Lock or Alarm … or both?

We all lock our bikes, right?  But how?  Most bikes have a steering lock, some even have a hub lock so the wheel can’t spin.  Pictured above is the Master Lock “Street Cuff” – a CDN$200 lock with $5000 insurance against theft.  Available from a fine Canadian company; Scooter and Moped Parts (DOT com)
My question…. is an [...]

Downtown

The weather has been so nice after such a looooong Winter.  
I had some time between appointments and I found myself at Jarvis and Richmond, home of Daymaks’ new downtown showroom.  Schnazzy.
They, (Daymak), even have an electric bike built for two!
Sorry about the picture – new camera phone and I’m learning how to MobBlog

Updates….

So yes, I’m updating the blog and I’ve received a comment; “how do you post a new topic?” You don’t. Its my blog. I welcome your comments and, in truth, I’d love your ideas for topics too.  At some point I’d like to make an Ebike Wiki so that we can pool our collective knowledge. [...]

Back in the saddle again…

2008 – a new beginning?
I’ve pulled my e-bike outside for the first time in months.  I’m blogging for the first time in months.
I’m back!
2007 ended in such a bad way for me.  I had my first major e-bike accident, (with only minor damage to the machine). But for me, it was a huge and personal shock.  Here’s [...]

A Scary Demographic

There’s one group of people that I seem to run into that are crazy for Ebikes. They have lost their drivers’ license, (for one reason or another), and, need/want to get from A to B.
Should these folk be zooming around? One fellow I met insisted that its impossible to be charged with impaired driving [...]

Post 1K

My Veloteq has seen 1000 Km now and I’m just starting to learn things. I guess the best thing to learn is the name of your e-bike store’s mechanic/technican, (and pray they don’t fire him/her).
It’s not that things are going wrong, far from it. Its just, I don’t know what needs doing. [...]

250+ per day (and growing)

Two milestones today:
This web-blog is averaging 250+ individual visitors every day, wow.
While walking only six blocks along the Danforth, (in Greektown), I spotted three Veloteqs, (one Red Commuter with 270 Km and no peddles), a Schwinn and a Malta. That’s five Ebikes in six blocks.

New Page added…

I put a new perm-o-page in called Ebike Advice. I’ve posted some common and some not so common bits of info, gleaned from various sources and contributors.
If you’ve got a gem you’d like to share, post it in the comments here and I’ll post it over to the perm-o-page.

Bling

Yes, that’s a solar panel on the seat, and tucked under the black plastic faring, (above the speedo) is a small GPS module.
The panel, ($19.95), is from Canadian Tire and fits under the seat. For now, it charges the GPS module, my Blackberry and other 5v USB type devices – and generates a [...]

You pay ‘ur money….

I have now personally seen and ridden every darn e-bike there is in this town for sale today, and as of this writing, I now know for sure; I made a great choice in getting a Veloteq E-Bike.