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I didn't build a side-by-side and a pair of e-bikes for the misses and me this winter just to sit in the garage. Colorado has some of the finest playgrounds in the nation....in my humble opinion.

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I didn't build a side-by-side and a pair of e-bikes for the misses and me this winter just to sit in the garage. Colorado has some of the finest playgrounds in the nation....in my humble opinion.

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And I have to admit… I don’t think I’ve ever seen a side-by-side bike like that before. 😄

Now I’m curious, are those bikes actually easy to ride once you’re out on the trails, or do they take a little getting used to?
 

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And I have to admit… I don’t think I’ve ever seen a side-by-side bike like that before. 😄

Now I’m curious, are those bikes actually easy to ride once you’re out on the trails, or do they take a little getting used to?
They're great until each rider tries to go on opposite sides of a tree....
 

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The e-bikes I build pay special attention to us that are north of 60 whereby one looks through their glasses and not over them. I build on the 1999 Cannondale Super V platform because of its step-through frame and custom build from there. Lightweight totaling under 50 lbs, full suspension, hydraulic brakes, and electric motors up to 3,000 watts. I knew I got it right when my wife with her hip and other joint replacements smiles and says......you got it right....I can ride this.

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The e-bikes I build pay special attention to us that are north of 60 whereby one looks through their glasses and not over them. I build on the 1999 Cannondale Super V platform because of its step-through frame and custom build from there. Lightweight totaling under 50 lbs, full suspension, hydraulic brakes, and electric motors up to 3,000 watts. I knew I got it right when my wife with her hip and other joint replacements smiles and says......you got it right....I can ride this.

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That’s honestly an awesome approach to building e-bikes. Designing around real comfort and accessibility instead of just chasing specs is something a lot more companies should pay attention to.
 

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ok, got some pics yesterday. the ranger took me around my neighborhood for photo ops

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Definitely worth scouting out those spots, those views are awesome!:clap:
thats one of the things that is good about corpus christi texas. there are beautiful views and lots of watersports to do.

we may be in the news as the first city to run out of drinking water but no one needs that, ha ha ha
 

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ok, got some pics yesterday. the ranger took me around my neighborhood for photo ops

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That picture brings back memories. I once caught a 9lb flounder right where you took those pictures. I loved living in CC.
 

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That picture brings back memories. I once caught a 9lb flounder right where you took those pictures. I loved living in CC.
I always see so many people fishing there. I never catch anything fishing around here so i gave up but put me on a lake and i catch tons of fish
 

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A while back found a forgotten pile of old photos. There was one taken in Kodiak of me and my father next to a record halibut hanging on a scale, taken in 1962 ( I was 3) it was easily 6 foot tall. And one of me playing on the beach at Padre Island when was 5 or so.
My dad was in the Navy. He was stationed at Kodiak and Corpus Christi and Milton FL & a few others...
 

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I always see so many people fishing there. I never catch anything fishing around here so i gave up but put me on a lake and i catch tons of fish
Dude the saltwater fishing in that area from Mataorda, Baffin Bay on down south are insane. The day I caught the flounder there was the dreaded sw wind blowing 25mph. It pushed the fish in and I was catching 20-30 inch reds and flounder on dead shrimp.
I lare lived in Marble Falls there you freshwater fish or flyfish in crystal clear rivers. Now I am in DC.....
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