The teenagers in San Jose ride Surron-style ebikes all over the place and it's pretty suburban where I am. (Might have to do with the weather and/or affluence?

The teenagers in San Jose ride Surron-style ebikes all over the place and it's pretty suburban where I am. (Might have to do with the weather and/or affluence? In a lot of places you can't bike year-round and an ebike is a bigger investment for only 6 months.)