I invite anyone who argues that #EBikes are overkill to come live my life for a week. And I'll go live your life, in your superfit body that never sweats, on your awesome infrastructure that accommodates you and your kids, hauling around your weightless groceries.
You can live in my wonky middle-aged body still inflamed from #COVID19, at the bottom of the hill my city is famous for, in heat and humidity, on roads that will get your kids killed if they're not strapped to you.
@DrTCombs I can't tell you how excited I am to get my ebike next month!!!! My overweight, rod-in-my-back, achy knee, middle-aged body wouldn't get on a regular bike. The ebike I'm getting is a step through and I can sit upright, something I need for my back. And I'll be able to replace trips to Target & Aldi that would be in my car with an ebike trip!! Uphill both ways!
So people need to embrace the ebikers who are doing it despite their physical ability to ride a bike!
@bikepedantic @DrTCombs I was taking any and all advise! The Aventon brand was recommend by a couple of people, and due to the rod in my back, there were few that could accommodate me sitting up on a bike. The step-through was the perfect option! Plus, we can use the voucher to add a basket on the front and a rack on the back, we think. We'll find out more of what the voucher covers on Thursday. If the basket/rack aren't covered, we can swing them on our own.
@somcak @bikepedantic I would have welcomed the horning because when anyone asks me for ebike recommendations all I can think about is the tern gsd2 I'm drooling over but can neither afford nor justify
@DrTCombs @somcak @bikepedantic I don't like the Gen 2 as well as the Gen 1. It's heavier (e.g. solid running boards vs Gen 1 lower decks, metal fenders vs plastic), the suspension fork is not great (some having to rebuild after 600 mi!), it's more crank forward which doesn't work for me, the locking kickstand & saddle have known issues, and the price!
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@bikepedantic @somcak @DrTCombs Any thoughts on the Abound? Particularly, how would those smaller wheels cope with crossing train tracks at level crossings?
@AGTMADCAT @bikepedantic @somcak @DrTCombs In my limited experience with the RadRunner vs. RadCity, I feel like the wider tires (2.1" on the RadCity, 20"x3.0" on the RadRunner, 20"x2.4" on the Abound), the fat tires will make crossing rails feel totally fine; fatter tires obviate a lot of sins of urban environment travel. I don't think you'll have any trouble.
@crschmidt @bikepedantic @somcak @DrTCombs Great to know, thanks! I'm considering an ebike for the school run since that's my stupidest car usage at the moment, but the route would cross the tracks and I don't want to send my kids flying!
@AGTMADCAT @bikepedantic @somcak @DrTCombs I wish that these bikes were easier to try out for exactly this reason (and happy to have things like https://www.ebikelibrarycville.org/ available for folks who it's available for!) I'm working on setting up my own to let people borrow and try out their bikes in their normal usage environment before they spend thousands of dollars!
(On the plus side, the immediate resale value of these is Very High, so there is that, just in case!)
@crschmidt @bikepedantic @somcak @DrTCombs I hadn't even considered looking for a library, I'll have to check to see if we have one somewhere!
@AGTMADCAT @bikepedantic @somcak @DrTCombs the rear wheel on my cargo bike is a 20" like the Abound, and it's got enough width on it that I wouldn't expect train tracks to be a problem - I have a particularly rough one near me that I take at speed on a semi-regular basis.
@DrTCombs The Aveton Soltera 7 Step-through. It's fully covered by the voucher program. the cost was always what was holding me back, so this voucher program was such a blessing!
You'll know when I get it because I expect to spam here with all the pics!