Jared Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Hello all, from Utica, OH. Been riding a year, just started riding with my wife this year. Have done about 4500 miles thus far, hoping to do at least 5500 this year. Commute (when I have a job to ride to) and ride on weekends as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEd Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Welcome, Jared. Take a look around. There has been a lot of activity in the Mini Prepping (COVID-19) thread lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Thanks, I've been looking around. Neat that there's even an internal sales page, probably takes a lot of the bs out of deals. Most guys from Columbus area on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEd Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 There are a lot of folks from the southern Ohio area; not as many from the northeast. Makes sense to me since the roads in Cuyahoga County are pretty crappy compared to those down your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEd Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 From your first post, it sounds as if you are one of many who are temporarily out of work because of the virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Way to social distance, Ed. Why not let him lick you? Jesus.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Yeah licking county has nice roads for the most part, Johnstown is terrible for some reason. I'm working from home for now, so am really only able to get out on weekends if weather permits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEd Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jared said: Yeah licking county has nice roads for the most part, Johnstown is terrible for some reason. I'm working from home for now, so am really only able to get out on weekends if weather permits. What kind of work do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, SpecialEd said: What kind of work do you do? Substation design for AEP, as a contractor. Just computer work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 My bike and my riding buddy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snot Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Howdy and welcome @Jared! I'm just up the road. I live in Fredericktown and work in Mount Vernon. Maybe do some riding sometime together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hello and Welcome. Nice bike, and I'm happy for you that your wife likes riding. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, 2talltim said: Howdy and welcome @Jared! I'm just up the road. I live in Fredericktown and work in Mount Vernon. Maybe do some riding sometime together. Would be awesome! How tall are you by the way? I'm 6'6" 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, Shoop said: Hello and Welcome. Nice bike, and I'm happy for you that your wife likes riding. Chris Thank you, I'm glad as well. Took some convincing and a very slow trip around town, but now she does good with it. Looking into getting Bluetooth headsets, think that'll make it much more enjoyable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Yes, the headsets make it better for the wife. I like mine for music when she's not along. I have a pair of Sena SMH 10R which are getting to be older but they work fine and we don't need the extra distance and connectability that the newer units offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shoop said: Yes, the headsets make it better for the wife. I like mine for music when she's not along. I have a pair of Sena SMH 10R which are getting to be older but they work fine and we don't need the extra distance and connectability that the newer units offer. I am looking at the SMH5, she doesn't have her own bike yet, so just bare bones should work. Dual pack is $179 on RevZilla, too, which seems like a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 One thing to consider with the 5 - a few years ago, that model could only connect with one other unit. Fine for riding with the wife, but then if you ride in a group you must choose between talking with the wife or talking to the group. Though if the other unit is a Sena 10 or above you should be able to network both in. Not real simple though. OTOH my neighbor says the lit for his 5, newer than my 10, is able to connect to up to three others. Sena seems to add features to their older models every now and then. He's never been able to get it to work with more than the one other 5. But he doesn't seem to like talking to other riders anyway and it's not fun sitting aroud in your gear trying to connect to others. A pair of SMH10R's is about $100 extra. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Jared said: Would be awesome! How tall are you by the way? I'm 6'6" 😁 You got me by a couple I'm 6'4". Damn how do you 2up on that 600 being so tall? Edited April 17, 2020 by 2talltim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Jared said: I am looking at the SMH5, she doesn't have her own bike yet, so just bare bones should work. Dual pack is $179 on RevZilla, too, which seems like a good deal. SMH10 or higher is worth the extra change. Keep an eye our on here and other forums sometimes folks sell lightly used ones for a good price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 8 hours ago, Shoop said: One thing to consider with the 5 - a few years ago, that model could only connect with one other unit. Fine for riding with the wife, but then if you ride in a group you must choose between talking with the wife or talking to the group. Though if the other unit is a Sena 10 or above you should be able to network both in. Not real simple though. OTOH my neighbor says the lit for his 5, newer than my 10, is able to connect to up to three others. Sena seems to add features to their older models every now and then. He's never been able to get it to work with more than the one other 5. But he doesn't seem to like talking to other riders anyway and it's not fun sitting aroud in your gear trying to connect to others. A pair of SMH10R's is about $100 extra. Just a thought. Ok, yeah I'll probably go with those then. Just started looking into them yesterday. The 10s have the radio functionality still, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 47 minutes ago, 2talltim said: You got me by a couple I'm 6'4". Damn how do you 2up on that 600 being so tall? I'm more torso, only 34" inseam, there's no height restriction on a bike like in a car, so long as your legs fit 😁 it's also more of a standard seating position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome. From NEO here. Cleveland area. Roads suck around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said: Welcome. From NEO here. Cleveland area. Roads suck around here. Thanks! You get more winter up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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