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Old 12-24-18, 09:59 AM
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Walter S
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Originally Posted by 350htrr
I would say it's practically at 0, or about 1% of the people here have E-Bikes as an alternative to cars, or as a help to not drive cars as much... So far, it's a fail in general, even for me, I want to use my E-Assist as a way to not use my vehicle, and, it is failing me,/I am failing... Why...??? I suspect it is because of the infrastructure/the way it is looked on as a last ditch way to get around by society, and my 60+years of indoctrination as to how things work/supposed to work... The weather doesn't help either...
Anybody is welcome to decide that the lack of support for cycling is why they aren't car free. But if you want to be car free and at least seriously entertain doing it or practicing it then wouldn't e-bikes make that "easier"? I use quotes because in my particular case e-bikes defeat some of what I want from a bicycle including physical fitness and the pure simplicity and earth-friendly aspects of human power.
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