On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:14:02 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot
wrote:

On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 11:02:28 PM UTC-4, sms wrote:
On 3/11/2019 1:23 PM, jbeattie wrote:

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I hate people on eBikes. But then again, I hate people on regular bikes. Traffic is traffic. With eBikes, though, you end up with otherwise unskilled riders who ride really fast in bike traffic. Fast dopes. Really fast unassisted riders are generally skilled -- not always, but generally. Imagine a pack of eBikers. It would make a Cat 5 race look safe.

Get ready for the eBike explosion in the U.S.. Costco is now selling an
eBike which one publication touted with "Is The Jetson Adventure E-Bike
Perfect?" for $1299.99. It is sufficient for most people's commuting
needs and it doesn't even really look like an eBike.

https://www.costco.com/Jetson-Adventure-Electric-Bike-.product.100370011.html

https://ridejetson.com/collections/bikes/products/adventure-electric-bike

Costco also periodically sells the GenZe eBike for around the same
price, with a larger motor and a throttle.

There's no real reason for eBikes to be costing $2000+, it's not that
much technology for a rear-hub motor wheel, a Li-Ion battery, and a
controller.

Around here a 30 miles radius of ride is not that far. How long is the recharge time new and when the battery is old? I imaging that battery life drops a fair bit as it gets older? How long before the radius drops to 20 miles or less?

I wonder. Do people buy an e-bike for making long rides? Or do they
buy one to putter around the local village and do their shopping?

To be honest, I've never even seen an e-bike but I did look at some
electric powered three wheelers used to haul tourists around in
Singapore and talked with some of the Drivers?Owners? They use a
battery about the size of a large auto battery and I was told that
they would "go all day" although I'm not sure how long "all day"
actually is to a "Samlo" as I see them parked quite often. I don't
remember the costs but they were Chinese made hub matters and I do
remember at the time I though they were pretty cheap.

"Samlo" is a Thai word meaning three wheel and is used for the Thai
three wheelers. See https://tinyurl.com/y5rytxqp for both engine
powered and man powered versions.


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Cheers,
John B.