The Electric Bicycle - Get Your Own E Bike !Are you contemplating buying an electric bicycle? This has many advantages for you: You save money on petrol, stay fit and lose a few pounds and you meet some interesting people on your ride to work. Now the electric bicycle has evolved to such a degree that you can drive a long distance before recharging your battery. How long the distance will be depends on various factors like your bodyweight, bicycle frame weight, road conditions, riding uphill or flat roads and how often you use the motor. In the United States an electric bike must have a top speed under 20 mph and the motor must produce less than 750 watts/1 hp and the federal government does not consider them as motor vehicles. To pedal under your own power offers countless benefits! No Air pollution and it improves your health as pedaling is like doing exercises and reduces stress. Weight loss will follow. Speed is 15 mph and I think it is awesome that more and more older people buy electric bikes. I think we can certainly accommodate e-bikes in the bike lanes. Some even have invisible motors. For many people who need a bicycle to get to work to the nearby town the electric bike will be very helpful as they don't arrive at work sweaty and tired but are relaxed and fit.
On top of that the prices of electric bikes are at a reasonable level so almost everybody can afford to get one. At around $1000.- you can get a decent bicycle and enjoy your ride to work. Top Reasons to own an Electric Bicycle.It doesn't pollute the environment as electric bikes use no gasoline but electricity, of course. This makes it impossible to produce poisonous fumes like cars do. You save heaps of money, because you don't pay for petrol, insurance, oil, upkeep and yearly taxes! Not to mention expensive repairs which can ruin you. It just takes a few cents to recharge the battery and recharging takes just around 5 hours. Considering all the costs to own a car the cost of an electric bike is a snap. Who wants a gas-powered moped or motor-scooter and gets bothered by the noise and smell every time you use it? Not me anyway! Just imagine in the summer heat, climbing hills are a challenge. But with a decent electric bicycle climbing hills is just a pleasant exercise. Don't worry! You will arrive for work without feeling sweaty and needing a shower as you require much less effort than a standard bicycle to pedal along and are much faster on average. So you will arrive at work much earlier. Save money and time, stay fit and have fun at the same time and lose some bodyweight. Electric bicycles are the way to go for many occasions. Yes, there are situations where a bike is faster because many car journeys are just short trips, for example to the supermarket, newsagent, video store or corner shop. Often you have to find a parking lot and waste time which means that you can do some of those little trips faster and in a healthier and cheaper way by bike. Dog riding Bike To ride a bicycle is more...a way of life!"On Friday August 27, 2004 just days before the start of the Republican National Convention, a massive police operation was underway. By the end of the night 264 people were arrested. It marked one of the largest mass arrests in New York City's history - and the arrested had done nothing illegal.
For many New Yorkers, August was the first time they heard of what has become a monthly ritual for New York City's bike community a free-forming ride called Critical Mass. Still We Ride is a documentary that captures the joyous atmosphere of this August ride before the arrests began and the chaos that followed. It recounts how this ride first started in San Francisco over 10 years ago and chronicles the police crackdown and resulting court battles in New York over the last seven months. The movie takes on issues of civil liberties, surveillance, the power of mainstream media, and the benefits of alternative means of transportation." Production Company: In Tandem ProductionsStill We RideTABLE OF CONTENTS
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