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Originally Posted by gettingby
I see people dressed in bicycle attire like Lance Armstrong would have on riding electric bikes. Some of these things go over 15 mph and the people riding them are slowly pedaling. I don’t see the heath benefits to them, am I missing something?
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Yes, you are. There are different types of electric bikes. Some have just pedal assist, which can be adjusted to the desired level of assistance. Without this feature, I for one, would probably not be able to ride the incline out of the tunnels or up and over the bridges. While I am not going 15 mph, I would probably be walking without the pedal assist. It also allows me to ride 15 plus miles per outing, way more than I could do without pedal assist.
The other type of e-bikes have a throttle, more like a mini-bike or motorcycle, the also go faster and require less actual physical exertion, but somebody with one of those can explain them better. At my age, one without a throttle was the safer way to go!