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Old 09-19-2019, 07:58 AM   #1281
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Put on my rain gear and rode in today. I've been so lazy this year, glad I got off my ass and rode in today.
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Old 09-19-2019, 08:07 AM   #1282
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Was it raining for you? Didn't feel a drop when I rode in. After 3 weeks in Scotland I'm a lot more tolerant of damp conditions.
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Old 09-19-2019, 08:09 AM   #1283
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no rain, but everything was wet.
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Old 09-19-2019, 08:17 AM   #1284
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Those seem cheap, possibly too cheap. Most of the eBikes I have seen have been over $3000. Have they started coming down in price? That site doesn't offer any returns, so I'd definitely want to try one before buying.

With my knees I'm going to need some help with the commute.

I dunno about too cheap. Up to this point, we have mainly had the majors put out e-bikes. You can expect to spend for spesh or trek brands. But, keep in mind, the motors, controllers, and battery packs are mass produced in China. So many companies source the same e parts and put them on different branded bikes. IMO, it would be normal for prices to drop as it trickles over.
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Old 09-19-2019, 08:46 AM   #1285
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had a pretty rough crash on the way home on tuesday, slipped on some gravel doing 25~

dont usually wear gloves unless its cold so my palms are pretty rough. wrists are pretty stiff. decent road rash on my shoulder and leg and pretty much everything feels sore

the worst part is honestly that i'm injured and cant ride for the next little while and i JUST BOUGHT FALL RIDING CLOTHES FOR THE MORNING THIS WEEKEND

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Old 09-19-2019, 09:45 AM   #1286
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Ooof, that sucks. I always were gloves for protection. Thoguh I'm a little surprised you hurt them, considering they are made of stone. As for the fall riding clothes, those will be good for a few months, or one day. Really depends...
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Old 09-19-2019, 10:06 AM   #1287
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Yikes, sorry to hear about the crash. I'm still recovering from mine, so hopefully you feel better soon. Make sure you take the care you need.

As for my eBike- I am looking at eBikesCalgary. Warranty seems good, and I am thinking I can at least sit on the bike before buying.
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Old 09-25-2019, 10:23 PM   #1288
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Took the day off work to get in a ride before the weather turns. worth made a route from Granary Road to Millarville, up towards Bragg and over to Priddis. Lots of hills but the weather couldn't have been better.

Here's the activity if you want to copy the route: https://www.strava.com/activities/2739822576


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Old 09-26-2019, 09:29 AM   #1289
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First Flakes ride tomorrow evening at 8:15, meet at the south side of the Peace bridge:

https://cyclepalooza.ca/event/%e2%9d...d%84%ef%b8%8f/
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Old 09-27-2019, 10:33 AM   #1290
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Who's still out there getting it done today? Rolled the dice and stayed on the summer bike. We'll see what tomorrows commute looks like, may have to roll the winter bike.
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Old 09-27-2019, 10:46 AM   #1291
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I decided to volunteer to be the sweep cyclist tomorrow at Melissa's Run in Banff. I have never winter cycled. Wish me luck.
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I decided to volunteer to be the sweep cyclist tomorrow at Melissa's Run in Banff. I have never winter cycled. Wish me luck.
You might need a little more than luck!
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Old 09-27-2019, 01:53 PM   #1293
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Who's still out there getting it done today? Rolled the dice and stayed on the summer bike. We'll see what tomorrows commute looks like, may have to roll the winter bike.
exhausted from parenting duties, at least, that's the excuse I am using today.

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Old 09-27-2019, 01:58 PM   #1294
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I’ve been at home the past three days since our nanny took a vacation to Nashville. I managed to ride my daughter to school, then ride to the zoo with my other daughter, then rode back to school for pickup. I’m now 70km from 3000 on the year!
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Old 09-28-2019, 05:04 PM   #1295
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You might need a little more than luck!

it was a pretty uneventful 4 hour long bike ride. I had the luck, but could have used a book.
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Old 09-28-2019, 07:11 PM   #1297
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Ya, Canmore looks to have gotten most of the crap weather compared to Banff.
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Old 09-30-2019, 07:37 AM   #1298
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Well that was a bit of a slog this morning. Winter bike is up and running well. The Bow pathway crew already had the north side cleared from Sunnyside to Nose creek. Nose creek wasn't cleared but only had about 2-3cm of snow with some heavy slush underneath which made for slow going. Pedestrian bridges SUCKED. The Prince's island bridge had not been touched (which is crazy since I believe it is still the most heavily used bridge for foot/bike traffic into the core) and had anywhere from a foot to a foot and a half of snow. Fox hollow bridge over Deerfoot had drifts on the north side of it about 3 feet tall.
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Ya, Canmore looks to have gotten most of the crap weather compared to Banff.
Yep Banff got next to nothing by noon on Sunday. Go about 10 km east though and it was a different story.
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North-South between Inglewood and Quarry Park was mostly okay, but some sections along the rail yard, bridges, and oddly Lynwood were ugly. I had to get off and walk in a few parts. Lynwood just has so much foot traffic from people walking dogs and such that I was surprised it hadn't been cleared. By the time I went through nose creek it was cleared from 8th ave to the zoo.
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