Comment by cbdevidal
5 hours ago
I think of e-bikes as a kind of "electric horse."
* Goes about as fast as a horse
* Goes about the same distance as a horse
* Sitting on a saddle like a horse
* Out in the weather like a horse
* But no feed or vet bills
* No need for lots of land or infrastructure
* Little ongoing maintenance
* Little skill needed to ride :-)
Faster than a horse at long distances. Humans can outrun horses at distances as short as 26 miles.