ebikes: lots of bad ideas

DougC

John Tserkezis wrote:
> clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote:
>
> So what? It's a given that I sweat, and if I don't, that means I've
> been sitting on my arse in front of the television. Heck, I routinely
> sweat walking. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SWEATING.
> Sheeze, we're not women. And that statement doesn't ever work. All
> the women I know who cycle are more capable and prepared than many guys
> I know, and are quite happy to do respectable distances without crying
> over it either.
>

The problem here is a lack of perspective--that the idea of riding a
motorized bicycle may be less of the purpose of getting exercise, and
more of the purpose of getting somewhere cheaper or easier (or even
-/funner/-) than by using other larger forms of transportation.

Where I live, the terrain is mostly flat and the power limitations of
registered mopeds and motorized bicycles are the same, but the bicycles
have no registration or licensing requirements. ....The reliability of
bicycle engines is probably still not quite up to what a cheap moped can
manage, but then, most bicycle engine setups allow you to pedal the
bicycle normally should you ever need to. If the engine on a moped
fails, you're walking home--just like with a motorcycle.
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