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Last week, a friend of mine wanted to give my easy racer-XI - equipped with the Ecospeed mid drive electric assist a little spin. So I thought I would get his reaction. Remember - this is a first time rider.
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Yep, my bike came on Friday, and I love it! I really do. Friday night when I came home, it was raining, and Saturday morning it was still wet, but I couldn’t wait. I had to go for a ride, and I’m so glad I did. What a bunch of fun! Finally on Sunday, the sun came out, and it was really sweet. I rode up a couple of big hills in town without any problem. How? Well, it’s an electric assist bike. What that means is that you have a motor that you can use whenever you don’t feel like pedaling, which for me is a lot. But here’s the crazy part - I have found that I actually end up pedaling a bunch more than I would ever do otherwise. Frankly, if I didn’t have the electric assist, I wouldn’t be on a bike at all. Yes, that’s right. I am not a health freak. I don’t try to find extreme sports to do, or actually do much of anything to really keep myself fit. But this bike is so much fun - recumbent so that my butt doesn’t get sore. You can lean back - relax and then here is the crazy part. I find myself pedaling as I’m crusing down the road. Yes, you heard me. I actually use the pedals and actually end up getting exercise. Amazing but true. I know I’m going to do more on this as I go along because this is such appropriate technology.
This summer, I had a chance to work with the folks at Ecospeed. They make an electric assist for recumbent bikes, and are they ever fun! You haven’t really riden a bike till you’ve riden a bike with motor. When you are headed uphill, or you just feel like flying - press the accelerator, and you are taking off.
The other thing that is so amazing is that you are doing your pocketbook and the planet a huge favor. Imagine not having to gas up at $ 4.00 a gallon (or more) - just so that you can go to the store, or pick up the mail, or just feel like messing around. The great thing about using an electric bike is that you can use electricity that could be produced by wind or solar, and the amount of energy it takes to move a 40 lb. bike is so much less than it’s ever going to be to move a 3000 lb. car.
