Are electric bikes better than bikes?

OLD guy here. Really old (84).

Riding my bicycle was getting harder and harder on my metal knees and hips/

Bought an E bike for exercise - easier up the hills and into the wind for me. Ride with least assist and get max exercise, Hope to be able to take my 9.5 mile daily ride for another 5 Years.

YMMV.
 
When I used to commute by regular bike and also grocery runs, and recreational riding in my town, I knew the best routes to avoid steep hills, so I wouldn't get burned out. Now with the ebike that's a thing of the past. Now I explore more places, and hills don't bother me. The ebike (for me) is a game changer.
 
Barry1909 said:
The difference between an E-bike and a regular bike is that I will ride my E-bike while the regular bike sits in the garage. I bought an E-bike in 2020 when all the Covid shut-downs started and have ridden almost every evening since. I am 75.
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I've got two 10-speeds sitting around and 2-Emopeds and 1-Scooter that I ride while the bicycles sit around. :)
 
I see a new group of older individuals who were too old to ride a traditional bike because of age, aches and pains, being able to enjoy the outdoors and adventure on an ebike. I think it's great and I see more and more of it, it's a good thing. I also see a whole group of new people with ebike's who don't like regular bikes now riding and enjoying. Myself I'm 66 and have been riding since I was a little lad, and I never forgot about my bikes. Even when life gets in the way sometimes and I took a brief absence, I returned to it with a passion of a kid with his first bike. I bought my first ebike a few months ago and I'm having a blast, my regular bike sits in the garage now. I'll never get rid of it, it just see way less use.
 
When I mention I have an e-bike to some of my acquaintances or friends, they always say they don't want one because you can't get enough exercise like a regular bike. I tell them they are wrong, you can get just as much exercise on an e-bike(probably more, then you can with a non-e-bike. Turn the motor off and see what kind of exercise you can get! Or even on the lowest power assist settings you can get plenty of exercise. When asked which is better, there's pros and cons to both of them.
 
Hakaman99 said:
When I mention I have an e-bike to some of my acquaintances or friends, they always say they don't want one because you can't get enough exercise like a regular bike. I tell them they are wrong, you can get just as much exercise on an e-bike(probably more, then you can with a non-e-bike. Turn the motor off and see what kind of exercise you can get! Or even on the lowest power assist settings you can get plenty of exercise. When asked which is better, there's pros and cons to both of them.
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Tell your friends what you just said, try riding a Ebike with the motor off and I'll guarantee that they will get a bigger workout! I've rode my
Emoped pulling a trailer and a person will get a Big Workout. A Ebike is a heck of a lot heavier than a multi-speed bicycle! When a Person
gets tired pedaling a Ebike He/She can always power the motor up for a rest without stopping to rest plus can go further with the PAS.
The pros out weigh the cons when comparing Ebikes to regular bicycles.
 
ezl said:
Tell your friends what you just said, try riding a Ebike with the motor off and I'll guarantee that they will get a bigger workout! I've rode my
Emoped pulling a trailer and a person will get a Big Workout. A Ebike is a heck of a lot heavier than a multi-speed bicycle! When a Person
gets tired pedaling a Ebike He/She can always power the motor up for a rest without stopping to rest plus can go further with the PAS.
The pros out weigh the cons when comparing Ebikes to regular bicycles.
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That's pretty much what I tell them, and that is the predominant understanding of e-bikes by those who don't own one, is they are not much exercise. I tell him you can get more exercise than a regular bike.
 

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