Originally Posted by lkoyanagi

Not everyone would prefer to ride a normal bike if they could. It is called personal preference and freedom of choice, since the ebike became available.

I have had to ride my hybrid uphills commuting home with a load since my ebike has been in the shop waiting for a controller. My knees and thighs burn and I have to stop and rest several times on the way home while sweating. I have to shower and rest the rest of the day. Sometimes I climb more than once in a day. I dont own a car. I'm 73 years old, but have a drivers license. My hills are even tough for my ebike. Therefore, the battery lasts 10 miles, but rated for 30 miles. I may buy a backup battery for those 40 mile rides. Afterall, ebiking opens doors to more commuting and recreational riding per week. Normal bikes prevent that in my case and keep me from prolific pleasurable biking. The result of ebiking is more biking. Greater effort in biking means less biking, pleasure, exercising, happiness and exploring. I know.