{"id":979,"date":"2022-08-16T20:21:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/?p=979"},"modified":"2023-08-02T20:14:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T20:14:58","slug":"catherines-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/catherines-interview","title":{"rendered":"Catherine\u2019s Gazelle Heavy Duty NL C8 HMB eBike Rider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi Catherine, tell us about your Gazelle? Which model do you have and how long have you had it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a Heavy Duty NL C8 HMB* ebike that I\u2019ve owned for 2 years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The Heavy Duty NL C8 HMB is no longer available, but the Ultimate C8 HMB<\/a> is a comparable model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has owning a Gazelle changed the way you live?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to owning a Gazelle Electric Bike, I used to ride an analog mountain bike. My husband and I would ride around the neighborhood and trails near our area. However, I hardly enjoyed those moments, as I couldn\u2019t keep up with my athletic husband. I was also looking to cram a cardio exercise program into my busy workday. During the first year of the pandemic, I discovered the Gazelle almost by accident. On my way to work, I stumbled upon Reckless Shipyards (my local dealer) and test drove a Gazelle. As soon as I figured out the mechanics, the shop allowed me to take it for a spin, and boy I was hooked. I was gone for half an hour touring a portion of the Spirit Trail in North Vancouver. Needless to say I bought my NL a few days after and have never looked back since. \u201cLarge Marge,\u201d as I fondly named her, is my daily commute to work. She easily takes me up the hilly terrain in my neighborhood and allows me to ride further and longer. Owning a Gazelle has given me back the freedom that you cannot enjoy inside a car. She connects me with nature, the fresh air, and the community. She makes me feel like a child again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How long have you been riding and is this your first ebike?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NL is my first ebike. As a child growing up in Europe, a bicycle was like an extension of our legs. It allowed us to go further and explore other neighborhoods with different kids. So, I learned to bike at around 6 years old. I biked for 9 years until I moved back to my country of origin, the Philippines, but I stopped due to the horrendous infrastructure there. Fast forward to last year, I decided to bite the bullet and purchase an ebike. I was riding leisurely on and off for two decades before that but could never happily conquer the hilly terrain of North Vancouver, and the older I got, the more challenging the hills became. Since buying the ebike, I have been commuting to work and am enjoying my rides immensely because I have this little reassurance of assist when I need it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you use your Gazelle–for commuting, errands, fitness, fun–or all of the above? Tell us how you enjoy the ride. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have fallen in love with riding my bike to work. Despite not being a morning person, commuting 7kms to and from work, with my Gazelle city bike<\/a>, has become a high point of the day. It has afforded me to lose a little weight, and I even feel healthier and stronger.  It\u2019s nice to know that I do not have to go to the gym indoors to try and shed some pounds: I can combine a workout with commuting! The lockdown has, of course, made cycling much safer. The fresh air, sun on your face, and the wind in your hair are just a few of the perks. I am also lucky to have great people at my local bike shop I can communicate with and a husband that occasionally bikes as well. At 55 years-old, I intend to continue to cycle for many more years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have you ever met up to ride with other Gazelle owners?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve never had the opportunity to ride with other Gazelle bike owners but I have met some owners in person. I have also made some very good acquaintances through my local bike shop, Reckless Shipyards, and the Gazelle Electric Bike Owners Group on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been your greatest or most memorable adventure with your Gazelle?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riding to and from the Seymour River Dam via the Seymour Valley Trail from home! It’s a picturesque, paved trail through the forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anything else you would like to share about your Gazelle or your experience with it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If daunting hills are starting to challenge you, get an ebike! It\u2019ll make you feel like a kid again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hi Catherine, tell us about your Gazelle? Which model do you have and how long have you had it? I have a Heavy Duty NL C8 HMB* ebike that I\u2019ve owned for 2 years now. *The Heavy Duty NL C8 HMB is no longer available, but the Ultimate C8 HMB is a comparable model. How […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,29],"tags":[30,23,22,21,31],"class_list":["post-979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-ebikes","category-rider-stories","tag-ebike","tag-ebikes","tag-gazelle","tag-gazelle-bikes","tag-gazelle-ebike"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1544,"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions\/1544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gazelle-blog.pondigital.solutions\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}