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Old 10-30-25 | 10:16 AM
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From: SE Wisconsin, USA

Bikes: Trek: Domane AL3, Checkpoint SL7; Priority Apollo 11, ZiZZO Forte + eBikes

Yesterday, I took the Vektron S10 folding eBike, saving my legs for the last weeknight club ride of the year. What a great bike this is; can do a bit of everything. Since it is Class 1, it's not QUITE a "Do-everything" bike, but it's close! 15 lbs. lighter than my Aventon Level.2. This is stupid, but the only reason I don't ride it a LOT more is that I don't get credit for Strava Local Legends if I ride an eBike.

Today, I took the ZiZZO Forte folder again. My legs are sore from doing club rides three days in a row and going pretty hard each of them, but I don't have to baby them too much, as I won't be doing any serious riding tonight or tomorrow. I'll add another 6 miles at lunch to go get a coffee grinder at the local grocery/superstore. I just bought my first bag of whole bean coffee at Costco yesterday night. I hand-ground the beans in a mortar and pestle this morning, but since the grind was coarser, I didn't use enough and it was watery. I still have high hopes, as I have 2.95 lbs. left to go, hehehe. I may try the coarse grind again and french press to see how that is...

BobbyG You told us how beautiful that one scene was, but didn't share the pic. Tsk-tsk-tsk.
You also talked a lot about roads local to you, as if we're following along in our heads.
The Google Satellite Views are sometimes outdated. I just checked it on my local area, and some of the images have updated since I last checked a couple weeks ago. Two weeks ago, it showed construction that has been finished for several months.
I like your Boardwalk. I had a similar Dahon years ago, The Speed D7. I think it's the same as the 7-speed Boardwalk, but with an Al frame instead of 4130 chromoly.
I think your 16-incher has that Small Bike Handling not only from the smaller wheels, but also it seems to have a really short wheelbase, and not much rake in the steering as well.
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