• Wahots@pawb.social
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    2 months ago

    You don’t even have to be old. Ebikes are car replacements and can tow children, groceries, and furniture with ease. They flatten hills, get you to work on time and without sweat, and significantly extend the realistic travel radius around your home/work/last transit stop. Expect to pay pennies to recharge it, rather than two or three figures for a full tank of gas.

    Any fitness benefits you get are just a cherry on top. Ebikes just make it so much easier to skip the car trips in your village or city.

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      2 months ago

      “tow furniture with ease” is complete bullshit lmao

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        1 month ago

        Have you seen the new electric motors coming out? 120 nm of torque is a lot.

        My ebike has 80nm of torque, and that’s enough to hit 21% grade hills at 9mph. On flats, that’s enough to lift 235 lbs and do a wheelie, haha.

        It doesn’t necessarily mean fast, but it does mean it can haul gear.

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          1 month ago

          tow a couch with a bike and tell me its easy, e bike or no

          also i have a couple decent e bikes and theyre sick but i straight up would never move furniture with them lol

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            1 month ago

            Depends a bit on the furniture, a couch wouldn’t even fit in my car. But a futon or some leather barstools? Absolutely.