SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Modern e-bikes are a godsend for older or infirm cyclists, and if they encourage younger people who might not otherwise cycle, then so much the better.
Not so good though if they result in able-bodied people switching from human power to electrical assistance and getting substantially less excercise as a result.
Delivery riders they make a lot of sense for, because of reduced fatigue, but the average person is not getting so much daily excercise that they need any effort saving.
Ultimately the saturation point in urban use will be due to the cost and risk of theft or vandalism. Anyone buying these things for commuting needs somewhere secure to park it at both ends of their journey. I don't foresee a rank of them sitting outside the front of 'spoons, the £20 human powered pub bike has a bit of life left in it yet.
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