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E-Bikes Won over Europe
- nicbou 2y agoCombined with good infrastructure, ebikes are wonderful. It's an effortless ride, minus the traffic and the hunt for a parking space.
- sharken 2y agoThe downside to ebikes, especially the cargo bike variant, is their high speed combined with their large size. But I don't see how that can be changed, having them ride on the street along with cars is not a good solution.
- magicalhippo 2y agoThat's the downside to others. The downside to owning an e-bike, especially a cargo bike, is that they're very attractive to steal. Thieves will go to great lengths to grab an e-bike, especially expensive ones like the cargo variants.
- cainxinth 2y agoIt’s really a shame and prevents me from using my e-bike instead of my car even in some situations when the bike would otherwise be the perfect mode of transportation.
- tocs3 2y agoHow are the rental ones (and scooters). I do not have a smart phone (and live in a rural area). I go into Austin now and then for a day or two and am reluctant to use sisters e-bike because of the hassle of taking care of it (when going inside a building). Rentals can just be left on the sidewalk.
- pjmlp 2y agoKind of, many places rather go for electric motorbikes, due to comfort and being on similar price range, for the 50cc like models.
- lifestyleguru 2y agoOver here teenagers are driving electric downhill bicycles among and between pedestrians as if they were driving a downhill route. Asshole parent can you buy a simple city bicycle to your kid? Hopefully the battery will deteriorate quickly or the kid will hurt itself without hurting anyone else.
- tocs3 2y agoI can see this is a problem but I see teenagers (and adult for that matter) doing similar things in cars (and larger trucks and SUVs). I do not know how to stop them either.
- frank_bb 2y ago[dead]