# New Wheel for my Summer Ride

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 5, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626 "2008-04-05T17:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/19 "2008-05-19T14:15:18Z")

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> [@Paging evolve & other vzw cell phone guru's...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paging-evolve-other-vzw-cell-phone-gurus/36447/14):
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> They advertise:
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> Speed: 20+ mph  
> Range: Up to 30 miles
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> I rode it 5 miles on the bike trail and it didn’t slow down at all.  
> Put it on the charger when I got home and it tripped off in 20 minutes.  
> It seems pretty efficient.
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> If I pull out from driveway and head up the hill with out pedaling, it makes it, but it’s really slow. If I pedal just a little, it really picks up quick.
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> I find myself pedaling up the hills just to maintain cruising speed.
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> It is a little dangerous, I find myself going faster than I normally would, so braking and turning have been “spirited” at times.
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> I almost had to buy my neighbor a new mailbox!

🤣…careful watch out for them fields !

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