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I'm cycle pilled and fully electric. I've got wind in my hair and bugs in my teeth. I've got places to be and sweat stains in my pits. I'm moisturized, unbothered, in my (protected!) bike lane, and flourishing. I can't fully ditch my car yet for intermittent long distance commute reasons, BUT, I think I will be able to when I switch projects next year. Capitalism is a fuck, death to AmeriKKKa, may crude oil go to $1000 a gallon!

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[-] regul@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago

E-bikes are great.

I think the way the average non-cyclist engages with them is problematic, though. First question I always get asked by "normies" (non-cyclists) is "how fast does it go?". The second question is always "how far can it go on a single charge?" These two questions indicate how utterly missing the point of ebikes most people are. Which, I think, is why you see so many of those e-motos around with 1000W motors and huge double batteries. I think those things are annoying and unsafe.

But I have to bite my tongue about it, because:

  1. They're still better than cars for everyone involved, and the people riding them would almost certainly otherwise be driving.
  2. Boomer state legislatures are frothing at the mouth to ban e-motos without understanding anything about ebikes and almost always inadvertently nuking regular ebikes (or enacting significant barriers to them) with collateral damage
[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

Why are these bad questions? I just wanna know if I can physically.handle a commute to work on one. I realize that it depends somewhat in how much I pedal, but I'm not an athlete, and I know I won't commit if I'm completely exhausted and sweaty every day at work. Whatever these other higher purposes all the snobs in the replies are about, I'm trying to find something that works for my life. Is it car brained to try and work out the practical considerations of daily travel?

[-] regul@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

The top speed of an ebike usually has nothing to do with how much effort you yourself put in. This is especially true above 20mph.

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