| Re: electric bikes on centuries
Daryl Hunt wrote:
:: "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
:: news:12s466edcss9962@news.supernews.com...
::: Janet wrote:
::::: Werehatrack wrote:
:::::: On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:59:07 -0700, "Daryl Hunt"
:::::: <dhunt@colwestnospam.com> may have said:
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::::::: I think there are a few reasons you don't see Low Speed Electric
::::::: Bicycles (legal term).
:::::::
::::::: First of all, they would only be really able to ride in the 10
::::::: mile run. Range past that just isn't really going to happen.
::::::: Claiming otherwise is sort of like claiming that your Moutain
::::::: Bike can maintain 30 mph over a 60 mile race.
::::::
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:::::: Breathalysers can usually shed a lot of light on such claims.
::::::
:::::: In any event, more than half of what's required in order to go
:::::: 30mph for 60 miles is a rider who's capable of that level of
:::::: sustained output. Bikes sold with such claims wouldn't be
:::::: marketed to the riders who might be able to achieve the result
:::::: with a *suitable* bike, because even the marketing people are
:::::: smart enough to know that the real racers are not going to
:::::: believe the hype. Well, *most* of them won't, anyway.
::::::
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::::::: And don't forget about that carberator that gets your car 200
::::::: mpg. Now, you can go the long distance but, even when you are
::::::: helping the motor by pedalling most of the time, I doubt you
::::::: want to finish the last half of the race pedalling that extra
::::::: 40 pounds or so.
::::::
::::::
:::::: Nasty laws of physics, we hates them! Give us a nice fantasy
:::::: world where we can do what we likes!
::::::
::::::
::::::: I think the biggest is that the "Pure" cyclists make the Low
::::::: Speed Electric Bicycles (pedal assist) feel about as welcome as
::::::: an absessed tooth.
::::::
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:::::: Actually, in a non-race long-ride setting, I think some of the
:::::: snobs would welcome (or at least not snub) *certain* riders
:::::: aboard an electric-assist bike. If the rider has a physical
:::::: limitation (other than simple lack of conditioning) which makes
:::::: it impractical or impossible to participate without the assist,
:::::: even the majority of the purists would, in my limited
:::::: experience, accept such a rider and bike. You're still right,
:::::: though. There would be a group that would stand well away,
:::::: never approach, say nothing supportive, and make snide remarks;
:::::: it would just be much smaller than would be the case if the
:::::: assisted bike was being used by (for instance) a mere couch
:::::: potato.
::::::
:::::
::::: But you ignore the possibility that a couch potato trying to
::::: become a non-couch potato might need a little assistance going
::::: uphill while in the process of getting into decent shape. Maybe
::::: just having a little help with the tougher parts will keep the
::::: couch potato from becoming discouraged by the process.
:::::
:::
::: Hmm....there seems to be a lot of better ways for couch potato to
::: improve....I doubt many would ever think of doing this.
::
:: This one did. In fact, it was such a good idea, I became an Electric
:: Bicycle Dealer. And I lost 20 lbs in the process.
One is not many. And I still think there are better ways to lose weight.
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