Anybody here own an e-bike?

[The Ref]

Thinking about getting an izip or pedego.

[JuTMSY4]

seriously?

peddle...

[The Ref]

peddle...

Too many steep hills.

[Riccardo]

Good lord

Thinking about getting an izip or pedego.

Just get a rascal. I'm going biking in a few minutes

[Riccardo]

Get a grannier gear set

Too many steep hills.

Seriously you'll be a laughingstock on an e"bike"

[BigSlizz]

Given the terrain and area that he lives in, I think he'll be just fine. When Mrs. Slizz and I went to Catalina, we rented mountain bikes and after a bit wished we had gone with the powered version.

I don't entirely know Ref's area, but he probably has hills big enough to justify it, and is surrounded by people who really won't care how ridiculous he'll look.

[Mark Twain]

Grannies Gearset?

Seriously you'll be a laughingstock on an e"bike"

Would you mind elaborating? I am going to upgrade my bike this summer.

[The Ref]

Seriously you'll be a laughingstock on an e"bike"

Actually thinking of it as an occasional commuter bike. It's 10 city miles with hills. Don't want to get to work all sweaty and don't want to peddle for 10 miles. I will peddle occasionally. And the design on many of them is not ugly. Or I could just keep driving my Prius. But gridlock can be really irritating on the drive home. Thought a bike would be a little more pleasant maybe.

[BigSlizz]

What about a Vespa?

[TerpEagle]

Would you mind elaborating? I am going to upgrade my bike this summer.

It's just a really large sprocket on the rear hub. It means you have to pedal a lot to go a short distance but not much power per stroke.

The biggest issue with a granny gear is that you're moving so slowly that you get wobbly and it's a waste of energy in the long run. If you're not strong enough or are tired it's useful for nasty hills.

[Chupacabra]

Actually thinking of it as an occasional commuter bike. It's 10 city miles with hills. Don't want to get to work all sweaty and don't want to peddle for 10 miles. I will peddle occasionally. And the design on many of them is not ugly. Or I could just keep driving my Prius. But gridlock can be really irritating on the drive home. Thought a bike would be a little more pleasant maybe.

An e-bike AND a Prius? You're so environmentally-conscious.

[TerpEagle]

Actually thinking of it as an occasional commuter bike. It's 10 city miles with hills. Don't want to get to work all sweaty and don't want to peddle for 10 miles. I will peddle occasionally. And the design on many of them is not ugly. Or I could just keep driving my Prius. But gridlock can be really irritating on the drive home. Thought a bike would be a little more pleasant maybe.

I may look into one. I'd like to bike to work but the routes I'd have to take are less than ideal. One is a fairly heavily traveled road (2 lanes in each direction - decent shoulder) with some hills. The other is less traveled but with very serious hills. Even if I wanted to bike that route I'd have to bring clothes and shower by the time I got to work and it would take forever. An ebike might make it worth it with the bigger hills.

[JuTMSY4]

Too many steep hills.

i biked beacon hill every day for 3 years...

Also, if you're biking 10 miles and planning on not showering, do your co-workers a favor and get a gym membership...

[Riccardo]

New wheelset would help too

I just dropped some coin on a Mavic Kysrium wheelset for my road bike - cut 500 grams from stock crappy wheels and def makes a difference climbing steep hills

[Riccardo]

e-bike isn't environmental

compared to a human powered bike. Gotta charge the thing - waste of electricity