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by helicalspiral 1902 days ago
ebikes, though a bit more expensive, make getting over the hills in even SF doable
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I'm not willing to spend thousands on an ebike while living in a city where I expect my bike to be stolen at least once a year.

(and all of my bikes that were stolen, were stolen out of locked garages!)

Even 1 bike per year isn't that bad if you have insurance, car maintenance + depreciation is probably more. Not to mention when your catalytic converter gets stolen.
SF is a very compact city (7 miles across)