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Why do electric bikes have such a bad stigma in North America?
 
TORONTO - Nov. 26, 2015 - PRLog -- If you’ve talked electric bikes, you’ve probably heard this before: “Electric bikes are for lazy people” or “I can still pedal so there is no reason for me to buy an electric bike”.  However, electric bikes can be for everyone at any age (of course check if your local laws allow teens under 16 use them).

Electric bikes have been around for a long time and in recent years have gained a huge amount of popularity. Right now, 1 in 2 bikes purchased in China, and 1 in 6 bikes purchased in Europe are electric. If you went to Asia today, the streets would be filled with E-bikes and Scooters! The beautiful roads and bike paths in Europe would be dense with electric bike commuters. Why are electric bikes so popular? Why there and not here? Well, there are probably a bunch of reasons! One would be the implementation of lithium ion batteries over lead-acid. They are safer, lighter, hold a charge better and have a higher charge and discharge rates, making them last longer. Next is the ever increasing fuel costs, urbanization, traffic and the environment.

First and foremost though, what makes E-bikes so great, is that they are a heck of a lot of fun!! Statistically speaking, the average trip distance we drive our cars in North America every day is 7km. Wouldn’t it be better for us, and make us “less lazy” to bike instead of drive that distance? Not only would you be getting exercise, but you would probably get there faster by avoiding traffic. A lot of people think of electric bikes as replacing their existing bicycle where as I see it as replacing your car; or at least replacing it sometimes. Not only would you save on gas, car use and parking but you wouldn’t have to sit in terrible traffic 2 times a day. For those who say Electric Bikes are for lazy people, I always tell them that people who own electric bikes are more likely to go bike riding than those who don’t (you can go out longer, because you know you won’t be too tired to make it back home!). You have the choice whether or not to use the electric system on the bike at any time, which means you can get all the exercise you want! I remember speaking to a new Electric Biker and he said “I don’t know why everyone isn’t doing it, since I bought my electric bike I go on more trips, longer trips, I see more things and go more places on a bike than I normally would.” He also bikes something like 25 km to work and back every day!

I really don’t think the stigma is here to stay. I’ve been seeing more and more people on E-bikes every day, biking to work or out in the trails (so much fun!!). When you realize it’s not just a tool, but also a fun way to get around, while allowing you to do so much more while saving you money on transportation, it just make sense to go the electric bike route.

Biking is awesome, and I love showing and learning new ways to enjoy the sport even more! I guarantee that once you try out an electric bike, you won’t want to go riding without it!

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