I picked up an e-bike today for a month's hire totally free of charge. Cycling UK have a #MakingCyclingEasier scheme in #Manchester (and #Sheffield, #Leicester and #Luton), free hire for a month, including a lock, a helmet, charger etc.
First impressions are I love it! Definitely going to get me #cycling further.
I'm going to log my progress here, keep up with which journeys I do, and see what impact, if any, the e-bike has on my car use.
For context, we're a one car family of two adults and two toddlers. I commute via train. Usual car use is nursery drop-offs, supermarket shops etc. Occasionally to rehearsals or gigs. The loan e-bike doesn't have any pannier racks or similar for transporting things.
I also don't cycle much. Once or twice a week, weather dependent.
Day 2 of my #ElectricBikeMonth
- walked to the park and back
- no other travel required, so no vehicles used
Day 3 #ElectricBikeMonth
I had to drop kids at nursery, go to a rehearsal with guitar, amp, pedals and microphones, then pick up 8 bags of kids clothes someone was giving away on a local thrift group before collecting kids from nursery. And it’s raining So…
- used the car
Day 4 #ElectricBikeMonth
Nursery drop-off and pick-up...
- used the car.
And my knee hurts.
Not going brilliantly so far to be honest. Tomorrow is another day though.
Anton Hunter
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