| Re: electric bikes on centuries
Curtis L. Russell wrote:
:: On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:32:39 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
:: <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote:
::
::: 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.
::
:: Disagree. I've known some regular sag drivers that were there because
:: physical difficulties prevented them from riding with their spouse.
:: I'd bet better than even money that if they had an electric bike that
:: didn't make them stand out (as a moped would), they would have been
:: on it, riding in the group.
Perhaps. We'll see. My guess is it won't happen. What kind of electric
bike do you envision that will ever do a century that will actually make
them not stand out? How big of a battery and motor are we talking here to
push someone 100 miles over possibly hilly (around here) terrain? Zipping
along at 30 mph alone would make anyone stand out.
I grant you this. If you can get an electric bike that does this while not
making the rider stand out significantly, then people would very likely do
so.
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