E Bike Range

I have been doing some syphering with my e-bike, trying to figure out a typical range for the battery. To the best of my knowledge, it looks like I can comfortably get 30 miles out of one charge. I can improve that distance by using lower levels of assist. I generally keep it at Level 3.

I have been out on a few rides recently, even though the days are getting cooler. I haven't gone any long distances. Just the short jaunts downtown to the park as well as jaunts to the store, rather than taking the car.

I drove out to State Line today to gas up the truck and spent almost $90.00. I paid $4.40 a gallon and got about 20 gallons. Based on my recent history, that should last me about a month.

1067 Miles

I have just returned from a nice bike ride down to the park and back. Got in around 6 and a half-ish miles. It's a really nice sunny day with the temperature heading for 80 degrees. Along my ride, I stopped at the General Store. I got my knife sharpened, that was six bucks. Then I went to the plumbing aisle and checked out what they had for faucets. 

I have decided we need a new kitchen faucet. The one we have offers really crappy water pressure. I pulled the main hose off the valve under the sink, attached a short hose to it and let it spurt into a bucket. It had quite a bit of force. Much more than is coming through our kitchen faucet.

Right now, it takes almost three minutes for the hot water to hit the kitchen faucet. With my test into the bucket, I had hot water in thirty seconds.

Stand by for more kitchen faucet updates.

GOAL ACHIEVED!!!

I HAVE DONE IT! 

I went out on a little ride today to pick up some medicine for the cat. I managed to return to the house just after the odometer hit 1,000 miles. To be specific, I was at the intersection of Jackson and Wall when it tripped over.

I was close enough to home to know it would remain at 1K until I reached the backyard, which is where I took this picture.

I'm a full week ahead of my scheduled goal date, which makes me feel pretty good.

Now I have to go to the Home Depot to replace our wave sprinkler. My old one got stolen last night. Low Life MoFo!

August BP

 

Goal Surety

I think I have all but ensured reaching the 1,000-mile goal on my bike after todays' 24.6-mile endeavor. I only have 16 miles to go and a week to do it in. I'm glad I ordered the extra-large seat but my ass is still a bit angry with me.

Today I rode out to Seven Mile and back. I went out on one side of the river and came back on the other side. It was a good two-hour outing on a very pleasant trail. I went out to the George Wright Cemetery and continued out towards Seven Mile. 

This portion of the trail was still closed off. It made a little more sense because I rode through an area where the fire definitely came through. There have clearly been crews working the area as there was heavy equipment sitting idle along the trail all along the way. I think most of the dangerous trees had been cut down so I really wasn't worried about riding through the area. 

I crossed the river on the Seven Mile bridge and returned to downtown along the river road that goes through Riverside State Park. It's a little bit hair-raising on that road because it is so narrow. Fortunately, today it was very lightly traveled while I was on it and everyone gave me a lot of room.

There were a lot of people in the park downtown. You really have to keep a sharp eye out and I have found it's best to yield to everyone.

Now that I'm home, I'm going to take my sore ass and kick back for a while.

Riding Towards the Goal

The secret to making my 1,000-mile goal on my bike is to get out on it early in the morning. Which I did today. I logged a little over 14 miles and had a great ride out along the river from the George Wright Cemetery.

That trail is still closed off for some reason but that did not stop me from enjoying it. I just rode past the yellow tape and I was off.

It was a bit on the chilly side, but I wore a heavy flannel shirt which kept me comfortable. Now, I just have to keep getting out there and riding every day.

Saturday Festivities

I am working the winery today so I have lots of time to update this Blog cuz there usually nothing else to do when I work here.

I’m really starting out with a handicap because I forgot my reading glasses. I never go out without them. That, and a pen which I also forgot. I feel naked!

Without the glasses, I can’t read very well and without the pen, I can’t write at all.

I was working in the yard all morning putting up a gate at the east end of the Carriage House. We always store a lotta crap in that little slot and it looks like a place with a lotta crap. 

So, with a new gate, we can’t see all the crap. 

It pretty much took me all morning long to put these gates together and get them installed. They’re just frames right now that I have to attach lattice to. They don’t fit quite right so I need to do some fine tuning to them, but at a later date. I’ll get the lattice on the frames tomorrow and that should get the heat off me for this project…at least for a while.

In the course of doing this project, I worked up a powerful sweat and the accompanying B.O. that goes with the powerful sweat.

So I quit working on the yard project at noon and got myself into the shower. A change into clean clothes and I am a new man with no pen and no glasses. So, that’s how all that came to be.

2:30PM: I have just spent the last hour visiting with a Wine Club Member who comes in from time to time when I” ve been working here. It seems like he comes by to get out of the house. And drink some wine.

I now have about an hour and a half to go. I think I’ll nap.