Originally Posted by
shipwreck
Like it or not electric bikes are not going away, but rather going to become a lot more common. Rather than dismiss them out of hand as not a real way of cycling, do some reading on them to have an informed rather than knee jerk opinion.
All About Bicycle Touring With Electric Bikes - CyclingAbout CyclingAbout this is a pretty good generic article that covers the basics.
I've read it and haven't changed my mind.
This from the 'comments' section where I didn't see anything about disabilities.
The new hotness these days is the bafang BBSHD kits. Only mid drive you can buy that handles high power, mine does 1500w which is six times greater than that wimpy european stuff. There's nothing on the market like it.
And a kilowatt of the new 18650b power density cells only weighs 9 pounds, a couple of those bad boys and you can do hundreds of miles with a mid drive. The future of ebikes is bright indeed
All About Bicycle Touring With Electric Bikes - CyclingAbout CyclingAbout
This 'wimpy european' will still be re-charging my battery with good food and a night's sleep.