+1 - electric assist looks good to me - beats PEDs. -JimD
On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:38 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > IMHO, not anathema at all! I know there's that divide in the bicycling world > between assists and not, but I think it's bogus. If it gets someone on a > bike, or out of a car, then it's 100% OK by me. > So there you have it, The Cyclotourist says it's OK! > Feel free to quote me on that. > > Cheers, > David > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 5:25 PM, David Mayne <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Bionx powered Bleriot. Severe osteo arthritis in the knee led to it, > the only way I can ride much now in hilly Seattle. I got over any notion of > shame. > > David > > > On Friday, January 10, 2014, Ray Shine wrote: > I have very seriously considered it -- several times. I am an old guy (65+) > but in relatively good health. I don't need an ebike, but there are plenty of > times where I would welcome the ability to use power assist on my pedaling. > If I only cycled for health reasons, then I would see no point in a > conversion. But I cycle mainly for transportation purposes, and because there > is very little free/cheap parking in San Francisco. I carry cargo on my > bike, and I have several hills in between my home and my office. I can and do > make the commute each day without an ebike, but I would have no qualms at all > using an ebike on the commute. Price has been a factor, as well. But, the > technology is evolving very rapidly, and there are very reasonable ebikes on > the market. I would be more inclined to go for a factory build now rather > than a conversion. I see often some very impressive factory ebikes on the > streets of SF. > > From: Cecily Walker <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 2:01 PM > Subject: [RBW] Riv e-bike conversion? > > I know the very idea is anathema, but has anyone had any experience with > converting a Rivendell bike of any model to an e-bike? > > Thanks, > Cecily > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > David > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
