I was watching my grandson ride his little electric scooter and remembering when I would make a scooter out of a couple of 2×4’s and a roller skate.  Then I got to thinking one of those might be good for me to use for short jaunts.  My grandson got me to try it and it was a kick in the pants, but where would I put packages.  He said they have some with storage compartments and seats, they also had Electric Bicycles.  Then from the mouths of babes he said they even had a 3 wheel bike.  He took me inside and he showed it to me online.  It was the X-treme 420 Electric Three Wheel Bicycle.  It appearred to be perfect for my life style.  I live in a small area and most of my trips are less than 2 miles.  We have a grocery store, hardware store, coffee shop, library, several resturants, auto parts store and other retail or service businesses within a four to five mile range.  I hate to start up my truck or car for such a short trip.  It’s hard on the engine never really warming up and what an expense for gas. 

The idea of a bicycle just never caught on with me as I am getting older and I am usually hauling things around with me and pedaling a bike while doing that would be awfully hard and possible dangerous for me.  But this electric three wheeler appeared to be stable and it had lots of safety features like brake lights, turn signals, head lights, and more.  It also had a large storage compartment and an exterior rack, and easy to get on and off.

I ordered one and let me tell you it was ‘love at first ride’.  It is fast and stable, no warming up the engine, and it is comfortaable to sit in the big drivers seat.  The speed limit in town is twenty five mph and it nearly does that, and I can use the bike lanes legally. It is saving me a lot of gas.   One of the other guys at the coffee shop got one not long after trying mine out.  By the way that is the only problem, everyone wants to take it for a spin around the block.

signed,

 ’an old dog learns a new trick’