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DavidS
Guest User
Well, I'm wondering about electric bikes now I've seen how popular they are in Europe. We had 5 weeks in Spain, and took our normal bikes on the rack. We knew that the area we were going to was flat coastal and also that the terrain nearby was (very) hilly. No problem, as we had taken them along primarily for local use in town. But then we started to realise there were benefits that we had not thought of, and that it definitely wasn't an 'age' thing.
A good number of our new found friendly neighbours (with admittedly bigger vehicles) were going on some quite serious tours with their electric machines and the big benefit seems to be touring range across some quite challenging terrain without being knackered; without the hassle of unhooking one's pride and joy from the Khyam and stuff; without the aggravation of parking in Spanish towns; being able to smell the oranges.... In other words, the ability to enjoy the locality properly, going much further afield easily and cheaply - once you've taken the initial hit. And the real range of these bikes is continually improving.
Downsides are price, a bit more weight, but bung the batteries in the back and the bike rack has more than enough payload anyway, security....?
Anyone doing this already, or thinking about it??
David.
P.S. I posted this in leg power because you still use them!
A good number of our new found friendly neighbours (with admittedly bigger vehicles) were going on some quite serious tours with their electric machines and the big benefit seems to be touring range across some quite challenging terrain without being knackered; without the hassle of unhooking one's pride and joy from the Khyam and stuff; without the aggravation of parking in Spanish towns; being able to smell the oranges.... In other words, the ability to enjoy the locality properly, going much further afield easily and cheaply - once you've taken the initial hit. And the real range of these bikes is continually improving.
Downsides are price, a bit more weight, but bung the batteries in the back and the bike rack has more than enough payload anyway, security....?
Anyone doing this already, or thinking about it??
David.
P.S. I posted this in leg power because you still use them!