u/BigBrownBearCub

Wife & I have been uber-cautious since COVID began. We wear good masks (respirators like KN95s) everywhere we're around others, don't go to big events or family gatherings, and use nitric-oxide based nasal cleansers that so far seem to have kept us from getting COVID.

Yet, we are constantly hassled by family (especially 83 YO Mom) to "just live your life! already!".

Sigh.

I started studying COVID in early 2020 because even a simple cold would damn near hospitalize me (COPD & Asthma from 18 years of 2nd-hand smoke from 3 heavy smokers). THEN, I learned something even worse..

COVID. IS. A. VASCULAR. DISEASE.

Which is a BFD for wife, who had a near fatal heart attack 10+ years ago. Her Cardiac system is basically held together with duct tape and bailing wire. MORE Cardiac damage could kill her. And the way I get hit with even a cold..COVID could possibly kill me as well.

I've tried to explain this umpteen times. How I have BAD COPD & Asthma. Wife has heart issues.

And they just don't care.

"Live your life!" they scream, endlessly.

I'm SO SICK of trying to explain why we DO "live our life" the way WE (not THEY) want.

Just the other day, wife came pretty close to not being here any longer (long story). My Mom responds with "see? This is a 'wake-up call' to just LIVE. YOUR. LIFE!"

I responded with what she is calling a "lecture on COVID" and am...sorry, not sorry, Mom. Learn something. It might help you.

Anyone else able to relate? This is freaking exhausting.

Hi, all.

Looking to get the "available" suspension shock for wife's Breeze but can't find ANYTHING about it.

Does anyone out there know..

- Coil or Air Shock?

- Travel?

- Additional weight it adds? (She got the Breeze cuz she's ~105 lbs soaking wet and the Discover was too much for her to handle after she test drove it..so total bike weight is important).

..etc

She just got her Breeze yesterday. Went out for first ride on our local Rails to Trails path...hit a large bump..chain popped right off the front sprocket. Fortunately I was with her to put it all back together, but still..

Ugh.

Looking for a great eBike for wife after buying my Velotric Discover M last week.

Weight and maneuverability are "must haves" for her as she's ~105 lbs and small framed. She test drove the Discover 3 and M and felt they are way too heavy for her to handle at ~60 lbs ea.

So, looking at the ~50 lb Breeze as we ride our bikes 99% on rails to trails (mostly hard pack dirt/stone, occasional paved sections, mostly flat with occasional hills).

I like my big, knobby "kinda" MB tires on the DM. But the Breeze seems to have more pure street/commuter tires.

And no air fork OR suspension post.

I know we can change the tires and post. But the Breeze is already ~50 lbs with battery, and if we change the seatpost (to Velotric's suspension seatpost @ ~$110) and put more knobby tires on it for rails to trails (do we even "have to"?), not sure how much more weight that will add - and how much it might then start to resemble a Discover in terms of weight.

So..bottom line..is a "stock" breeze, out of the box a good fit for rails to trails (mostly hardpack dirt) riding, or should we be looking at something else?

Comfort is also a priority as we are both in our 60s. Me..early..her..later 60s. I REALLY like the upright position on my DM and would be looking for similar for her - even though she still rides her Specialized MB to this day.

Thanks for any/all help.