E-Bike Vs Taxi - E-Bike Wins !
10-27-10, 12:32 PM
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E-Bike Vs Taxi - E-Bike Wins !
Today I needed to go to Home Depo to get some clamps. Wal-Mart is right next door. They are 1.5 miles away. My wife needed to go grocery shopping. She called a Taxi. We left at the exact same time.. I kissed her "bye" as she got into the Taxi. We pulled away and took the same route.
I pulled up to Wal-Mart's doors and came to a stop and got off the bike. 15 seconds later the taxi pulls up. The drivers jaw hit the floor.
That was a Blast! I was only doing my 20 mile per hour limit with 36 volts. It was lightly raining so I didn't stop too long at the stop signs and red lights.. if I knew it was safe to cross, i'd power on through after stopping briefly. . Plus I had an interstate overpass to go over. I wasn't trying to beat the Taxi, I just wanted to get to Wal-Mart to get the bike out of the rain. After the first two legs of the trip, (turns) I did not even see the Taxi untill I was almost in Wal-Marts parking lot. I guess multiple stop lights are what caused me to overtake and pass him up.
The driver told me I should have put my wife on the bike and saved cab fare. LOL :-)
I pulled up to Wal-Mart's doors and came to a stop and got off the bike. 15 seconds later the taxi pulls up. The drivers jaw hit the floor.
That was a Blast! I was only doing my 20 mile per hour limit with 36 volts. It was lightly raining so I didn't stop too long at the stop signs and red lights.. if I knew it was safe to cross, i'd power on through after stopping briefly. . Plus I had an interstate overpass to go over. I wasn't trying to beat the Taxi, I just wanted to get to Wal-Mart to get the bike out of the rain. After the first two legs of the trip, (turns) I did not even see the Taxi untill I was almost in Wal-Marts parking lot. I guess multiple stop lights are what caused me to overtake and pass him up.
The driver told me I should have put my wife on the bike and saved cab fare. LOL :-)
10-28-10, 03:24 AM
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i had a similar experience. it takes me 1hr20min to bike to work. one day, i decided to use the light rail transit to get me home. I soon realized that it takes about the same amount of time on city transit.
