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Well, I'll be!! Finally, a response! I don't know who or what dickus is, but from your comments, I have an idea. If you can get him to enter in to this discussion, I have a feeling he might contribute greatly. This is definitely the bike I have in mind to buy when I get the dough saved up. Cool, huh? It most fits what I need and want, and after looking at countless other electric bicycles and the like, I feel it is a good price too. I live in a terrific area for this kind of transportation. A really old city neighborhood with most of the places I go within easy biking distance, no great big hills or mountains to contend with. It's just that my trusty Giant Simple Single gets harder to ride for some of the longer distances I'd like to go (and even some of the shorter ones, too) - it is a single gear bike and the only power it has is my legs, which have become quite strong in the last 5 years of riding, but jeez-louise, I'm getting older every day, for crying out loud. Besides, the I-Zip is way cooler!! And I can't wait for a motor! As far as finding one, I'm going to ask a local bike dealer to help with that. Keep your fingers crossed for me, okay? Any other suggestions or comments will be welcomed. Thanks so much!!!

It sounds like you must be in great shape, especially your legs.

Thanks for the Best Response. I can't believe you chose me out of all the other contenders.

Oh yeah, I'm a real model type. Ooops, wait a sec, I'm choking on something.........aaack!!! Truly, my legs are the only part of me that is in shape.

You're most kindly welcome, Trans, it really was a difficult decision. You should have seen my face when I saw that there actually WAS a response! My jaw was on my chest.

Gee Trans you are just too good.
You are getting so many Br's of late.
No one can top your responses by the looks of things.

Sometimes O amaze myself, Goodie.

Troubleum, thanks so much for responding!!!! I have a cruiser bike and love it - but - it just gets harder for me to ride it up those darn inclines and I feel if I had a little help, like a motor, it would be infinitely easier. Duh. But check out sbebc.com and take a look at their electric bikes. It's the Santa Barbara Electric Bicycle Company. And I know that the batteries don't last for huge amounts of time, but for my purposes, I think it would be perfect. I ride around my neighborhood, doing errands, going to my favorite watering holes, and I enjoy it so much, and an electric bicycle would be a wonderful thing for me. Ahhh, soon, I hope. Maybe by next summer. But till then, I'll keep riding my beloved cruiser, Sapphire, a Giant Simple Single. I've been riding almost 6 years now and I've grown much stronger, which I'm grateful for.

Keep riding, Troublegum, it's a wonderful thing. And thanks again for stopping by. Be safe, and most of all, HAVE FUN!!!

Back when I was in shape I was out riding my bike with my son in a trailer. I met an older guy who had an electric assist for exactly the reasons you were saying. We were riding one of the favorite local loops and came to the bottom of a hill when a guy in full spandex and a road bike blew by us and was really pushing it up the hill. I guess the competative thing kicked in and I started pushing hard too. The guy with the electric assist kicked it on and to make a long story short, the poor spandex guy got passed at the top of the climb by some kid in a trailer and an old guy. It was beautiful.

How in the world did I miss this?????? Hi yourself, you great big hunk of hot love, you! And I'm doing pretty ok. Too many medical issues, but all in all, honey, I've got nothing to complain about. ANd seeing this this morning truly brightened my day, Exey. I love ya, kiddo and I miss ya too. But sometimes life doesn't allow us to play as much as we want to. I've been pretty scarce on the Lot lately but I'm trying to spend a little more time here. It seems generally healthier if I do, ya know? These people can really cheer a body up. Yeah! Just like you did for me just now!!!!!

A million kisses and a billion hugs, babe. xxx