In todays world we have many more forms of transportation accessable and affordable to us than we used to. E-Bikes are no different, they are a much newer means of transportation, how ever very effective. The electricity part of the bike helps to get around rather quickly with minimal effort. Some people who live in the city actually prefer an e-bike because it is faster than actually driving.
Outside of the convenience and ease of use, it also provides you with a bit of exercise and exposure to the outdoors. If you can dress warm you can even ride you e-bike in the winter time. The benefit of having an electric motor is that you don’t have to deal with frozen pedals and chains and struggle to get moving. The other real benefit with gas prices being so high, is that you don’t have to fuel up. That means you can get around town for free and not worry about your bank account.
However, everything has it’s time and place and there are some downfalls to e-bikes. Like any bike, you really don’t have much room. There is no cabin or trunk, this makes it impractical in certain applications like shopping. The other downfall is security, e-bikes are about as secure as regular bikes, which is not that secure. There are no doors, locks or alarms like you would have with a car or other vehicle. If you live in the country or in a town, it is probably a little more convenient to be driving a vehicle as opposed to a bike. Unlike with a downtown setting, in the country or smaller towns there is typically a lot of travel distance between everywhere you need to go. Roads where built in order to get us everywhere in town, unfortunately sometimes these roadways don’t have much of a sidewalk or bike path. This makes it a little more dangerous to be riding around all the time. Also when it comes to riding at night this can be a big problem as the bikes typically do not come with headlights.
