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And yes, it's beyond kind of cool. It's a total game changer to be able to ride that fast with so little exertion. It feels like a superpower. Fun fact: net ne
by MengerSponge 2y ago
And yes, it's beyond kind of cool. It's a total game changer to be able to ride that fast with so little exertion. It feels like a superpower.
Fun fact: net net, people are more active with an ebike, even though they expend less energy at any point of any particular ride.
- sahila 2y agoWhat does net net mean in this context? Is the implication that there's more riding ebikes vs regular ones and so they're more active? Hard to imagine that there's people taking long rides on ebikes, if they even last that long (25+ miles rides).
- tim333 2y agoI think that quote is based on survey research such as mentioned here https://storybicycles.com/blogs/ebike-blog/study-shows-e-bike-riders-get-more-exercise-than-traditional-bike-riders https://storybicycles.com/blogs/ebike-blog/study-shows-e-bik... Obviously it's going to vary a bit with individual cases. As an ebike myself it's handy you can choose the effort required depending on your mood etc.
- weberer 2y agoI make frequent bike rides to work on my ebike that I would never do on a regular bike since the last stretch is uphill and I don't want to arrive sweaty. So that's 5mi vs 0 in that specific example.
- bombcar 2y agoMy experience with an e-bike is that range anxiety goes away. You don’t mind traveling further because you know that if you get really tired, the motor will bring you back.
- hasbot 2y agoYes and hill anxiety goes away too because I know the e-bike will help me up the worst gradient.