Original Orient Adventures

OriginalOrient origins

The name was a result of my youngest son, he changed my old Xbox live account name to OrientalPower6 so I took OriginalOrient, since he was six and at the time it worked for his account and when i played with him im the Original you know. What does it have to do with anything? It does not and I think that is the funny part about my image that im creating with the user name and my online persona. Ok lets get back on track and continue with my original stream of thought.

Bike math?

In this ever growing economy and not so much increase of pay, this is just a quick view of my understanding for this current world situation. I do not believe this trickle down system that they have in place works since it barley reaches the lower class. Prices are going up and pay is not increasing as fast as the inflation. Back in the day 1 person could support a house now it takes 2 or more working full time just to make sure their is food on the table and someone to watch the kids. I don’t agree with how hard we have to work to get by. This is a quick view in my thoughts.

I have a 2016 Ford Expidition EL Limited and this baby gets about 16 mpg city not great but for size and motor not to shabby. Yes bigger vehicle means more money but with a house of 4 kids and my wife kinda need the room. The price of gas hits the pocket when you wish it didn’t. I Purchased a Electric bike stage 3 from our big giant internet retailer. On the Frame of the Bike is called It Stands 1000w rear drive 48v 30ah lithium, it can get up to 30mph with pedal assist and about 80 miles total range. This was suppose to save me some money. Unfortunately like the saying goes takes money to make money and in some way for me is was spend money to save more money. Does that make since? Maybe not but I think it would work in the long run.

Now if I am correct in my math I believe the bike was about 1250.00 and I drive to and from work twice a day for 5 days at 12miles their and back times 2 times a day at 24miles a day for 5 days comes to about 120 miles a week and if my truck is 16mpg that would be 7.5 gallons of gas a week. Now fuel prices have been going down but in California the price just ain’t right. So lets say $3.50 a gallon for fuel at average and 7.5 gallons a week to drive. Now by 4 weeks comes to 30 gallons and their is 12 months in a year the math comes to 360 gallons for a year saved in gas. That don’t sound write to me but lets keep going. So lets say gas stays about $3.50 a gallon and 360 gallons in a year wow approximately $1260.00 a year in gas just to work and back, this does not include the family trips to get grandkids shopping and whatever the family needs. This is gonna be about the to and from work price and can I save some money and the wear on the truck.

so I have rode my bike and the mileage is similar to the drive maybe a little shorter since I am able to cut through shopping center lots. Lets just say since I am only doing this trip to work and back not on my lunch so it is not a lot of miles so that would mean more days. On average i am riding about 6 miles to work and back comes to only about 12 miles a day. If we compare the gas prices and the miles per gallon would come to about 0.75 mpg and at $3.50 a gallon this would be $2.63 a day of saved gas mileage. So in order to break even on the from just going to work and back, at the approximate cost of $1250.0 on sale. The total breaks down to 475 days of riding. Now if we take the days and multiply by the miles a day comes to 5700 miles need to ride wow that is a lot. Now if you include the new tubes, tire liner and helmet and other accessories this comes out to approximately 500 days or more and a lot of miles.

I am determined to keep this up and make the bike worth it by doing this even though it might not make since. Wish me luck and thank you for reading hope you enjoyed and please if you want comment on your thoughts about this.