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by FirmwareBurner 317 days ago
> Long distances mean you will get tired and/or sweat.

Yes, that's what happens when you exercise, and judging by how fat Americans are, seems like they could use some.

>Lot of 2 lane roads without shoulders or sidewalks makes cycling on them scary.

How do ebikes fix this? It's still a bike, not a tank.

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Bit of a necro.

On fat Americans: at the time and still I'm likely a 99.9%er cardio wise, and I still had the concern about being sweaty. I wasn't exactly trying to smell bad during lectures.

Ob ebikes not being tanks: Going 20 in a 25 is a lot less scary then going 8 up a hill where cars are BLASTING past you. Lower effort also means you can spend more brainpower on spacial awareness, when you are gassed you tend to notice less around you.