| Re: electric bikes on centuries
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
:: 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...
Why would anyone with one of these want to ride with pedal cyclist?
Frankly, I don't thing these people will be interested in organzied 'bike'
rides.
Also, what would ride organizers say to someone who wanted to ride a moped
in a century? Is the difference between gas powerd and electricity powered
significant?
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