[anobserver]

Hi Franco

Looked at and test rode some e bikes in Brissy earlier this year. It was interesting. The added acceleration at low speeds took me by surprise. Corners arrived more quickly, and that surprised some motorists, though as a rider you would soon get used to it.

Eventually i decided they have potential but currently strangled by regulation. The added weight means extra work once over 25. If the regs change that would be helpful, but until then i just dont see the point.

As an uncommitted cyclist, i do ocasionally take my bike to work on the train and then ride 15kms home. The roads are rubbish, the footpaths unusable and theres no bikepaths. But it keeps life interesting.

More power and speed might make an e bike a recreational purchase, but not for regular commuting, forget it. The lunatics behind the wheel make life too scary, and i still carry scars from their past inadequacies.