About My Bike
Over the past couple of years, I've heard a lot about e-bikes. From people who have gone car-free in Los Angeles to families who enjoy them on the weekend, electronic bikes have been car-replacers for many. However, in defense of my own regular Liv Bicycle, it's been a car replacer too. I purchased the Alight Hybrid from City Bike Shop in Traverse City on April 29th, 2020. At the time, I lived on a hill a couple miles outside downtown Traverse City (where I live now). I hadn't been on a bike in several years, but I was excited to see how it would change my life- and in the midst of the pandemic, change my life it did. Yes, I wear a helmet- I'm posing in my mom's garden After gaining confidence from riding downtown to meet a friend for coffee one day in early May, I began riding all over the city. Even if I didn't have anywhere to go, I would just ride to admire the sights along uncharted paths. Usually traveling with a backpack or tote bag around my ch