 We're gonna do this interview with your helmet on You know that or I show you my ponytail Let's do the helmet. It's fitting It does fit nicely doesn't it tell me about your e-bike you've had it half a year now I've had it since October. I had a little break on it about four months because I couldn't ride it with a broken wrist So now I'm back at it now. I'm trying to get ready to go on some longer rides. So today was 30 miles That equals what I've done for distance, but I think they're going to be longer days than that We'll see what's what's rag bride rag bride is the ride across Iowa that we're going to go do in three weeks So those are going to be 40 to 80 mile days But there'll be a lot of beer and pie in between those miles Would you have ever considered doing something like this? Oh, not at all. Unless you had an electric bike Yeah, not at all would never have considered it I mean the best thing about this is it's kind of leveled the playing field so that I have the opportunity to go do these kind of things So that's pretty neat. What have been the other positives of having this electric bike? Well, I the positives of not using my car. I will often take it to the grocery store to the gym I wrote it to your house last night in the rain. So that was good So yeah, I mean yesterday, I never took my car out of the garage. I did everything on my bike So that's pretty that's pretty big improvement When you first got your electric bike, you were worried about your balance You hadn't ridden a bike all that much. You're worried about crashing. Have you gotten better at all that? Yeah, I'm still worried about all that, but I've gotten a little bit better at all that Do you feel stronger? Do you feel like your core stronger? Oh, I definitely yeah, I mean, I'm still trying to figure out how to turn You know gravel makes me a little worried that I'll skid out like we went through a lot of mud puddles today and You know, it gets a little slippery So no, I one thing I've learned is if I fall I break and so I definitely don't want to fall So that does concern me when you're going that fast because I've gotten that thing up to you know 16 to 20 miles an hour So yeah, watch out. I know You know what to do mom? Even mom loves the Olay right mama Life is better with a little Olay So there are some people out there who are kind of scared of e-bikes that they'll go too fast That they don't have control and you had some of these same fears How do you feel now? What would you say to those people? Well, I I tried a few bikes that when I got on them they surged and that made me a little uncomfortable But my priority bike is just so smooth that never feels like that And so I would tell anybody who's afraid of it, you know, get on them try them out But make sure you pick a smooth one You were riding gravel all day today. How's the bike handle on dirt? Oh, that was a great bike on dirt I think I mean I really Didn't feel like I couldn't do anything today on the bike It's pretty amazing that you can just take this bike everywhere. It's so versatile And what about your friends are you riding with your friends more now? Yeah. Yeah, like I say it's leveled the playing field So today we had a couple of e-bikers, but we had a couple of regular cyclists as they called them and We could all stay together. So that's that's pretty cool. And then on the hills We got a the bikers had a little bit of a boost going up the hill So mom's about to pass me on a hill. Look at her. There she goes. That's what she does I mean, there was one hill I went up that I really had to work hard. So it's not like I'm not getting a workout I'm still having to pedal That bike and depending on how much you turn it up and sometimes it doesn't even matter how much you turn it up You got a really pedal. How was that hill? Well? Even though I had some assist I had to work at it It's not a free-for-all Now how are you? It was good. I did an eco though. I feel my legs are getting stronger. Yeah, you know You bikes don't just like you bikes don't just go you've got to work them and you have different things So I was in my lowest and I felt it Yeah You know just socially now you're like you do things you never did before with friends. Yeah bikes now. Yeah, I know it's been Yeah, I mean before it was just hiking You know, I think I said this before is that I would see maybe four to six miles a day now I can see 30 miles a day of Absolute beauty in this area, and I couldn't do that before I'm a lot exploring new places in Boulder. Yeah today We went from Boulder to Longmont on the Lobo trail, and I'd never been on any of those trails ever before I had no idea that our eastern plains could be so shaded and woody and and beautiful went through You know cornfields and went through streams and lakes and housing areas and yes, it's pretty nice And physically How's it does your body feel any different riding a bike this much? Probably it does. I mean I do work out, but I feel like my legs are getting stronger and stronger Look at this bull snake Look how big this guy is. Oh You're so beautiful. You're one of the biggest ones. I've ever seen here Have a lovely day Fun fact I had lots of pet snakes as a kid. I love reptiles And what about the fun factor you you know you probably you've been riding a bike regularly since you were a little girl probably yeah How much fun is this added to your life? I mean I could actually go out and ride with you today I mean got like the best cyclist in the world in my family, and I could never go and enjoy that with you So that's pretty cool out in nature with mom. Yep pretty good deal out here You've had this bike not even a year. What do you what do you hope to continue doing with this thing? and get more and more comfortable on it and spend more and more time on it so Yeah, and I've introduced a lot of people to this bike and everybody is just like oh my god This is so cool. I want one too. I want one too so Hopefully e-bikes really pick up in the United States and do make a difference in cutting back on carbon emissions So you think all of your friends should get you by so you can start a big game I think everybody should have an e-bike. It makes such a difference. I mean it just if you're not a Cyclist it just Enables everybody to go and experience the joy of being outside on a bicycle again All right, mom you can take your helmet off. Okay. Okay. Let's take this off. Yeah, it was a little warm a little sweaty today So there we go. Ladies and gentlemen Donna Jobare mama dozer is becoming a cycling Enthusiast thanks to her electric bike. Yeah, which is pretty cool. Yeah, we can keep on riding keep on going adventures doing good stuff and Yeah Boom thanks. Thanks priority and Ryan And thank all of you for watching and subscribing please tell all your friends and your weird uncles about my channel Let's build this thing up team dozer See you next time