using at that particular time. It shows that I am using a bit less than 25% of the available assist. The number 4 on the right side is the level of assist I am using. You have four levels to choose from. I am on full assist right here and you can choose that by the + and - buttons way to the right. The bike also comes with a front and tail light and the rear rack accepts any pannier bag.
All I can say today is that this bike opens many doors for those who previously could not get out side and experience an awesome bike ride. Or maybe now can handle that ride to work that previously was a bit too long. And the fuel mileage is 100% better than any scooter or moped. If it was not for this bike today, I would have had to stay on the couch. Electric assist is real.
Last week we took in our first of Trek's electric bikes. Electric assist that is. These bikes are going to open a whole new world to those who normally would not be able to ride a bike for longer distancesThis is a true "assist" bike. Its does not peddle for you but helps you when you do. If you stop peddling it coasts like a normal bike would. Start peddling and you can feel it help out. It has four power settings for a little help to a lot. The battery is the big grey thing over the back tire. You can pull it out and recharge with a regular wall plug. And as you can adjust the power, you can also turn it negative to charge while you peddle also. The average person could ride this bike 10 miles to work no problem. The above average rider can maintain 20 mph pretty much forever on the flats. Of course the bike is a couple of bucks more than a normal bike but well worth the cost to those who would use it in situations that they could not before. It comes in several models and is only days away if ordered. We had this one in stock about four days before it sold. Will have another in about a week.