01-28-2007, 02:49 PM
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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.
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> 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-
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> 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...
>
Forget what happens at the beginning of the ride. Wait till one of those
'riders' tries to brag about riding 100 miles to a cyclist that pedaled the
entire (or even most) of the distance. The 'lectric rider will get laughed out
of town, "What a WIMP!"
--
Mike Vore
http://www.OhMyWoodness.com
http://mike.vorefamily.net/twr
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