I no longer drive a car and am intrigued with these E -Bikes. I need one that I can attach a walker to it. https://www.bing.com/search?q=e+bik...E6D34EBBA2880D6046C46561&FORM=QBLH&sp=5&ghc=1
I've wanted a electric trike more so than an ebike. But I'll never get one. I'm too old to spend that much money on.
I have a bicycle that is rather expensive (a 2008 18-lb Fuji Roubaix), and our city just recently permitted the e-bikes on the greenways. So, I'm thinking of one of those which I can attach that changes it to an e-bike (conversion kits cost somewhere between $150 and $500), without adding much weight. If I can find one that weighs somewhere around 12 or 15 lb, and with a cost of around $250, its a possibility, but I do not like anything that adds more weight. The reason I bought the bike was because of the light weight, and I was tired of peddling up hills with a "sack of potatoes". Of course, I can still peddle on level or downhill grades, but use the battery-powered back wheel for the hills. I'll have to think about it and perhaps take one out for a test drive.
I can't see spending that kind of money on myself. I've saved so long to get what I've got It would seem shameful to blow that kind of money.
I've thought of it because they are interesting, but bicycles of any kind aren't very safe here. Most roads have no shoulders and drivers are annoyed with bicycles on the roadway. I had a regular bicycle when I moved here, but people think there's something wrong with you if you are an adult and riding a bicycle. Plus, there is the fact that I would only be able to use it for a few months out of the year.
That money is not worth the paper it is printed on til you spend it. Grown man on a bike equals No License DWI in these parts. Unless your wearing spandex, then your a target!
I've got a 15-speed Trike, which is much more stable than any 2-wheeler, which I can't stabilize anymore. Electric-powered cycles? What am I...an invalid? A little hill is no problem...I just shift to a lower gear and crank it on! Hal, age 84.
A few years back, we had a councilman (from away) who reported to the police that someone had yelled "pansy" at him from a pickup truck. He brought it up at the next town council meeting because he was angry that the police wouldn't arrest someone for calling him a pansy. Privately, the cop reportedly told someone that he was literally wearing spandex.
I'm 87 with last stage copd, heart problems resulting from two heart atacks. I have little energy. I can't peddle a bike or a trike. My lungs are shot.
I used to bike a lot when I was younger and lived at the old place. It was just two blocks to cross over the river to an old railroad bed with woods nearby. It was a good way to blow off extra energy. I still have the bike but not the extra energy and although I could jump on anytime, I hardly ever do. An E bike sounds like fun.
When I lived in Texas, and before I became a paramedic, I used to bike from 5-10 miles a day, sometimes longer trips. After I became a paramedic, they kept having to send people out to get me when they needed a crew, so I set it aside. Then I tried biking again after moving to Maine but soon learned that this wasn't a good place for it. It's not even a good place for walking along the road because people keep stopping to see if I need a ride. Like biking, they can't understand why a grown adult would walk when he has a car. If I were to bike though, an e-bike sounds like it might be a good idea. It would be nice to be able to get a break from pedaling or some help in getting uphill. I wonder how much heavier they are than regular bikes, though. Electronic assistance wouldn't be worth it if it was too heavy to pedal. May as well get a motorcycle.