Long distance and hilly terrain are not necessarily obstacles to a bicycle commute. With electric assist, you can pedal at a quick pace up the steepest, longest hills without too much exertion, which is important if your place of work does not look kindly upon people who leave a pool of sweat in the elevator upon arrival. Add a few miles and a hills to the mix, and an e-bike can turn a longer, more strenuous ride into a faster, more comfortable trip.Īnd, if you have a 20-mile round trip with loads of hills, the electric assist makes all the difference between being able to bike to work and help save the planet, or not. If you are in generally good physical condition and you have a fairly short, flat commute, then you don’t really need any help from electricity.
The E-Bike Differenceīefore we get into the helpful hints, let’s address the question of why not use a regular old bike? CleanTechnica already covered that a few months ago, when our friends over at Rad Power provided a long term loan on their RadMini Step-Thru folding pedal-assist e-bike. If you’re thinking of making the switch, here are some things to consider. Nevertheless, switching from a car to an e-bike helps at least a little bit. The latest IPCC report is a call to action for climate heroes everywhere, and what could be more heroic than ditching your car in favor of an e-bike for the daily commute, especially in the inner ring suburbs where the bike lanes are few and the traffic is heavy? Well, lots of things are more heroic.
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