tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post8351189980367627380..comments2024-02-24T18:01:44.751-08:00Comments on Musings . . . by Karen Lynn Allen: The Pluses and Minuses of Electric BikesKaren Lynn Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01570980995774757572noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-38867562479312098672020-03-21T21:47:40.994-07:002020-03-21T21:47:40.994-07:00Very good post, the experience you shared is very ...Very good post, the experience you shared is very interesting, the electric bike is really cool and helpful.Sonu Monuhttps://goingfitunfit.com/electric-bike-review/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-12916478888434844842018-10-11T23:18:02.443-07:002018-10-11T23:18:02.443-07:00Very good post, the experience you shared is very ...Very good post, the experience you shared is very interesting, the electric bike is really cool, but I think I still like regular bicycles.Victoria Jervoishttps://www.tomtop.com/search/smart-vacuum-cleaner.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-70916913223956844042014-11-02T07:46:00.723-08:002014-11-02T07:46:00.723-08:00It was really nice post! thanks for sharing.It was really nice post! thanks for sharing.e-bikeshttp://electrofietsnieuws.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-36955682260529393762014-09-17T18:45:15.410-07:002014-09-17T18:45:15.410-07:00My brother is going to get an electric bike. He...My brother is going to get an electric bike. He's been wanting to get one for a while. His "commute" to work(meaning 45 minute walk) would be a lot easier if he had a bike! Who knows, maybe it'll help him have more time to get on top of his work. Thiago | <a href="http://www.melbourneelectricbicycles.com.au/about-us/interstate-buyers" rel="nofollow">http://www.melbourneelectricbicycles.com.au/about-us/interstate-buyers</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946511135762531638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-85309982524306101092013-04-24T15:32:32.365-07:002013-04-24T15:32:32.365-07:00Thanks so much. --VMThanks so much. --VMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-76704246642289507802013-04-24T13:43:28.694-07:002013-04-24T13:43:28.694-07:00I have mostly ridden just my own trusty steed. I i...I have mostly ridden just my own trusty steed. I included the Worksman trike in the post because it has good reviews on Amazon and is made in the US (so people in the US can get it!) I saw a nice Pashley trike on youtube, but I'm not sure if it's available here. I included the Faraday Porteur just because it's so gorgeous. (Future bike? I can dream.)<br /><br />My husband has an Ecobike Vatavio that he got at Noe Valley Cyclery. (NV Cyclery also carries other brands.) It's been pretty good. The only real issue is that the back tire is tough to fix when it gets a flat. My husband generally does his own repair work, but when that tire goes flat, he has to take the bike into the shop. NV Cyclery sells Bionix kits and I believe they will install them on a regular bike for you. My kit wasn't Bionix, but I read good things about the Bionix system.<br /><br />I get my e-bike serviced here in San Francisco by Len at Electric Bicycle Outlet. He's the guy that got me my new battery, replaced my shorted out controller, and fixed up the rather kluged way my original electric motor kit had been put on my bike.<br /><br />http://www.electricbicycleoutlet.com/<br /><br />He has quite a few different kinds of ebikes in stock to try out. Knowing what I know now, if I were to get myself an e-bike for the same purposes again, I might go with a Yuba Mundo electrified cargo bike.<br /><br />Another resource is NYCewheels. Big on line selection of ebikes.<br /><br />http://www.nycewheels.com/ <br /><br />Of course, you can't try out any of them to see if they'll really get you up the hill . . .Karen Lynn Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570980995774757572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-12405946942631981912013-04-24T13:21:58.570-07:002013-04-24T13:21:58.570-07:00Great post! Karen, do you have four or five favori...Great post! Karen, do you have four or five favorite e-bikes you'd recommend? --voltairesmistressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-34938778492062855282013-04-24T11:35:35.839-07:002013-04-24T11:35:35.839-07:00I generally wear a helmet and then fluff my hair w...I generally wear a helmet and then fluff my hair with my fingers when I arrive at my destination. (Maybe it helps that my hair is pretty resilient and I'm not too picky what it looks like?) <br /><br />In Amsterdam, no one wears helmets. Literally no one, and their injury and accident rate is a fraction of ours. But they have great separated bicycle infrastructure, there are more bikes on the roads than cars, and since everyone bikes, every car driver is also a bicyclist and/or has a loved one who cycles. This makes for very careful, bike-aware drivers.<br /><br />It's very true there can be a self-reinforcing circle with biking safety. (The more people bike, the safer it is to bike. The safer it is to bike, the more people bike.) The difficulty in the US is getting the circle started. <br /><br />Until you see bunches of bicyclists around, if you take low speed residential streets it really helps. At intersections, make eye contact with drivers, smile and wave, so you can make sure they see you. If your destination is on a street that is particularly gnarly with fast traffic (and few pedestrians), in my mind it's reasonable to ride the last few blocks on the sidewalk so you can get where you need to go safely. (I know in some places this is illegal but sometimes you have little option.) Also, start asking your city to put in bike lanes!Karen Lynn Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570980995774757572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731149177870823280.post-46622274053382981812013-04-24T11:16:02.147-07:002013-04-24T11:16:02.147-07:00Hi Karen,
I like this post! I have one question -...Hi Karen,<br /><br />I like this post! I have one question - what do you do from a helmet perspective? I would feel unsafe without a helmet, but would have trouble arriving at work with "helmet head." So for weekends, errands, etc it would be great, but maybe not so much for work. I think in a place like CR, we might be in more peril on bikes/electic bikes because we have few bike lanes and frankly, few urban bikers. Car drivers might be less likely to expect riders here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com