Leslie & Paula travel back to the Dark Side

We wintered in Arizona this year, and had a lovely time cycling around Phoenix and Tuscon. While there Paula began exploring two wheeled e-bikes. She purchased a Gazelle which she thoroughly enjoyed riding on the trails. She could explore the non-paved trails without worrying about the trike clearance issues.

Not wanting to be outdone, Leslie started looking at two wheeled e-bikes also. I’ve been looking at 20” wheeled bikes for quite some time, as I believe they’re easier to transport in our Coachmen Cross Trail 20XG and our Ford F-150. After lots of test riding, I decided on a Tern Vektron S-10. It folds for transport, and either fits in its soft-sided carrying bag, or in a crate we found at Home Depot.

Paula was very helpful in assuring I had a Kinetic seat post and a good saddle, as it’s been over 40 years since I’ve ridden an upright, non recumbent bike. After trying a half dozen saddles, I settled on a Terry. I still haven’t worked up to the metric century limit, but I can get to 45 miles without too much complaining. And here’s a shout-out to PortaPedal Bike in Tempe, Az for their perfect customer service.

After Paula saw how much fun I was having, she decided to get her own Tern. After a bit of fiddling around she opted for a Vektron also, from Clever Cycle in Portland. Another shop with excellent customer service. Hers is matte black and mine is silver. So from now on we’ll either be on our HP Velotechnic FS20s or our Tern Vektron S-10s. See you down the road or trail…