On 12/10/2017 17:51, MrCheerful wrote:
On 12/10/2017 11:03, Christie wrote:
TMS320 wrote:

On 11/10/17 12:08, Christie wrote:
TMS320 wrote:

On 11/10/17 10:51, Peter Keller wrote:
On 10.10.2017 21:40, Bod wrote:
On 10/10/2017 09:33, Peter Keller wrote:
On 10.10.2017 07:34, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
If people want to be on two wheels, they should get a motorbike.

Not necessarily.

Or an electric bicycle. I've bought one and it is brilliant.

Sure. Although strictly speaking an electric bike is a *motor* bike.
I keep my 1-human powered non-electric bike for basic transport and
recreation, mostly because it is a great way of getting exercise and
fitness without taking up too much time. There is time involved in
travelling places anyway, no matter what the means.
And it is very enjoyable.

We recently bought an electric bike for my wife which has a 300Whr
battery. On her first ride we did 37 miles with all fuel guage leds
still lit (20% used). So she gained considerable benefit on inclines
without significantly reducing her own energy contribution.

Height increase always seem a lot tougher than the rate of potential
energy gain suggests it should.

Could I ask if your wife chooses to wear head protection when she uses
her electric bike? I don't see many riders on electric bikes around
here and wonder whether riders would be more likely to wear helmets on
electric bikes than they would on normal bikes.

She doesn't.

Okay, the more people that don't, the more confident I would feel
about not doing so either.

Why do you think the type of bike would make a difference?

Just the potential speed that you could more consistently maintain on
some electric bikes, I suppose - Bod has mentioned 30 mph. Although,
of course, just because you can that doesn't mean you have to do so.
If you're using your bike, even though power assisted, at speeds you
are commonly quite used to without such assistance then I don't see
that it would make a difference. And, now I come to think of it, that
is the way I would approach things.


Power assistance ceases at 15mph.

Not on mine it doesn't.

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Bod