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>"People love ebikes not because of barely having to pedal, but because they can reach places with the bicycles that are out of their reach with a regular bike.
by FpUser 5y ago
>"People love ebikes not because of barely having to pedal, but because they can reach places with the bicycles that are out of their reach with a regular bike. "
I did rides up to 180km long on regular bike without much problem. The reason I got eBike now is that while I have enough physical strength over the years my knees stopped liking sudden accelerations and steep heels. Ebike takes care of that part just fine. With ebike I still have proper fitness level, come back from my rides with the battery almost full and my knees intact ;) Sure I could do with wide gear range but it is just not the same. Much more fun on ebike.
- loonster 5y agoThinking on this, ebikes probably make the roads safer. Bicyclist would be more likely to come to a full stop. In traffic, they would be able to accelerate back up to proper speed after red lights.
- TomK32 5y agoIt is that speed from a full stop that is actually more dangerous because motorists don't expect it and will attempt to cross before you thinking there is enough time to do so due to cyclists being slow.