Electric Bike Low Rider

This is the reason why everyone should ride an electric bicycle.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• electric
• bicycle
• bike
• low
• rider
• suitable
• transport

[bandmassa]

Sorry if I seem to hammer on, but, the fact is for the money you pay for a decent electric bike, you'll get into a decent road or hybrid bike. (totally pedal powered) The road bike will weigh half as much, lasts 20 years and is as easy to pedal quickly as the electric. I recently rode a $2000 electric bike, and because of the battery weight, even with electric assist could barely make 24km/h. On my road bike I average 30km/h. Battery weight kills electric bike performance, battery life sucks.

[suitabletransport]

Your entirely correct, and you should be congratulated for having the fittness for using a normal bike. BUT, you have also missed the point.

About 95% of people dont want to rise a bike, because they dont want to raise a sweat, change their clothes or dread the trip home. An ebike solves that! I have nothing against bikes, in fact I have one and use it often.I also know there are many people who will not use an ordinary bike often. Many of those same people are willing to get on an ebike.

[lilyebike]

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[rainstormaeroponics]

hemp can be used to make most things have a look at henry fords 1941 plastic car made from hemp

[richo61]

"And there is 4x the carbon released making an electric bike battery than the bike itself."

Now that sounds like pure fantasy.

I will not believe it without evidence.

[watsupstartaketwo]

wow thanks, this was awesome :D i really enjoyed watching it.

[bandmassa]

As I say, I'm a lazy bugger and ride as much as 30km day (15 each way) over undulant terrain. It takes only 5 minutes longer than driving, parking and walking the same distance and I don't arrive sweaty because I stay just on the boundary of my aerobic zone. (If I can still sing in key on a hill climb, I'm going to fine when I get to work ;-) The issue with leccy bikes is not what they put out in use, but what it costs to make the battery - 4x the carbon it cost to make the bike.

[bandmassa]

However, that is taking it to silly extremes. Getting up in the morning generates carbon. The fact is, a plain bicycle is the most efficient machine ever invented, requiring only one fifth the energy required to walk similar distances. Electrifying bikes, overly complicates them, robbing the bike of its other advantage, it's the last great technological leap a non-engineer could understand and fix. And there is 4x the carbon released making an electric bike battery than the bike itself.

[02134B]

It also takes quite a bit of energy to manufacture a bicycle whether it be steel, aluminum or carbon fiber. And while we're at it don't forget the rubber on the tires, brakes handlebars and on and on. Even producing the bowl of rice you mentioned has an impact on the environment. There is no such thing as a free ride. You make your choices and you pay the price...

Wank indeed...

[neville1415]

well that was a waist of my time

[pedalpunk57]

Um, ok. What happened to the lowrider???

[tribum]

We need to lose some weight anyhow (most of U.S.)... and it requires oil (a scarce resource) to make these eBike batteries last time I checked, so I vote HUMAN powered!