Yesterday I put my e-bike in medium help mode (“sport”) and was in a position to journey 45 miles on 60% of the battery, which might work out to 80 miles on a full battery. On lighter help (“eco”) it might in all probability go a couple of third additional, over 100 miles.
Energetic Transportation Right here We Come
That is nice for recreation if I need to go on lengthy rides within the nation, however it’s even higher information for energetic transportation. I already stroll or bike for errands in Morgan Hill, the place all the things is inside just a few miles. However generally I must get to the neighboring cities of Gilroy or San Jose, which is feasible on a standard bike however I have to admit to not at all times doing it. With electrical help, it’s far more possible, and there’s virtually nothing I would like that isn’t inside an 80-mile spherical journey. The furthest I can consider offhand is my heart specialist who’s 21 miles away (and I solely must go there twice a yr). Now it’s only a query of mapping out secure routes to in every single place I must go.
Highlights of Yesterday’s Trip:
Southern Entrance to Paradise Valley on Oak Glen Ave, I Turned Left right here on Sycamore Ave
I had simply climbed up over the steep hill on Sycamore, that is trying in the direction of the highest. The opposite facet that I got here up is steeper. The brand new bike has fairly low gearing so I’d have been in a position to do it with some effort with out help. With help it was a breeze.
Descending into the Sycamore valleyA Winery on Redwood Retreat HighwayI discovered as we speak that the highway will get its identify from this Fernwood Cellars retreatSome extra surroundings on the way in which again downRedwood Retreat HighwayView of the Gavilan vary on Burchell highwaySarah’s Winery on Hecker Go Freeway. The highway continues over the cross and drops down into Watsonville, and is our again strategy to the coast. Sadly the shoulder disappears when it begins climbing, so it’s not nice for biking. There are plans to construct a motorbike route as much as the summit. I turned proper to go for house earlier than the shoulder disappeared.
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I’m a Mechanical Engineer born in 1953, Ph. D, Stanford, 1980. I’ve been energetic within the mechanical CAE area for many years. I even have a lifelong curiosity in outside actions and health. I’ve had each hips changed and a coronary heart valve alternative on account of a genetic situation. This weblog chronicles my adventures in staying energetic regardless of these bumps within the highway.
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