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Rode my e-bike today! (Original Post) Archae Apr 2021 OP
I'll get one someday! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #1
I thought this had something to do with the internet but when I looked it up it Maraya1969 Apr 2021 #2
Yeah, I assume that's what the OP is enjoying. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #3
Yes and yes. Archae Apr 2021 #5
I want one so bad! pamela Apr 2021 #4

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
1. I'll get one someday!
Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:49 AM
Apr 2021

I don't want to spend my savings on an e-bike yet, but it will surely happen sometime.

I almost pulled the trigger on a Rad Power Bike months ago, but then thought about me possibly needing that money for essentials later.

After I had "researched" it, and then dropped the idea, pretty much every suggested website for me on Google was about e-bikes for awhile! So they're obviously doing the same kind of crap as Facebook, feeding their users with more of the same! Google's algorithms apparently indicated that my entire life revolved around e-bikes! Lol.

I'm sure that you've had a lot of fun with yours!

Maraya1969

(22,474 posts)
2. I thought this had something to do with the internet but when I looked it up it
Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:56 AM
Apr 2021

was electric bikes. Is that what you are talking about?

And do you get any exercise riding them?

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
3. Yeah, I assume that's what the OP is enjoying.
Wed Apr 7, 2021, 03:11 AM
Apr 2021

A rider can usually turn off the electrical assist and get exercise that way.

The electrical power can be very convenient when traveling up steep hills.

Depending on the power, it can be like suddenly getting help from three or four professional bike riders. There's some amusing videos online, like a professional bicyclist struggling up a hill while a non-professional zooms past them on their e-bike.

Archae

(46,312 posts)
5. Yes and yes.
Wed Apr 7, 2021, 10:05 AM
Apr 2021

It's just since I'm in my 60's, when I ride my normal bike, I "run out of gas" if I ride too long.

I love riding my bike.

pamela

(3,469 posts)
4. I want one so bad!
Wed Apr 7, 2021, 07:56 AM
Apr 2021

Looking at a Lectric XP step through and saving up for it now. I love riding a bike but my knees will just not cooperate on hills.

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