Comments on: One real world e-bike https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/03/28/one-real-world-e-bike/ Regular people riding bicycles Wed, 21 May 2025 09:20:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Cyclomaniac https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/03/28/one-real-world-e-bike/#comment-1604 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 07:33:27 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.nz/?p=9356#comment-1604 In reply to Barry (Jerome) Newell.

Nice one Barry ! Quaxing is one my favourite activities too.This guy really takes quaxing to the next level:

https://twitter.com/pv_reynolds/status/736710169996857344

]]> By: Barry (Jerome) Newell https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/03/28/one-real-world-e-bike/#comment-1603 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:40:43 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.nz/?p=9356#comment-1603 After 2 heart attacks and at 67 years old I decided it was time to ride a bike again to exercise and lose weight. Found that I did not have enough huff for my old bike. Purchased an eBike in February and now I can’t keep of it. Even at Assist 1 I am finding it a lot easier on my legs and breathing. My legs still have to pedal (the exercise part) and I am covering greater distances without straining for breath. The other day I rode 18km just to buy groceries about 2km from my home. That is how much I enjoy my eBike as opposed to buying my groceries online as I did in the past.

I would recommend an eBike to anybody.

]]> By: Ewan Sargent https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/03/28/one-real-world-e-bike/#comment-1602 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 22:58:33 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.nz/?p=9356#comment-1602 I’ve been commuting on an e-bike since December. It’s transformed the way I think about travelling around the city. I can easily go 30kmh plus but often that’s too fast for other cyclists and the traffic dangers around me so i chug along at 24kmh. The main difference is you can effortlessly cross vast tracts of the city often faster than a car could go for almost no cost and effortless parking. It’s just a really nice way to get around. The downsides are they are heavy and harder to steer. And it’s not really much of a workout. It’s a pure transport option. Funnily enough a couple times a week I commute on my old bike to get some more exercise and i love how light and nimble it feels. But when I’m running late and have a long way to go or lots to carry, it’s the e-bike that gets the nod every time.

]]> By: Chris Abbott https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/03/28/one-real-world-e-bike/#comment-1601 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 22:05:14 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.nz/?p=9356#comment-1601 I’ve just bought a pedelec ebike – a used Cube from Pacific Cycle Tours and love it! It cruises at just below 30kph with reasonable effort, but has got me back on a bike despite bad knee and occasional atrial fibrillation. I can get from home in Sumner to top of Bridle Path (by road). More rides to follow… The other day I commuted the 13km into town with tail wind in 30 minutes, back into head wind in 40 minutes. So it is not as fast as I was 2-3 years ago when I was much fitter and healthier and younger, but it does get me out and about again. And that was why I bought it. I will now try to use ebike and bus even more…

]]> By: Ben https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/03/28/one-real-world-e-bike/#comment-1600 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:33:16 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.nz/?p=9356#comment-1600 It’s only cheating if you think cycling is a sport. I use my ebike everyday and go everywhere on it. Plus we have an electric cargo bike which is just fantastic.

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