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Living in Minneapolis/St. Paul, I'm thinking this is not likely to catch on here. 4-5 months out of the year, the roads are icy; the air is cold, limiting the
by R_Edward 14y ago
Living in Minneapolis/St. Paul, I'm thinking this is not likely to catch on here. 4-5 months out of the year, the roads are icy; the air is cold, limiting the effectiveness of the battery; and the daylight hours are short. Maybe it'll catch on in the more temperate states.
- benajnim 14y agoThere are a surprising number of folks in the metro who do bicycle on even the most brutal winter days. Typically armament includes studded tires and with a "cabin" it would greatly cut down on the chill from the wind. If anything, I think it would make cycling in colder weather more accessible to more people. Also, keeping the battery indoors before going on a ride helps prevent the "sag" in voltage experience when a battery does get cold. It could also be kept in an insulated container and even heated with a heating element similar to an electric blanket.
- R_Edward 14y agoOh, I've no doubt that some of the hard-core cyclists would latch on to it--eliminating the wind chill effect would be a big score over riding on a naked bike, but hoi polloi, the people with a short commute who could switch to something like this without too much sacrifice, are going to think twice about it.