Anyone else ride a pedal bike as well as a motored bike?

[duivendyk]

I pedal around town&use the MB to go on longer trips and for camping.

 

[robin bird]

3 weeks from now a friend and i plan to do 85 kms on the Kettle Valley abandoned railine (500 miles long ) the section we are doing will be all downhill mostly-- it crosses 13 very high train trestles over wooded canyons --we will be pedaling the whole way --i will post pictures so you can see the country--by the way anyone interested contact me --a free place to stay @ my house --tenting !! look up kettle valley on the internet.

 

[Bikewer]

I've been a fairly serious cyclist since the seventies. At 62, my knees are getting a little wonky, so maybe that's one reason to build an MB....
I'm in "campus" law enforcement, and do bike patrol as well as maintaining our department's fleet of 20+ patrol bikes.
I also repair/refurbish bikes and re-sell 'em; I've made about 600 bucks this season. Currently finishing up a Raleigh "technium" roadster.
My main ride is a vintage (1972) Cilo/Swiss roadster I've extensively upgraded; a very smooth ride with it's butted-steel Columbus frame.

I also built a recumbent, but it needs a bit more work.

 

[Happy Valley]

I've been a fairly serious cyclist since the seventies. At 62, my knees are getting a little wonky, so maybe that's one reason to build an MB....

One of the reasons I thought this thread should be reativated here (and thanks Tom for moving it) is the exact thinking like that from Bikewer above:
Boomers going through the discovery that those hills are getting a little steeper.

78 million boomers due to retire in the next half decade is a huge chunk of demographic and a powerful lobby group. Just ask AARP. How many of those will still want to ride bikes and stay healthy but are going to feel kindly toward a little motor assist?

 

[ibdennyak]

Guess I would fit in about like Happy Valley. Asides from the Mbs, I have a nice old road bike, a cruiser, a couple mountain bikes, and even a drive shaft model. If I want to run to the store for a couple things, I just hop on one of them and go. Also, Juneau's 2nd biggest industry (right after government ) is tourism, so we have a lot of bike trails to interesting historical spots. Bikes are a great way to check out some of them on those nice sunny afternoons when you don't want to do anything else. Just wish we had more nice sunny afternoons. I already have a fairly physical life style, and nothing has fallen off my body recently, so excercise is less of an issue.

 

[professor]

Can't remember when I didn't have a bike - except when I was riding motorcycles decades ago.
The motorbike thing is new for me ( a motor assist bike was not legal here until this last spring).
I had chosen a Trek hardtail for a 40 yr anniversary gift at work (an actual NEW bike).
Then, I saw a HT cruiser bike my son got and it was so neat that I did a search somehow and ended up here.
I am doing the gas/alternator e-bike (only e-bikes are legal in NY) to do longer runs- like going to work in nice weather.
I sure am thinking about putting a weedwacker friction drive (super-covetly) on the trek though. Would not bother starting the engine for little zips in the neighborhood.
My view is use it -or loose it. Make the body work and it will last longer.

 

[wheelbender6]

I still pedal the MS150 yearly and do a lot of mountain biking.
The motor bike is for errands and a weekly commute to work (50 mi round trip).
I enjoy the tinkering as well.

 

[Esteban]

I ride pedal a bike, much more thasn using a motor on one. I am 60 & enjoy the exercise.

 

[retromike3]

to pedal or not to pedal

My rain bike is a nineteen eighty Trek that was built when they only had six employees. Its a turing bike with a really long wheelbase.

My road bike is a frame I built a few years ago. Its got a True Temper tube set and assorted campy components. Its got fairly low gears (35-26) so I can drag my out of shape self over the hills.

My motorbicycle is a1990s giant with no suspension and a zoom motor and a S.B.P. pipe. I built it up so I can get to school without having to jam into the commuter train to Portland. When I was a kid I used to ride over the hill to Portland but now I just don't seem to have the horse power.

I also have a fixed gear bike that I built the frame for that I ride nowhere. I have a set of rollers in my shop/garage that I try to ride a few times a week so I don't get too fat.

Mike Frye the bike guy

 

[retromike3]

and yes I do wear spandex under my genes.