Mastodawn

The War on Cars Dec 28, 2022

"Actually, studies have shown that riders using pedal-assists—a type of e-bike that amplifies your pedal power but does not take over entirely—get more exercise than those on regular bikes, because they cycle longer and more frequently.”

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/02/hell-on-two-wheels-until-the-e-bikes-battery-runs-out

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Hell on Two Wheels, Until the E-Bike’s Battery Runs Out

In 2020, Americans bought more than twice as many electric bikes as electric cars. Patricia Marx test-drove a fleet of them, including a Vado SL and a Gocycle G4i.

The New Yorker

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daryl

🤡Dec 28, 2022

@TheWarOnCars I feel this study is inaccurate. who were the subjects? If I used pedal assist, I would get way less exercise

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e Riley Casey

@TheWarOnCars @darylcognito the premise is that E assist changes when, where and how we ride. If you simply replace your analog bike with a e bike for you normal riding pattern then certainly your calorie expense would go down. If instead an e bike meant you rode more often, over longer distances and replaced car trips then yes your calorie expense rises. That’s been my experience even with the e bike being less than a quarter of my rides.