2 Wheels Maybe

 Finding cool stuff for sale - I think it's self punishment for something. I've been doing well clearing out the garage this year. Two cars have left.  No cars, motorcycles, or scooters have been purchased. I've even been clearing out the backyard shed. So, why do I keep going back to Craigslist? We'll just say it's blog research. Yeah...that's it! While "blog researching" this week, the vintage electro-dork in me heard a siren song coming from the Dallas area. It may not be impressive in stature, but this is a real-deal, Made-in-America, street-legal, electric motorcycle from 1973. Four decades before you could buy a Zero, you could buy this California cruiser and ride gas-free.    $400 or best offer - you seldom see them this cheap or complete! Those handlebars remind me of my dog's ears Fully functional? Awesome! [80's Montage Break] Immediately I pictured myself rolling around town high-fiving all

A few weeks back I had one of those significant birthdays, so my wife bought me a significant birthday present. What did she buy? She bought me the ability to burn less gas more consistently to practice what I preach to experience the world outside rather than angry isolation in a box to thumb my nose at the West Texas wind (my cycling nemesis) Still don't know? Okay, she bought me an electric bike. A really cool electric bike. Here it is - a Juiced OceanCurrent .   Like me, the OceanCurrent is very simple - no suspension, disc brakes, easy controls, and an 8-speed drivetrain. It's not blue-toothed or GPS-ed or self driving. Like me, it has a large seat. It has fat tires that roll easily. (I tire easily too.)   Here it is after I added the rack from DFC (Local Bike Shop).   And I must say, Juiced got this bike right. I wanted it for a dependable, low-cost, relaxed commuter with a little old-school style, and it is exceeding my expectations.