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Originally Posted by Ohiogirl
I have an e-bike, a Townie Go Electra, bought about 1-1/2 years ago. Got it to try to keep up with my husband, who is an avid biker. Use it frequently, but more for bike rides for pleasure than for errands. Have about 1200 miles on it. To me, when I set it at the lowest pedal assist level, it is still really good exercise - makes it more like riding a road bike, easier than riding a hybrid (which I had before). But I can still ramp it up to do hills and come out of the tunnels. It does not have a throttle - you must pedal.
Now that the Villages has the bridges connecting south with north, we can get a really good ride of about 27 miles in (we live between 466 and 466A). We also trailer our bikes
to the Inverness trail and to the Santos and West Orange trails, and haul them north in the spring to ride all the great trails in and around Columbus in the summer. We even plan our routes back north to stop a couple of nights at some great biking destinations (Jekyll Island, Greenville, SC to name a couple of them).
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I purchased a Rad Rover ebike about two years ago. It has 5 pedal assist levels and I use level 1 (the least amount of electric assist) about 95% of the time. It also has a throttle which I use when going over the bridges or out of a steep tunnel. I never stop pedaling and studies have shown the average workout intensity is about 75% of a non-electric bike. The bike weighs about 75 pounds and it is not feasible to ride without a motor. My Rover has 4 inch wide tires and a suspension. I have run the single tracks in Ocala and Mt. Dora through the woods and it is a blast. When younger, I rode mountain bikes all through the national parks up North and even at night (with lights on helmet and handlebars). Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. It’s great exercise!