Originally Posted by
jefnvk
Do you use your bike as your only regular means of transit in February in Green Bay? And even if some here would be willing to do so, do you think the overwhelming majority of your neighbors would?
I don't live quite as far north as Da Frozen Tundra, but my kids ride during the winter. We have four sets of studded tires for a family of four.
But we're not car free. It's hard to transport musical instruments on a bike. In fact, music is my main reason for owning a car.
But you have a point. The effort of pedaling is only one of the physical aspects of cycling. There are more, including weather. For this reason, e-bikes will probably get more people into cycling, but certainly not everybody.