Electric bikes taking over my city!!!
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E-bikes. Last one I encountered was going up an 8% grade at about 25 mph while I guess he was soft pedaling at about 40 rpm. Yeah, what a great workout he must have had. To me more power to you if you need one for whatever reason. For me, if I wanted a motorcycle, I would buy one that I could put my sweety on comfortably for day tours.
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E-bikes. Last one I encountered was going up an 8% grade at about 25 mph while I guess he was soft pedaling at about 40 rpm. Yeah, what a great workout he must have had. To me more power to you if you need one for whatever reason. For me, if I wanted a motorcycle, I would buy one that I could put my sweety on comfortably for day tours.
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If someone got onto an e bike and was expecting a motorcycle, they would throw the e bike into the nearest dumpster as a total failure. It would not check any of the acceptable boxes for a motorcycle. And the price would seem outlandish An e bike won't even check the acceptable boxes for a scooter. If you want anything resembling a motorcycle you'd best look elsewhere because even a powerful e bike won't cut it. The bastard child moped won't check the acceptable boxes for either a bike or a motorcycle, totally worthless.
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In our ride group we have one gentleman who’s physical condition and age was keeping him from participating in most of our rides over 20 miles. He invested in an E-bike and we are happy to have him with us on longer and more difficult rides.
He doesn’t pretend that he’s suddenly become a better cyclist and we don’t mind that he’s riding with significant assistance. Enjoy your friends and your ride.
He doesn’t pretend that he’s suddenly become a better cyclist and we don’t mind that he’s riding with significant assistance. Enjoy your friends and your ride.
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I know what it feels like to hit the pavement at less than 20 or 25 mph. It should get interesting hearing the outcome of putting folks who can't, for whatever reason, ride a proper bike, on what is realistically a hybrid scooter, and let them hit the open road. Get the popcorn.
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I know what it feels like to hit the pavement at less than 20 or 25 mph. It should get interesting hearing the outcome of putting folks who can't, for whatever reason, ride a proper bike, on what is realistically a hybrid scooter, and let them hit the open road. Get the popcorn.
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It wouldn't surprise me if a license & permit (like an ORV license & ORV trail permit) will be mandated for EB's
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In my experience, the ebikes go about as fast as the sporty people on road bikes. I don't see a problem.
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That's because you overpaid compared to someone with such goals. Increasingly the devices actually on the road claiming to fit under an e-bike registration exemption (overwhelmingly dominating in ubran areas, but common elsewhere too) - are pretty much exactly early 1900's heritage motorcycle designs, redone with electric motors.