I managed to score a closed box GoTrax Transit for half the retail price so I’m wondering what else I should get for it.

What’s a good bike lock so I don’t have to worry about it getting stolen? Are those U locks still easily pickable with a pen? Any cheap options out there for a rear rack and saddle bags? Lights? idk, what do I need so that I can keep it maintained? I’m on a tight budget so I’m looking for the best deals that I can get by with. I want to be able to use it get groceries and run local errands.

Also, do you take your batteries inside stores with you? I saw a lot of bikes on facebook marketplace with their batteries missing because they were supposedly stolen. Makes me think I should make a custom bag for it so I can carry mine around.

I do wish I had gotten one earlier, it’s a lot of fun. A little too much fun. I worry this is going to unlock a yearning for a motorcycle. hahaha

  • CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    9·
    13 days ago

    Get a good helmet and a jacket. Those things go motorcycle speed and I am tired of seeing people raw dog pavement at motorcycle speed.

    • happybadger [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      12 days ago

      I am tired of seeing people raw dog pavement at motorcycle speed.

      wholesome nature’s cheese grater. The first motorcycle crash I responded to taught me that the face is the crumple zone of the skull and that it doesn’t always feel good to save a life. Even the debridement for severe road rash is where medicine gets medieval.

      • CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        12 days ago

        Right, I had a lady with a bike helmet strike the lower face on concrete. Helmet probably saved her life but she lost teeth and bit through a chunk of lip and I dunno how well plastics can fix that.