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45mph is stillu a speed limit I wouldn't want to cycle on on a regular basis. You're right about infrastructure, decent cycle paths is what people need to ride
by TomK32 5y ago
45mph is stillu a speed limit I wouldn't want to cycle on on a regular basis. You're right about infrastructure, decent cycle paths is what people need to ride bicycles in the city, the are just too afraid of the heavy car traffic.
15-20mph for a bicycle is plenty of speed, as a matter of fact, bikes with motor support above 25kmh (15.5mph) here in Europe it would be a S-Pedelec and need a license plates and other stuff just like a motor scooter. You wouldn't want to ride at 35mph, it's a scary speed even on a good road bike that's meant to be ridden faster.
Regarding winter: Start cycling in summer, cycling is fall and just upgrade your clothes as you go along. I cycle 20km on a work day, no matter how bad, cold or hot the weather is. It's just about getting used to it.
- frankus 5y agoAt this point they're talking about an e-motorcycle that sort of incidentally has an emergency backup pedal drivetrain. Which is fine—most of the energy efficiency advantages of a bike come from being light and (relatively) slow, not from being human-powered, and their small size helps with lane and parking space. But at that point you need real safety gear, and definitely shouldn't be sharing infrastructure (at least at those kinds of speeds) with human-powered bikes. (edit: this is more in reply to the comment the preceding comment replied to. I regret the error)
- closeparen 5y agoThat sort of begs the question of the purpose of cycling infrastructure. If it is to support the sport and hobby of cycling, then presumably it should be exclusive to human powered bikes. If it is to help people conduct their lives without relying (so much) on cars, then in the face of such an exclusivity requirement, reserving it for ebikes only would make more sense.