E-bike helping with conventional biking
My wife got a class 1 road e-bike a bit more than a year ago, after some rather severe knee problems and general arthritis. She was no longer able to ride a conventional road bike to any significant extent.
The e-bike, in addition to enabling her commute and helping us ride together, allowed her to recover to the point where she is now able to ride a (new) conventional road bike with more confidence and ability than she could 10 years ago, including 60 mile rides and climbing a 19% grade.
It really can cut both ways. It is definitely worth considering if or when recovering from an injury or other setback.
[I've posted this in the general forum rather than the e-bike forum because this observation is mainly relevant to the non-e-bike folks.]
Last edited by Polaris OBark; 09-20-22 at 10:11 PM.