Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
I hate to bring this up again, but one of these days this is going to blow up all over the media and there will be a big backlash against e-bikes:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3573...en%20and%20men.
Even regular cycling doesn't provide enough load to load the bones. E-bike will lessen that load even more.
I think all e-bikes must have a function where every 5 minutes it will reverse the load cycle and force you to stand up and ride doubly hard to recharge the battery.
This is why I see lots of elderly people at the gym. Many are/were sedentary and with the lack of overall fitness have reduced bone density and are weak. Hopefully over the years more people will strength train/hike/do stuff that helps increase bone density.