Comment by righthand
16 hours ago
How can they be the same? One requires much more physical effort. That sounds like junk science. Perhaps they are similar type of gain but the difference in actual result must be a canyon wide.
16 hours ago
How can they be the same? One requires much more physical effort. That sounds like junk science. Perhaps they are similar type of gain but the difference in actual result must be a canyon wide.
If you look at cycling as a purely sport/exercise thing, you are right. But if you look at cycling as a transport method to get from A to B with incidental exercise benefits, it looks different:
Sure if you assume that someone switches from conventional bike to e-bikes and continues to only travel A to B like before, yes it's a net loss in exercise.
In the study however, they found lots of people substituted driving or public transport with e-bikes, which is a net gain from the reference point.
Even for people who had conventional bikes, getting a e-bikes meant travelling with e-bike more often and longer distances than with a conventional bike.