Originally Posted by Brian
... I just don't understand why any able-bodied person would want to add the extra weight, if they can ride a bike without all that.....
example 1) Instead of arriving to work in 40 minutes all sweaty, I can arrive with a little less effort in 35 minutes with much less sweat
example 2) Going to buy grocieries at the local Safeway doesn't involve building up a sweat
example 3) Towing my 3 year old in a trailer up a hill doesn't require an intense workout or settling for cruising 5mph.
There are many many reasons. I've done about 3000 miles of bike commuting mixing between the road bike and ebike. It's so much nicer to get where I'm going AND still experience riding a bike AND not using a car when not necessary on an e-bike.