In the approximately £2,999 price bracket that the Moustache Xroad occupies, Mark doesn't don't think he has tried a better value #ebike.

If you want one bike to do it all, this covers ground like a whippet, can carry goods and has great attention to detail:

https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/moustache-xroad-es-review

#mtb #emtb #cycling #transport #ebikes #electricbikes

We've had a handful of carbon fibre electric folding bikes on test, but this is the first that has a rear shock included.

Meet the Tezeus Swift, a smartly organised & lightweight #ebike now sold in the UK.

Richard found a bike with lots of potential, but a few snags that could have been solved with more localised support.

https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/tezeus-swift-review

#electricbikes #cycling #ebikes #transport #fuelcrisis

So today I took my new to me electric bike out to do some jobs.

Wonderful.

A five mile up hill ride was like riding on the flat.

There is a pattern to the way it likes to be ridden, for example the engine seems happiest at about 80rpm on the peddles which for me is in muscle memory. And you need to let off the pressure to change gear, but campagnolo was similar. And you can certainly feel the weight in the handling (my racing bike was comfortably sub 10kg including water bottles).

But the ease I could do it and keep my cardiac load under control was a game changer. Even with a pannier of hand tools it was a breeze.

I accept I am fortunate to be able to afford it (I’m hoping less wear in the car will compensate it over time) but if you are pondering, take the advice of people on here, take the advice of a good local independent bike shop and do it.

#cycling #ebikes #BikeTooter

In the spring Cycling Electric magazine we've dedicated a significant portion to testing do-it-all electric mountain bikes.

We are long past the days of jack-of-all-trades setups being awkward to ride in both an urban & a cross-country setting. Recent refinements in design mean that fully-equipped #ebikes like the Merida eFloat EQ platform excel at just about everything. In this market, where budgets are tight, that feels important.

#transport #mtb #ukmtb #mountainbiking #trekking #cycling

Gestern war mal wieder die #Earthhour.
Der #WWF ruft damit zum #Klimaschutz & #Umweltschutz auf.

T2's Gedanken:
Das Licht einschalten bei der #Autodominanz am Tage ist keine gute Idee und hätte Einsparpotential. ( #ichbinsoalt das T2 das dem Motorrad vorbehält, da schmal & schnell, aber darum geht es hier nicht.)

Taglicht<=>Fahrradunterstützung
45 Mill. #Stehblech sind täglich statistisch ca. 1h unterwegs. Zur Vereinfachung die Hälfte an Tage und 80% fahren mit Licht. Beleuchtungsleistung mit 75W angenommen macht:
45M0,50,8*75 = 1350MWh/Tag

Das T500 fährt mit 500Wh ca. 50km, T625 mit 625Wh ca. 120km, mittlerer elektrischer Energiebedarf für T2 seine #Fahrräder:
(500+625)Wh/(50+120)km = 6,62Wh/km.
Bei einer jährlichen Strecke von 5000km kann T2 6163 Jahre seine #eBike|s mit dem was #brumbrum an einem Tag für das Licht benötigt fahren.

#mdRzA ohne Unterstützung:
1350MWh entsprechen 4860GJ. Für das #Fahrradfahren braucht der Körper 2100kJ/h.
4860GJ/2100kJ = 2314 #Radfahrer können mit dem was die #Autogewalt da verballert sich ca. 16km (Radfahrerdurchschnittsgeschwindigkeit) fortbewegen!

Der Wirkungsgrad von #Fossil nach Lichtmaschine ist dabei noch nicht berücksichtigt und macht die Zahlen noch gigantischer!

Jeder Tropfen höhlt den Stein, also habt auch bei dieser jährlichen Earth Hour zusätzlich gerne mitgemacht!
#Energieeffizienz #Energiekrise

T2 geht nun etwas joggen um sich andere Zahlen durch den Kopf gehen zu lassen 😉

This opinion piece does a good job differentiating e-bikes from e-moto, and the relative risks/dangers thereof:
https://www.startribune.com/ebike-motorcycle-pedestrian-crashes-injuries/601597693?utm_source=gift

And: news article about Minnesota legislators’ efforts to rein in e-motos:
https://www.startribune.com/electric-motor-bikes-are-viewed-as-an-emerging-safety-issue-new-state-legislation-aims-to-rein-them-in/601596793?utm_source=gift

#BikeTooter #eBikes #eMoto

The problem with e-bikes and mopeds is that their "top speed" is determined by...the rider's weight.

My spouse's old moped was rated for a certain speed - based on bearing a rider weighing nearly twice as much as she did. It could go twice as fast with her on it.

I think modern ones can almost reach freeway speeds - with an unlicensed rider operating it.

Bay Area teens are facing more e-bike injuries

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/e-bike-crash-injury-21331489.php

#ebikes #injuries