[QUOTE=friday1970;21535602]When you got passed, did he give you that "Lance Armstrong Look'?

On one of my brevets last year, this subject came up. We all agreed that while we would not use one ourselves (currently, at least), we didn't see e-bikes as a bad thing. The reason is because it is getting people out of the house who normally would not be able to.

They are ugly, bulky, heavy, and expensive. But the smiles I see on people who ride them as I pass and wave...it's a beautiful thing.[/QUOTE

Take a look at e- road bikes from Specialized, Giant, Orbea, Bianchi and others. Hardly ugly, expensive, possibly, not overly heavy.