eGo news catchup
Lots of history to catch up on:
On Labor Day, after apparently fixing my eGo's tire again, the rear tire blew while I was taking a test trip. Turns out, I had damaged the bead on the inside of the tire when I replaced it a few weeks before, and it was shredding tubes. *sigh*
I hurt my shoulder, got plenty of road rash, and broke a few of the attachments to the eGo (specifically, destroyed the bell, seem to have loosened a few other things on the handle bars, bent the front fender, and bent/broke the screw holding the headlight on, though the headlight is ok). Turns out, I damaged a ligament in my rotator cup, so I've been slowly regaining vertical reaching power in my shoulder since then. I'm due for my first Physical Therapy appointment today, actually.
In fixing things up, I stuck on a speedometer, as well as replacing the bell with a similar piece. I'm still looking for a screw to fix the headlight with, though.
During all of this, I was somewhat concerned about J's interest in an eGo, which had been growing. In the end, she decided to order one anyway, since the numbers were pretty compelling. eGo offers a 30-day "trial", which she is planning to deploy.
J's experience with ordering the eGo went a lot better than mine. She ordered her's last Monday, September 15th, and received it a scant 8 business days later, on September 24th, just a teensy bit under 2 months since mine got here. Her's is red, and new, and unscuffed, making me fairly jealous. But, since she doesn't have insurance yet, she can't ride it anywhere.... so, at least there's that. More on her first experiences and her own early reactions to being seen experimenting with the bike in a future posting.
