Comment by davidw

10 hours ago

eBikes are such a game changer. I do most of our family of four's grocery shopping with ours.

Because of the assist, I find myself more comfortable in a wider range of weather conditions:

* If it's hot, I use more assist and there's an instant cooling effect. Much better than climbing into a hot car.

* If it's cold, I dress up to be warm outside and if I start to warm up on the ride, I use more assist. I don't have to try and balance staying warm and not getting sweaty.

* Same thing if it's wet out: I can wear heavier waterproof gear and not get sweaty.

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theultdev  4 hours ago

I think we have different grocery habits.

Food, beer, and cat litter would be too heavy for a bike.

  • davidw  3 hours ago

    You don't think a family of four buys 'food' ? I also get beer occasionally, although sometimes I get it from the corner store a few blocks away.

    I do get kitty litter with the car on the occasional trip to Costco because I'm not set on using the bike for every last thing. Just that the eBike makes a lot of things a lot more convenient.

    • theultdev  1 hour ago

      The "food" was a catch-all. Pretty sure that was clear.

      Beer and cat litter alone are the heavy items, and don't fit stable in a bike, especially in bad weather.

      Plus 2 weeks of groceries, depending on what you need can really add up.

      On a bike? Fah-get-a-bout-it. Guess I'd be biking my ass to the store every day.

      Or I could live in the present and drive an actual car.

      Clearly GP buys 1 day worth of food if he can bike groceries for a family of four.

      I had Uber drivers struggle to bike 1 MEAL for my family.

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