I also completed my first 100 miles on an ebike this past week, on a bike I bought two weeks ago. I splurged and bought a top of the line pre-built[0]. Call it

I also completed my first 100 miles on an ebike this past week, on a bike I bought two weeks ago. I splurged and bought a top of the line pre-built[0]. Call it a mid life crisis. It is a class three bike. The electric motor will only activate under 28mph. There is no throttle, the motor multiplies your pedal force by 55-200% depending on the setting (eco-turbo). I can beat the bus on a few bus routes. I use to take the bus if the route had too many hills but now I maintain 17mph without getting winded on steep hills. An electric shortens and flattens any bike trip, I'm never sloughing up a hill, and I'm never asking myself if it's worth riding the bike. Even if bus or uber is faster it wont be twice as fast. Biking is still fun and still a workout, I'm a out of breath with sore legs after a ride. I'm sometimes self-conscious about 'cheating'. I'm not sure how fast I should be going on a mixed use bike path. I'm afraid this bike will get stolen one day, even with a ulock and cable. If not stolen, vandalized. I think that electric bikes could be the future of city transit if the price comes down. Secondary problems include theft and weather. [0] https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/hybrid-bikes/electric-hybrid-bikes/crossrip/crossrip/p/1373000-2018/ https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/hybrid-bikes/electr...