renaissance poisson

when i started contemplating buying a bicycle one of the main reasons was that i wanted to use it for transportation -- to go down to ladysmith to work on the boat, to ride to southgate for groceries, to get to some special spots to take photos when the light is good. i knew that i'd chicken out if the transportation aspect got too onerous. i'm just too much out of shape, and whenever i pull myself together and start on an exercise regimen again, illness interferes sooner rather than later, and i fall off the wagon.

so i wanted something that will carry me when i feel crappy, but won't take the exercise completely out of it for when i feel better. i looked at various electric assist systems on the market. the one i bought by bionX is actually way smarter than i expected to find, and it fits incredibly well with what i want.

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bionX makes other systems with less or more power.