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Having done just this transition, the assistance means harder workouts. It effectively lets me set the load to however much exercise I'm willing to do at the mo
by Filligree 5y ago
Having done just this transition, the assistance means harder workouts. It effectively lets me set the load to however much exercise I'm willing to do at the moment, even down close to zero, which — paradoxically? — means I get more exercise.
I think the reason is I feel much less need to keep a reserve of energy so I can get home without getting exhausted.
- jeffbee 5y agoYeah the common idea (among drivers, as far as I can tell, people who have never once in their lives ridden a bicycle) is completely backwards. E-bikes lead to more exercise, not less. My e-bike even has an integration with my heart rate monitor to adjust the assist levels to maintain a given heart rate. It has radically improved my non-electric bicycling by giving me a structured workout, if I want it, on routes where I would have used a car before, and by giving me the state of mind that 28 MPH is a normal speed for a bicyclist to attain.