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They could just end up in a similar place to bikes now, enjoyed primarily for recreation rather than as a practical means of transportation.
by emodendroket 5y ago
They could just end up in a similar place to bikes now, enjoyed primarily for recreation rather than as a practical means of transportation.
- lmm 5y ago(FWIW that's not at all true where I live: bikes here are practical transport first, recreation is the exception rather than the rule). The article addresses that: ebikes don't have much advantage over a regular bike for recreation, they're popular because of their practicality advantages.
- emodendroket 5y agoI wouldn’t say that. They’re good if you want to bike with someone more experienced, or over terrain tougher than you’re used to.
- dncornholio 5y agoOnly true if you live in a country with bad infra
- emodendroket 5y agoNo kidding. We’re talking about whether e-bikes becoming more popular would create the impetus to reconfigure infrastructure for e-bikes. If you already have great bike infrastructure it’s irrelevant.