As predicted, I did not walk today. But I did ride.
My speedometer says I rode 11 miles today but I'm positive at least one of those miles was riding around and around Corbin Park trying to discharge the battery on the bike. I wasn't peddling at all, just using the throttle to use up power. I wanted to get it almost to empty before I charged it.
At the start of my ride, I rode downtown to the Centennial Trail and headed west towards Riverside State Park.
I'm still trying to figure out the battery life on this bike so I didn't get very far. When it got to 50%, I turned around to come home. It still had 20 % life on the battery when I reached the house.
Unfortunately, the bike is so heavy and I have such poor stamina that I cannot peddle for very long on low or no assistance from the electric motor. So that wears the battery down faster.
I'm planning on riding it to the grocery store tomorrow to get peanuts for the squirrels. It's at least five miles away so it should be a good test of the bikes distance.
But I'm really having a good time riding this bike around.
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