I tried transporting the new ebike on the Jeep’s trailer one time and it was a disaster. The trailer is so light it spends half its time airborne, and the banging and bouncing scratched up my nice new bike. I was hurt at my heart.
So BB sent yet another gift…
A regular bicycle rack wouldn’t have worked, the ebike is that big. It’s a little small for a motorcycle rack, but it does work. I just need to get a couple of shorter straps for my tie-downs, of which fortunately I have an abundance. I took it for a bumpy ride up and down the road and the Lair’s driveway, and it seems to work great.
Private to Jay Bee:
Care package received! Thank you very much. And (synchronicity alert) thanks for the knit cap! I woke up this morning thinking I needed to resume my search for a cap that fit, since with one elderly exception mine come in the traditional two sizes of too big and too small. This one is perfect and is destined to become a favorite this winter. Appreciate it!
And now I have to go do something I really hate doing: I have an eye appointment in the big town about fifty miles away. Pray for us sinners.
The chain on the bike appears rusty. Be sure to oil it periodically with some motor oil (don’t use WD40, it is not a good lubricant).
It’s dusty, not rusty. I lube it with dry lube so as not to actually attract abrasives but there’s no way to keep it clean.
If you want to trigger a shout fest, just go to any bike forum and start a thread on chain lube. But yes, dry lube! Anything else makes a mess.
Why does no one use a belt drive?
Rode a motorcycle once with a camshaft drive instead of the usual chain. It was the weirdest sensation having the bike move vertically the “wrong” way when first taking off.