Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-13 Thread Spencer Gardner via Bikies
> > > Let's assume that most folks who use electric assist do so based on > > some need that we probably don't know about. > =v= My experience is that this is true some of the time, but not most of > the time. So I can't really assume that. So instead you will gladly assume that they are not

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread via Bikies
Hahaha! http://organictransit.com/ (Too big for the bikeway.) ___ Bikies mailing list Bikies@lists.danenet.org http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread Jym Dyer via Bikies
Quoting Robert Schultz: > it could be that population is more educated about the laws > regarding motorized bicycles than the average traditional > cyclist in the same way that traditional cyclists are more > knowledgeable about cycling laws than motorists are, even > though both bicycles and cars

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread Jym Dyer via Bikies
Quoting Brian Mink: > Let's assume that most folks who use electric assist do so > based on some need that we probably don't know about. =v= My experience is that this is true some of the time, but not most of the time. So I can't really assume that. > I've noticed that most west coast cities

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread Jym Dyer via Bikies
Quoting tim wong: >> And it's bogus to say these are for sedentary folks. >> By far, the most people who use them will be former >> bicyclists. =v= This is exactly my concern, because for decades the purveyors of e-gadgets have targeted bicyclists for their sales and marketing, not motorists. We

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread Brian Mink via Bikies
.@execpc.com Cc: Scott Morris Rose; Bikies Subject: Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or less than optimal joint replacement surgery have opted for electric assist bikes or wheels with hu

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread ivar moi via Bikies
016 9:59 AM > To: rpaol...@execpc.com <mailto:rpaol...@execpc.com> > Cc: Scott Morris Rose; Bikies > Subject: Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health > Benefits of an Electric Bike > > I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or less than

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread Chuck Strawser via Bikies
t.org] On Behalf Of Brian Mink via Bikies Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 9:59 AM To: rpaol...@execpc.com Cc: Scott Morris Rose; Bikies Subject: Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or less t

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread Brian Mink via Bikies
I happen to know folks who due to one arthritic malady or less than optimal joint replacement surgery have opted for electric assist bikes or wheels with hub motors. I also have taken note of many more cyclists of larger habitus using electric assist bikes. Then there are a whole bunch or

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread Eric White via Bikies
And don't get me started on bikes with chains. Either ride a draisine the way God intended or get off the path! On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 1:17 AM, tim wong via Bikies < bikies@lists.danenet.org> wrote: > If that what it takes to get these sedentary brutes onto a bike, then let > them ride their

Re: [Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-08 Thread tim wong via Bikies
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,

[Bikies] NYTimes/Gretchen Reynolds: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike

2016-07-07 Thread Scott Morris Rose via Bikies
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