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It is absolutely not. In fact Specialized makes a couple models. They're a lot of fun, but don't have wide adoption because they're a bit clunky and certainly m
by irl_zebra 11y ago
It is absolutely not. In fact Specialized makes a couple models. They're a lot of fun, but don't have wide adoption because they're a bit clunky and certainly much heavier than many bikes. Plus they're quite expensive. The people spending that much on a bike aren't the casual riding type typically and are racing (where is is against the rules), and the casual riders rarely spend that much on a bike.
I think they get much more widespread adoption when the systems get lighter and cheaper.
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/electric http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/electric
- tetraodonpuffer 11y agothere's already several fairly refined e-bikes around, look at the offerings by Haibike for example, only a few models are available in North America, but in Europe there is a very large selection http://www.haibike.de/produkte_liste_epower_en,3004.html http://www.haibike.de/produkte_liste_epower_en,3004.html this said anecdotally I am seeing more and more people on e-bikes here in North America too, bike commuting every day these days at least a few times a week I get passed by somebody riding one of them, did not happen at all until a few years back