Originally Posted by
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But, wait a minute... If a 30% assistance level, allows you to ride a bicycle for what ever,... Lets say 10 miles and you actually ride/pedal the bicycle 7 miles, or 20, miles and you actually ride/pedal the bike 14 miles, or ride 30 miles where you actually pedal 21 miles three times a week. and without that E-assistance you sit there on the couch and watch TV... What IS the Better solution, not riding or riding with some assistance... ???
Some of you's are fixated on the 20 somethings that ride E-Bikes for fun, for speed, for getting from A to B as fast as possible with the least amount of sweating... There is a whole range of different reasons to ride an E-Bike out there …
Reducing the discussion to its lowers denominator is a pretty poor way to win an argument. So lets try moving "not riding" off the list. That way we're concentrating on pure exercising and health and not mixing it with lethargy or being sedentary.
The problem with 30% is that it soon becomes 40% then 50% and so on. It is a natural human characteristic that cannot be denied. We're always going to move to the level of least resistance when we have that option.
If you want to enjoy the fun of e-bike riding by all means do so. I have no objections to that. Just don't pretend that you're doing more work than you really are. And don't usurp the paths or establish the position of the 100% human powered bicycles. There's a huge difference between walking a flight of stairs and walking up an escalator. Just try them and see what I mean.