Just hit 200 total miles on the bike today as well, and I figure I'll put on ~600 miles a month. So I stuck it in the fridge and 30 minutes later plugged it in and now it's charging. Read the manual and it said to let the battery and charger cool down as my first step (actually it was the last step in the manual, but it was logically the first step). Then I got home plugged it in and the battery charger started flashing red. It was a mixture of factors, one being I leave the bike in PA4 all the time (totally unnecessary), it was hotter today, about 85 degrees, and finally I was riding the bike very hard in high gear, which was probably causing the torque and cadence sensors to apply more power than was necessary. Then today I had a bit of scare, the battery ran out before I got home. I thought that bike paths would be great, but some of them are a little too meandering and frankly not safe for me to fly down at 25+ MPH (which the Dash does w/o any real effort), plus some of the hair pin turns are a little much.ΔΆ6 miles round trip, and I have to charge at work, which is a story unto itself considering the field I work in, but the 2 year old loves his rides to day care. I have a few route changes I need to consider to boost my average speed. I'm making my 13 mile trip to work in about 40 mins in the mornings. Bundled the boy up in his winter coat, his gaiter, and helmet and off we went! I have commuted these last three working days, and I love it! Then finally last week thursday the morning temp was finally above 40 degrees. One week later I finally got the bike back, but then three more mornings of unseasonal cold. Finally, I was all ready to go, and one morning I realized that the morning temperature in Denver was still below freezing in late April/early May! Three days later I got two days to commute, but my brake cables had stretched so much since I bought it that I had to bring it in for its warranty service. Debated about using a trailer, and in spite of what every child safety advocate in the world states, finally decided that it was safer to not use one to ride on a mix of city streets, neighborhood roads, sidewalks, paved bicycle paths, and improved dirt paths. The major piece was a rack that would mount with disc brakes and that held a child seat. It took about two weeks to get everything else I needed equipment wise. On April 22nd I bought my Dash and was excited about biking to work and dropping my boy off at day care while I went. Follow-up from my earlier post re: the Dash.
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