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01-28-2007, 11:41 AM

As I'm reading an article in this-morning's San Jose Mercury News about
newfound popularity of electric bikes, and their limitations (max speeds
25mph or less; need to be recharged after 8-20 miles), I'm thinking yeah,
same old stuff that's been out there, heavy, expensive to repair, cause
parts & frame failures on modified bikes etc.

Then the article mentioned that an engineer has a recumbent design he's
trying to bring to market that will go over 100 miles on a charge, at speeds
greater than 30mph. And at that point I'm wondering-

What's gonna happen when people try to show up on a century (or, for that
matter, any other organized bike ride) on one of them? So far, it's been a
non-issue due to limited range. But if that's no longer an issue...

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

01-28-2007, 11:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mike Jacoubowsky Guest Posts: n/a	electric bikes on centuries As I'm reading an article in this-morning's San Jose Mercury News about newfound popularity of electric bikes, and their limitations (max speeds 25mph or less; need to be recharged after 8-20 miles), I'm thinking yeah, same old stuff that's been out there, heavy, expensive to repair, cause parts & frame failures on modified bikes etc. Then the article mentioned that an engineer has a recumbent design he's trying to bring to market that will go over 100 miles on a charge, at speeds greater than 30mph. And at that point I'm wondering- What's gonna happen when people try to show up on a century (or, for that matter, any other organized bike ride) on one of them? So far, it's been a non-issue due to limited range. But if that's no longer an issue... --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com