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> > Let's assume that most folks who use electric assist do so based on
> > some need that we probably don't know about.
> =v= My experience is that this is true some of the time, but not most of
> the time. So I can't really assume that.
So instead you will gladly assume that they are not actu
Hahaha! http://organictransit.com/
(Too big for the bikeway.)
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Quoting Robert Schultz:
> it could be that population is more educated about the laws
> regarding motorized bicycles than the average traditional
> cyclist in the same way that traditional cyclists are more
> knowledgeable about cycling laws than motorists are, even
> though both bicycles and cars
Quoting Brian Mink:
> Let's assume that most folks who use electric assist do so
> based on some need that we probably don't know about.
=v= My experience is that this is true some of the time, but
not most of the time. So I can't really assume that.
> I've noticed that most west coast cities th
Quoting tim wong:
>> And it's bogus to say these are for sedentary folks.
>> By far, the most people who use them will be former
>> bicyclists.
=v= This is exactly my concern, because for decades the
purveyors of e-gadgets have targeted bicyclists for their
sales and marketing, not motorists. We
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Cc: Scott Morris Rose; Bikies
Subject: Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health
Benefits of an Electric Bike
I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or less than
optimal joint replacement surgery have opted for electric assist bikes
or whee
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> <mailto:bikies-boun...@lists.danenet.org>] On Behalf Of Brian Mink via Bikies
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Subject: Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits
of an Electric Bike
I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or l
I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or less than
optimal joint replacement surgery have opted for electric assist bikes
or wheels with hub motors.
I also have taken note of many more cyclists of larger habitus using
electric assist bikes. Then there are a whole bunch or carg
> If that what it takes to get these sedentary brutes onto a bike, then let
> them ride their electric bikes on roads and not on bike paths.
> Admittedly, my n is pretty small, but I resent these lazy assholes being
> on the bike paths. And it's bogus to say these are for sedentary folks.
>
And don't get me started on bikes with chains. Either ride a draisine the
way God intended or get off the path!
On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 1:17 AM, tim wong via Bikies <
bikies@lists.danenet.org> wrote:
> If that what it takes to get these sedentary brutes onto a bike, then let
> them ride their elec
If that what it takes to get these sedentary brutes onto a bike, then let
them ride their electric bikes on roads and not on bike paths. There are a
few motorized bikes riding around the east side and, like all motorists,
they are not careful and ride way too close to bikes they pass.
Admittedly,
Reporting on a small-scale health study in Boulder of electric-assist
bicycles, part of an initiative to formulate policy on whether to allow
them on bike paths. They conclude that these bikes are a good way to get
sedentary folks into better shape. The article comments are (mostly) also
worth a re
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