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> For the teenagers of which country, exactly? United States, obviously. Article makes zero pretence being about anything other than that and it's stated right

• FirmwareBurner 1y ago
  What was wrong with regular bikes that American youth had to wait for electric bikes to discover cycling?
  • j_w 1y ago
    American drivers tend to be extremely aggressive towards cyclists. Long distances mean you will get tired and/or sweat. Lot of 2 lane roads without shoulders or sidewalks makes cycling on them scary. I do cycle (normal bike). These are some of the things that I told myself that kept me from getting into it when I was younger.
    • FirmwareBurner 1y ago
      > Long distances mean you will get tired and/or sweat. Yes, that's what happens when you exercise, and judging by how fat Americans are, seems like they could use some. >Lot of 2 lane roads without shoulders or sidewalks makes cycling on them scary. How do ebikes fix this? It's still a bike, not a tank.
      • j_w 1y ago
        Bit of a necro. On fat Americans: at the time and still I'm likely a 99.9%er cardio wise, and I still had the concern about being sweaty. I wasn't exactly trying to smell bad during lectures. Ob ebikes not being tanks: Going 20 in a 25 is a lot less scary then going 8 up a hill where cars are BLASTING past you. Lower effort also means you can spend more brainpower on spacial awareness, when you are gassed you tend to notice less around you.
  • hyrix 1y ago
    Americans travel farther distances for many things, even within cities, and it’s not flat like the Netherlands