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Sometimes it is good to know the law, a bit safer that way! IC Title 9 Chapter 11 Indiana Bike Codes IC Title 9 Chapter 17 Indiana Pedestrian Codes Bicycle Universe Plain language overview Here are few quotes from elsewhere in IC (Indiana Code) that I find interesting: Indiana Code > Title 9 > Article…
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Here is a repost of my 2022 take on the exercise (measure in METs) and ebikes ebikes: It seems a bit counter intuitive, but riding an ebike is as good exercise as riding a conventional bike! Yes, you may exert less power while riding, but a study in ScienceDirect and a follow-up Norwegian study show…
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I’ve been working on playing some old guy songs on my tenor guitar, and I remembered this tune, I think I first heard it when Iris Dement came to Bloomington in the 90’s. I liked that the lyrics create an image of an afterlife that comports both with bibilical images as well as my athiest/spiritualist/hopeful…
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Take Me to the Land of Jazz – Columbia 15367 AKA, Take Me to the Intersection of Old Time and JazzOriginal Sheet Music I had been listening to Lowe Stokes for years, as a fiddler in the Skillet Lickers recordings, before I found this 1928 recording of Stokes and his band the North Georgians. In…
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So some folks wonder about the cargo ebike catagory “Why would you need such a big bike?” Well, besides hauling two kids and a dog across town, yesterday my RadWagon carted a pair of 40 pound bags of compost, a Bee Balm plant, and some tools from Bloomington Hardware, no problem! But wait there’s more!…
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This is the SONDORS X, their orginal fat tire mountain bike, which is more than enough the handle the gravel roads, off-road trails, and steep hills in our area (look out McGowen Rd!). This is a heavy duty hard tail, with the 4″ fat tires smoothing out the bumps. The controller and battery are well…
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The Fold XS is the premium version of the Fold X, and is a beast of a machine, ready to hold a 300 pound person and still zip up any hill in southern Indiana. It sports a 750Watt continuous (1000Watt peak) motor, and a 14 Ah 48V battery, so the Fold XS can go the…
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We have assembled our first shipment of Ecotric E-Bikes, and are excited to offer them for sale at our shop. We especially enjoy the size, power and fun of the 20″ folding e-bikes, while the 26″ city and offroad bikes are great for commuting, running errands, or just tooling around Bloomington. They offer a great…
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We are proud to offer SONDORS electric bikes! We are the only dealer/repair shop in our area, and currently have 3 models in stock, the SONDORS X, the Fold X and the Smart Step. All 3 are extremely sturdy, elegant and well built. With plenty of power on the SONDORS X and Fold X (48V/500W…
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Williamsburg Center, Suite 13121 S. Pete Ellis DriveBloomington Indiana812-219-1324 We (Mitch Rice & my son-in-law Emmanuel Wefunya) run an e-bike shop in Bloomington, Indiana. We are located on the eastside of Bloomington IN, near College Mall. We sell, assemble, service, and upgrade all models and styles of e-bikes. Sondors and Ecotric are the new e-bikes…
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