Comment on E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 days agoI used mine in part to move house, as well as regularly dragging reno supplies, groceries and my own fat arse. I am regularly using it to haul. Extremely regularly. And in no way a fit person or spring chicken myself
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
I run. I cycle. My road bike has 15,000km on it. But I can’t do the things I need to do on a 250W ebike easily enough for it to replace a car in my daily life.
I could do all of the things you’re talking about if my goal was to give myself a workout, but when the goal is to use it instead of a car, 250W doesn’t cut it, because I’d be dripping in sweat and worn out half the time.
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 days ago
it’s not supposed to be a car. I don’t know why you think it is.
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
you don’t need to be condescending to get your point across. We’re having a discussion and disagreeing, . The first sentence would have got your point across just fine.
In any case, I know it’s not a car. But at the moment, my ebike means I don’t need a car. I want a bike that lets me get through life without having to own a car. A 250W would mean that I’d have to call taxis and ubers more often to carry shopping, it would mean that I couldn’t just carry the mulch home on my bike.
I mean, I could do those things, but at 250W, I’m putting in a lot of the power myself. And I’ve already got my exercise covered. I don’t need to be changing clothes and taking a shower every time I ride up a hill on my bike.
Nbard@aussie.zone 1 day ago
They really didn’t come across as condescending at all IMO. You’re complaiing about legal e-bikes not doing specific tasks you want them to, it’s entirely reasonable to suggest that your expectations may be misaimed.