Originally Posted by
kingston
Wow. That's a leap I wasn't expecting. Now electric motors are the same thing as lower gears? I don't even have a response for someone who thinks lower gearing and an electric motor are essentially the same thing. To me they are so obviously fundamentally different that it is beyond my comprehension that someone could equate the two.
That’s because you are unable to think laterally.
I’m not saying gears and motors are the same thing. I’m saying that as your legs start to fail you and you start riding slower in a lower gear, you have the alternative option of riding in your original gear with a small motor assist. It would actually be more like your current riding experience as you would be riding at the same speed and perceived effort (if you keep the assist level low). Or of course you could get a massive motor and throttle, which would be a completely different experience.