kudude

for the record, these hills (seattle) aren't a joke. Should be exciting in the rain. Time for a front disc on the commuter

jweil

Finally, after lots of research and waiting for delivery, I have all the pieces to convert my old Bianchi to an e-bike. I have a 36V-12Amp, rear, geared, brushless AMPED motor with controller and a Chinese, 36V, 350-500 Watt, LiFePo4 battery and charger. Now I need guidance on exactly how to connect all the pieces. The battery and controller have different types of connectors. I want to avoid putting things together wrong, I have read to many horror stories about frying motors and controllers. I live in Federal Way. The local bike shops that sell their own e-bikes refuse to respond to my pleas for help....any ideas who I can contact for some help?.... j

jterribili

I am in Seattle, Capitol Hill to be exact and am commuting to Kent for work...just started after a long 2 year break. I was previously in Raleigh, NC and commuting everyday there for 3+ years.

garate55

jterribili, see you on the trail. I commute from Kent/Auburn to Seattle.
Will you head down to the Interurban and coast into Kent?

jterribili

hey Dave! yeah, I head through downtown Seatlle, ride along Alaskan & E Marginal, over to the Duwamish, then Green River and then hit the Interurban. Unfortunately, I work at the top of 277th, so I have quite a hill to climb. So far just been doing one day per week (and then a longer weekend ride) to get myself back into it gradually. I will ramp up to two days starting next week, I think, and then hopefully get to three. We'll see what happens after that. What way do you head?

garate55

I usually start from the Supermall and ride the Interurban all the way through to the Green River trail then up through Boeing on Airport Way and into Georgetown. I am trying to get out there but it has been way too cold for me(except for a few weekend days). May is bike-to-work month and I will force myself to ride every day as I did last year, maybe even start from Sumner which would make for a 30mile commute one way. From 277th I am on the trail about 4:30am and off the Green River by 5:20. So if you commute on those trails at that time you may see me.

sundagger

Yep. Welcome. :-) Just got my first bike again as an adult, and I'm not going to take on those hills just yet.

thedave80

Federal way, just moved to the area about a month and a half ago. Love the area

ToppDogg

I'm up on Whidbey Island, just got back into bicycling and currently have a 20 year old Mt Bike I've done a few minor conversions on for road use. I hope to have a good road bike or even a touring bike towards the end of the summer, gotta get the body back in shape first.

Leigh

macd55

I've been lurking around this forum for a couple months now. Thought I'd check in. I live in Everett, WA. Been riding 2 years now. Started after I retired in 2009. Got myself a hybred just to see if I would like it. Well now Im riding a 2011 Specialized Roubaix SL2. Ive done every thing I told my son I wouldn't do. Bought the CF bike and wear spandex. Funny how riding with the proper gear makes it more enjoyable.

Fred

Mr. Cranky

That's awesome. Welcome to the party.

edhurlburt

Ed here. 50+ Clydesdale. Live in Salem, work in Eugene. A little far to ride unfortunately. I try to get some occasional road rides in at lunch, or weekend mornings. 3-hours of commuting daily really cuts into ride time. Try to get to BRMBA in the summer and ride with my son.

k_taylor

SW portland Just started riding; looking forward to my first race this summer.

Waldo425

I'm about 30 miles from Seattle. I bike everywhere (no car) and race at the Marymoor Velodrome.

david_k8976

Issaquah, WA. I'm a newbie looking for people to ride with, so message me if you're in the area.=)

Beetz

Hi all, been lurking for a while now. Just returning to biking after a long layoff.

Wrek

I'm Erik or Wrek(lifelong nickname). Live in Bremerton, WA and work at the shipyard. I commute to work from my house in East Bremerton... Only about a 4 mile commute each way. Usually do some weekend and afternoon riding around the area also.

dmeador21407

Tacoma, WA!<3 I mostly ride around town and down at Point Defiance, but I am hoping to expand my routes with a purchase of a new road bike

enigmaT120

I'm out in Falls City, OR and commute to Dallas to catch a bus, most days. I've been on the commuting forum for some time but just noticed this intro thread. I generally get off the bus early to get in longer rides on the way home, but my minimum commute is 9 miles one way, hills and gravel and pavement.

jfvogel

Hillsboro, OR back after many years too busy to ride. In love with my new
Roubaix and enjoying the beautiful riding around here!

Jack

GeneWheelz

Gresham, OR. Ride on the Springwater and Fairview Gresham trail to work on a regular basis; still kind of a wuss about riding in rain. Long rides on weekends for fun and train for weekend bike-camping trips.

Simrat

I live in Eugene, OR. I used to road bike quite a lot back in the late '70's early '80's in MA and upstate NY. I lived on Capitol Hill in Seattle just after NY/MA. That was my last real biking.

I recently pulled out my old Fuji 12 speed and I'm excited to get back to it. I'm glad that I still have my old bike. I just have to put drop bars back on it. I had a bad back for a while and put converter it to upright bars. I'm healthier now and it's time to put her back in shape. I'm having a hard time finding a bike shop in town that doesn't want to put a modern stem on though. I would much rather keep the original Fuji stem. Now I wish I had kept the old bars. Little did I know that things would change to the point they would no longer be available. Any ideas?

memnoch_proxy

Simrat, Your bike coops in Eugene are a distinct possibility, and Craigslist is often helpful, too. Very likely you'll be able to get some advice from a bike club meeting. I know at my bike coop there's a hefty bin of pulled stems to sort thru.

Simrat

The original stem is still on it. It's the bars that I need to find. The bike shop wants to change out the stem to a modern one to accommodate new bars. That's what I don't want to do. I'll ask around about bike clubs. Thanks!

CSG

I'm from Idaho. How is Idaho really a part of the PNW??