Originally Posted by cerewa
You and I don't seem to be in that camp, but some of our bikeforums members don't understand why an able-bodied person would want to own a car, Brian.
I sympathize with those members' disgust at the way cars are overused in the USA and many other countries, and I also don't own a car or use one for my day-to-day needs.
You're joking, right? I drive a car to get to work when the weather is bad. There is no other option. I drive a car to pick up my wife from work (she takes a bus to work). I drive a car to haul my family around, and I drive a car to Lowes to pick up supplies for all the remodelling and landscaping I am doing on my home. I used to drive a car to get from one photo shoot to the next. There is no shame in owning a car and providing for your family. I could not do that where I live, without a car.
There is nothing wrong with owning and driving a car. I pass 5,000lb "American" cars with a lone occupant all the time - that's wrong.
Originally Posted by cerewa
By the way I also consider motorcycles to be too heavy and inefficient to be good replacements for e-bikes... just as I consider e-bikes to be too heavy and inefficient to be good replacements for regular bikes in many situations.
At 800lbs, my motorcycle is a bit on the porky side. But it allows my wife and I to explore the US, and certainly see a bit more than we would on our tandem.
Originally Posted by AllenG
Brian, considering your opinion of electric bicycles, I can't for the life of me understand why you would have created this sub-forum.
Allen, it's my job to keep the members happy, and help our community grow. Members asked for an ebike forum, so they got an ebike forum. I may not care for them, (ebikes, not the members
) but I can respect the fact that they have their place amongst cyclists.