I spent three months testing this e-bike conversion kit — and it turned me into an actual cyclist

https://www.tomsguide.com/home/electric-bikes/i-spent-three-months-testing-this-e-bike-conversion-kit-and-it-turned-me-into-an-actual-cyclist

The Swytch Go did its job a bit too well

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FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 14 pts · 1y

IDK about this conversion kit but ebikes definitely got me back into riding regular bicycles again

Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 1y (6 replies)

I just came back from Austria. The amount of cyclists there left me really astonished.

And this in a part of the country that basically purely consists of steep inclines.

Needless to say that nearly a 100% of the bike traffic consisted of e-bikes.

AJ1@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I wish Canada had the cycling tolerance and infrastructure of European countries. I'll never again ride on the road in MB, off-road only. People fucking hate you if you're on a bike. Between the coal-rolling rednecks with their "Fuck Trudeau" stickers and the entitled pricks in their luxury SUVs, you've got someone actively trying to kill you every second you're out there

FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Is rolling coal legal in Canada? In the US is isn't and you can report people who do it to the EPA for fines

ghorty@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Does the EPA actually follow up on reports?

FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y

Yeah, they love money! Ride with a cam and report here:

https://echo.epa.gov/report-environmental-violations

Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y

Yeah, biking isnt really a fun activity to do when people try to actively kill you..

Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc · 3 pts · 1y

I live in a hilly place where going for grocery mean when going back home my road is mostly slow incline and i'll have to climb one steep inclines at the end. E-bike takes away 50%-70% of the effort, it's awesome.