_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoE-bike riders aren’t wearing helmets — and head trauma cases are through the roofwww.tomsguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1197
arrow-up1197external-linkE-bike riders aren’t wearing helmets — and head trauma cases are through the roofwww.tomsguide.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 months agoLike you say, downhill it’s the same. but on average it’s going to be slower because it’s speed limited, so it’s not fair to say ebikes are faster by any measure.
minus-squareTBi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoThe point is you can still easily go as fast as any road bike…
minus-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoOnly if you overcome the added weight
Like you say, downhill it’s the same. but on average it’s going to be slower because it’s speed limited, so it’s not fair to say ebikes are faster by any measure.
The point is you can still easily go as fast as any road bike…
Only if you overcome the added weight