From transforming daily commutes to bridging the gap for non-cyclists, e-bikes are the most significant evolution in cycling since the mountain bike—and that’s a win for all.
I have an electric bike for my commute and love it so much. Hated riding a bike until this one, it’s like a dream of riding a bike.
At work I park it inside the office, they are fine with that, it’s a conversation piece. At home I park it inside. At yoga or the grocery, I lock it, and if it’s not too humid I pop the battery out and take it with me, and also have theft & damage insurance, which was not expensive.
Yeah, it’s dangerous. Going to work I have long mostly uninterrupted sidewalks to use, or there is a path on small roads, and I walk it across larger intersections and stop or almost stop and look at every crossroads, even if I have right of way. If there are pedestrians using the sidewalk I use the road, like a car, stopping at lights. I don’t feel less safe than when walking, and don’t think the safety issue can be fixed by not biking and walking, it can only be fixed by more of us choosing not to drive daily. But totally agree, and statistics support, it’s objectively dangerous here to ride a bike.
I have an electric bike for my commute and love it so much. Hated riding a bike until this one, it’s like a dream of riding a bike.
At work I park it inside the office, they are fine with that, it’s a conversation piece. At home I park it inside. At yoga or the grocery, I lock it, and if it’s not too humid I pop the battery out and take it with me, and also have theft & damage insurance, which was not expensive.
Yeah, it’s dangerous. Going to work I have long mostly uninterrupted sidewalks to use, or there is a path on small roads, and I walk it across larger intersections and stop or almost stop and look at every crossroads, even if I have right of way. If there are pedestrians using the sidewalk I use the road, like a car, stopping at lights. I don’t feel less safe than when walking, and don’t think the safety issue can be fixed by not biking and walking, it can only be fixed by more of us choosing not to drive daily. But totally agree, and statistics support, it’s objectively dangerous here to ride a bike.