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I realize this is a quibble, but two people riding down a steep hill on a single bike would have been a really rare -- if not practically impossible -- occurren
by analog31 3y ago
I realize this is a quibble, but two people riding down a steep hill on a single bike would have been a really rare -- if not practically impossible -- occurrence before the advent of e-bikes. Very few conventional bikes were ever sold with capacity for a second rider, and getting to the point of trying that stunt would have involved more endurance than most kids are likely to possess.
On the other hand, many of the the newer motorcycle-style e-bikes are being designed, marketed, and sold, as two-seaters.
One of the rules for the "progressive drivers license" in my state, for teenagers, is that they can't have more than one teenager in the car at a time.
- hotpotamus 3y agoBack in the old days you could easily fit two on a banana seat. Or if you wanted to up the danger a bit, your friend could sit on the handlebars.
- taeric 3y agoMay be uncommon, but so are deaths from bicycle falls. Doesn't make them not exist. I know we would file friends on bikes going down hills from time to time. Usually stopped when we got hurt.
- michaelteter 3y agoI would argue that pair riding down a hill on a bike would be very common for kids, regardless of whether they would be able to ride back up together or not. Firstly, it's fun and a bit crazy/wild. And the return trip back up might just be two kids walking and pushing one bike. After all, a non-e-bike would get used exactly like this by kids. Really, giving a kid any kind of moving vehicle means new risks. Even if everything is right, crashes happen. I seriously doubt the one girl bought her e-bike with the strong consideration of it being a "two person bike". Besides, there are plenty of teens or adults who might weigh the same as those two girls together. The second seat is irrelevant.
- analog31 3y agoThat's fair. Maybe I've air-brushed my childhood experiences. Also, we didn't have any hills. Here's one of the latest Trek ebikes. Roughly half of the marketing pictures show two riders. Naturally, the e-bike market is changing rapidly, and whatever I say could be wrong next week. https://electra.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/electra-bikes/electra-e-bikes/recreation-e-bikes/ponto-go/ponto-go/p/41206/ https://electra.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/electra-bikes/e...
- sbierwagen 3y ago>but two people riding down a steep hill on a single bike would have been a really rare -- if not practically impossible -- occurrence before the advent of e-bikes Really? Ten seconds on google: https://www.vintag.es/2015/11/lovely-vintage-photos-of-couple-of-kids.html https://www.vintag.es/2015/11/lovely-vintage-photos-of-coupl...