If that what it takes to get these sedentary brutes onto a bike, then let
them ride their electric bikes on roads and not on bike paths. There are a
few motorized bikes riding around the east side and, like all motorists,
they are not careful and ride way too close to bikes they pass.
Admittedly,
Reporting on a small-scale health study in Boulder of electric-assist
bicycles, part of an initiative to formulate policy on whether to allow
them on bike paths. They conclude that these bikes are a good way to get
sedentary folks into better shape. The article comments are (mostly) also
worth a re
