Originally Posted by
bikecommuter13
I am not commuting with kids at the moment. For city traffic, light and nimble bike allow me to maneuver better - sometimes filter through stuck cars, sometimes lift my bike to the sidewalk, etc.
When I do commute with my kids, then a big a sturdy ebike makes sense. Nimble and light is out of the picture at that point.
If my commute included situations where it was necessary to filter through cars, maneuver through city traffic, and be nimble and quick on my bike... then my kids would never, ever, be on my bicycle (ebike or not) on that kind of commute. In fact, I wouldn't be riding that route myself. "Hills" would be the least of my concerns.