[cialowicz]

I recently learned about The Villages, FL, which is a sprawling retirement community, and was the fastest growing metro area in the US over the past decade [0]. This feels like the perfect bike for an aging demographic living in that sort of community. This sort of e-bike will be less intimidating to use for older people, and ultimately it feels like a good move for the company. It's hard to argue with getting more people outdoors and active on bicycles.

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/the-villages-census-fl...

[blamazon]

Smaller than The Villages, is Peachtree City outside of Atlanta, which is notable for making off-street micromobility pathways a priority in city planning: (relative to the rest of the suburban US)

https://www.peachtree-city.org/DocumentCenter/View/17110/Pat...

(If the map looks a little weird, it's because there's a zillion unofficial paths to connect the dots)

They've rallied around golf carts historically but it's a great place to bike. I use an E-bike and see a lot of recumbent bicycles using the pathways.

[lesuorac]

> They've rallied around golf carts historically but it's a great place to bike.

Yeah. Having spent a decent amount of time in Florida gated communities, I just don't see electric bikes replacing electric golf carts.

You already have a golf cart and the only thing the bike can do is use a bike lane. Sure somebody who likes to bike might get one just like somebody who likes tennis might get a pickleball set but the average person is just going to get an electric golf cart.

[blamazon]

One crucial detail in my eyes - e-bikes are almost always going to be cheaper. That is meaningful, to some, and may become meaningful to more.

Also, parking and storage. As cost of housing goes up, so too does the cost/size of parking/storage.

[pimlottc]

Tom Scott did a nice video about Peachtree City:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVGqtmd2wM