Working at a bike shop has shaped how I view e-bikes and their omnipresence here in San Francisco. On the one hand, users ride them when a traditional bike would haven’t have been enough to entice them to ride. On the other hand, most are outfitted with shoddy components or the end user is left to do a portion of the assembly themselves at home. I generally dislike them and, unless someone is willing to plonk down $5k for a Surly Skid Loader or Trek commuter, recommend against them.
Regardless, I thank you for sharing this article, Eric. On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 4:54:07 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > I'm not in the market for an e-bike myself but I can always appreciate a > thoughtful and thorough dive into just about any subject in the pages of > the New Yorker. > > I'm so totally unfamiliar with e-bikes that I now understand the rudiments > of how they're powered and how the pedal-assist and throttle work on > certain machines. > > > https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/02/hell-on-two-wheels-until-the-e-bikes-battery-runs-out > > In case you hit a paywall there's a pdf below. > > I'm also reminded that Jill Lepore wrote an article for the magazine back > in May of 2022 about the evolution of the bicycle and its presence in > everyday life. Nothing earth-shattering here for the well-read bicycle nuts > but a fun read. > > > https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/30/bicycles-have-evolved-have-we-jody-rosen-two-wheels-good > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1a1cc69c-76ba-4357-a6e5-12948f0abbf8n%40googlegroups.com.
