Do You Have A E-bike? Will You Buy One ?

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  1. Lon Tanner

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  2. Bill Boggs

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    I've wanted a electric trike more so than an ebike. But I'll never get one. I'm too old to spend that much money on.
     
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    I have a bicycle that is rather expensive (a 2008 18-lb Fuji Roubaix), and our city just recently permitted the e-bikes on the greenways.

    So, I'm thinking of one of those which I can attach that changes it to an e-bike (conversion kits cost somewhere between $150 and $500), without adding much weight.

    If I can find one that weighs somewhere around 12 or 15 lb, and with a cost of around $250, its a possibility, but I do not like anything that adds more weight. The reason I bought the bike was because of the light weight, and I was tired of peddling up hills with a "sack of potatoes". Of course, I can still peddle on level or downhill grades, but use the battery-powered back wheel for the hills. I'll have to think about it and perhaps take one out for a test drive.
     
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    If You got the bucks Bill, then get the electric trike, age doesn't matter.
     
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    I can't see spending that kind of money on myself. I've saved so long to get what I've got
    It would seem shameful to blow that kind of money.
     
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    I've thought of it because they are interesting, but bicycles of any kind aren't very safe here. Most roads have no shoulders and drivers are annoyed with bicycles on the roadway. I had a regular bicycle when I moved here, but people think there's something wrong with you if you are an adult and riding a bicycle. Plus, there is the fact that I would only be able to use it for a few months out of the year.
     
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    That money is not worth the paper it is printed on til you spend it.

    Grown man on a bike equals No License DWI in these parts. Unless your wearing spandex, then your a target!
     
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    How old are you Bill?
     
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    I've got a 15-speed Trike, which is much more stable than any 2-wheeler, which I can't stabilize anymore.

    Electric-powered cycles? What am I...an invalid?o_O

    A little hill is no problem...I just shift to a lower gear and crank it on!:D
    Hal, age 84. 010.JPG
     
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    A few years back, we had a councilman (from away) who reported to the police that someone had yelled "pansy" at him from a pickup truck. He brought it up at the next town council meeting because he was angry that the police wouldn't arrest someone for calling him a pansy. Privately, the cop reportedly told someone that he was literally wearing spandex.
     
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    I'm 87 with last stage copd, heart problems resulting from two heart atacks. I have little
    energy. I can't peddle a bike or a trike. My lungs are shot.
     
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    Thanks Bill---I understand----A Bike is not for either of us.
     
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    I’m waiting for the Google Bike to hit the market.

     
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    I used to bike a lot when I was younger and lived at the old place. It was just two blocks to cross over the river to an old railroad bed with woods nearby. It was a good way to blow off extra energy. I still have the bike but not the extra energy and although I could jump on anytime, I hardly ever do. An E bike sounds like fun.
     
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    When I lived in Texas, and before I became a paramedic, I used to bike from 5-10 miles a day, sometimes longer trips. After I became a paramedic, they kept having to send people out to get me when they needed a crew, so I set it aside. Then I tried biking again after moving to Maine but soon learned that this wasn't a good place for it. It's not even a good place for walking along the road because people keep stopping to see if I need a ride. Like biking, they can't understand why a grown adult would walk when he has a car.

    If I were to bike though, an e-bike sounds like it might be a good idea. It would be nice to be able to get a break from pedaling or some help in getting uphill. I wonder how much heavier they are than regular bikes, though. Electronic assistance wouldn't be worth it if it was too heavy to pedal. May as well get a motorcycle.
     
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