eBike Explorations, Volume 8: Hamster Cockpit

The sun went into hiding today. It rained a little but after it stopped and dried up enough, I went out for a ride. I normally only like to ride when it's sunny, but I wanted to try out the hamster cockpit on my bike. I imagine it would get too warm in direct, bright sunshine so today's weather was just about perfect.

I'm glad to report vibration is less of a problem than expected. The bike, being heavy due to the battery mass, doesn't shake around violently. The shocks are overkill for a street bike but do an awesome job of smoothing out the ride. I kept an eye on the hamster capsule while riding and it didn't jostle noticeably like I worried it might.

^{"Yes hello, what do you want? I'm not buying anything, and am happy with my current religion."}

The window was not appealing it would seem. Scott, the hamster I took on the ride, bunched all the fluff up against it. My understanding is that hamsters have poor eyesight though so I doubt he could see far enough outside to become scared by the speed or anything, I think it was just an instinctive reaction to hide from sunlight.

Had a vegan shawarma gyro from the food cart pod. That place is too dang close and convenient, it's going to turn all of my dollars into pounds of fat. The seasoned soy curls imitating meat were convincing and tasty, but not as warm as I'd like. That's because I was approached by someone doing renovation work on the open shared space of the food cart pod.

He wanted to know all about my eBike. This happens sometimes and is one of the hidden perils of owning an electric bicycle or car, curious people will want to talk to you about it. You've got to be a good representative for the technology, it just comes with the territory.

Anyways Scott is now comfy and safe back in his cage, perhaps recounting to George the harrowing tale of his abduction by a two wheeled spaceship and subsequent warp speed journey to the planet of enticing smells.

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^{Stay Cozy!}