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Were you using only electric when you went the 23 miles? I live in Japan now and all the bikes are "electric-assist." You still have to pedal and it just feels
by wapz 9y ago
Were you using only electric when you went the 23 miles? I live in Japan now and all the bikes are "electric-assist." You still have to pedal and it just feels like someone is pushing you or you are in a much higher gear than you are.
On my regular bike in the bay area (Berkeley area), I was able to turn 95% of the signals green by stopping right on the sensors (I rode a motorcycle too so I knew where they were). There was 1 signal that I could never change to green with my bicycle and the crosswalk button was reachable from the street. I always rode on the 'smaller' roads for what it's worth.
- dheera 9y agoMine would be worthless trying to assist it. The motor drives it at 20mph and pedalling it at 3mph is horribly exhausting after even 100 metres. (Mine weighs 180 pounds ...) Personally I don't see much value in electric assist. If I am looking to exercise, I just use my non-electric carbon fiber road bike. And the same amount of exertion translates to a LOT more speed on that road bike than the same amount of exertion assisting a 50-200 pound e-bike. If I'm riding an e-bike, it's usually specifically because I don't want to be exerting myself (e.g. hills, commuting to work, hot days, tired, carrying groceries). I'd much rather e-bikes just came with insane amounts of battery that rival the range of gas scooters rather than trying to be this weird mish-mash of hey-it's-electric-but-you-still-have-to-pedal-because-we-are-being-cheap-and-only-putting-a-tiny-little-motor-and-inadequate-battery.