• Granixo
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    111 months ago

    I ask because i think the whole idea of an electric bicycle is dumb.

    Why waste money on a electric alternative of a transportation device that was made to both make you do excercise AND to get you places?

    If you want to get places faster, or just showoff on two wheels, that’s what motorbikes are for.

    • @JshKlsn@lemmy.ml
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      311 months ago

      the whole idea of an electric bicycle is dumb.

      It’s not.

      It gets you from point A to B, costs nearly nothing to charge, and is environmentally friendly.

      Why waste money on a electric alternative of a transportation device that was made to both make you do excercise AND to get you places?

      It gets you there faster and without sweating. My eBike goes 50KPH. I arrive at my destination with no sweat.

      If you want to get places faster, or just showoff on two wheels, that’s what motorbikes are for.

      I’m sorry, but you’re being very ignorant. A motorbike is thousands of dollars, requires hundreds of dollars per month in insurance, requires licenses, maintenance, fuel, etc.

      Not to mention not everyone can ride a standard bike. Older people, people with chronic illnesses, etc. I personally had a double lung transplant. I’m not pedal biking, nor am I paying $750/month for motorbike insurance in my province.

      • Granixo
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        11 months ago

        In your case it is more than justified then.

        But that does not imply most will agree with you.

    • @junk_science@lemmy.world
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      311 months ago

      I love biking but there are times where I need to get somewhere across town and I don’t feel like pedaling there and back.

      In my town there are lots of inexpensive and rentable e-bikes. Very easy to use, not overly powerful or noisy. I see lots of people using them to go out or commute.

      I’d like to get one of my own because the rentable ones have zero shock absorption.

    • ijeff
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      211 months ago

      There are different kinds of ebikes but many don’t eliminate your effort, they just multiple it. They can be particularly helpful when going uphill to make it feel a bit more like you’re peddling up flat ground. The fact that they’re overall quieter and lighter weight means you can access bicycle lanes and multi-use pathways. Operating costs are also drastically lower than motorcycles.

    • KSP Atlas
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      211 months ago

      Ebikes do not burn oil and contribute to noise pollution

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        11 months ago

        And where does the electricity that powers them come from? Most E-bikes don’t have a generator function.

        • KSP Atlas
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          211 months ago

          That’s a valid point, we need to get more environment friendly power production like nuclear