@ascentale @ClintonAnderson @bikenite
#BikeNite A8:
I follow:
#wintercycling
#cycling
#BikeTooter
#30daysofbiking
#safestreets
#fedibike
#ebikes
#ElectricBikes
#bikenite
#Biketober
#bikeniteq
#bikestreak
#WorldBicycleDay
#CarsRuinEverything
#BikeTooter and #bikenite yield the most posts for me.
Are there any good ones I'm missing?
#CanYouSeeMtHoodFromBurlingameFMpickupSpot4 at 2:05pm on April 1st?
Yes.
Haha no. Still, it didn't rain until I got home. #leaveTheCarAtHome #pdxTST #pdxBikes #cargoBikes #eBikes #BikeTooter #spring #Portland #toiletPaper
Come on Mayor Kahn, stop hurting disabled riders!
TfL Non-Folding e-Bike Ban On Public Transport: WfW Position Statement – https://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/tfl-non-folding-e-bike-ban-on-public-transport-wfw-position-statement/
#tfl #london #cycling #accessibility #ebikes
Umberto Eco implies the existence of Umberto Tour, Umberto Sport and Umberto Turbo.
This is the stupidest thing ever. Does the hinge prevent the battery exploding? https://road.cc/content/news/non-foldable-e-bikes-banned-transport-london-313227 #cycling #BikeTooter #ebikes
Hi folks, any recommendations for #bike shops selling and maintaining #ebikes (especially #tricycles and/or #AdaptiveBikes) within striking distance of #PortlandME in #Maine? 
I replaced a 2nd car with an #xtracycle edgeRunner #eBikes a decade ago, can confirm, 1000 miles/yr by bike replaced 3k miles/yr by car. All you have to do is question whether every sub-3-mile trip is worth scorching the planet and giving money to dickhead billionaires, or maybe wear a hat and put on some socks. #cargoBikes #LeaveTheCarAtHome #ClimateAction #parenting
I am of the opinion that all #ebikes should come standard with a 1000W battery.
Last time I rode 40+ miles I was having to heavily ration my use of the pedal assist.
This time, I was able to ride with my usual mix of assist modes, and take several significant hilly regions without issue, or range anxiety.
Still, it would help if I were in better shape than potato.
Does anyone in the Fediverse have any recommendations for an ebike suitable for a 193cm tall, 100kg man? That doesn't cost £2000+. In the UK.
Not my image, stolen from another platform. Still very good, and sadly accurate, though.
I don't know why #officers from NSRAPT (Norfolk and Suffolk #Roads and Armed #Policing Team) stopped the #recumbent #tricycle - its perfectly legal to ride it on the roads, and one of a pair owned and regularly ridden by a middle aged man in #Ipswich. Perhaps they wanted to check it wasn't motorised, and this is a show of strength and warning to those with #ebikes that could be operating beyond the legal limits?
@Jon6705 an incredibly ill-informed opinion. There is more comes out of China in the e-bike sector than the cheap nasty ones.
The only eBikes being manufactured in the UK are folders, which is why these have not had the tax removed.
This move will make the route to market for some #ebikes less complex and so should, in theory, reduce end prices by more than the removed tariff.
There already regs in place to stop the dangerous stuff, they just need enforcement.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75z9925lelo
A sad day for e-biking? Cheap Chinese imports will doubtless compromise safety and lead to more fires when charging batteries.
#Bicycles and #ebikes do NOT solve the problems created by society's reliance on motor vehicles, because the problems created by society's reliance on motor vehicles are all related to the distance and speed at which motor vehicles can travel, not what fuel they use.
Replacing cars with bikes doesn't work, unless you are already within cycling distance of everything. It's land policy reform that is the solution we need, in addition to banning cars.
We must bring homes and destinations closer.
Unprecedented lab testing vindicates the #ebike of fire risk and piles pressure on the cheap end of the conversion kit market, as well as strongly discouraging tampering:
The Labour Government has rejected calls to adjust the UK's e-bike regulations to permit a 500W motor power standard and, coincidentally, in the same week ruled out licence plates and compulsory insurance too.
A mass of interesting data and replies can be found in the consultation linked within this piece:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/500w-e-bike-consultation-rejected
Ebikes are not only a gateway drug I to cycling, they're a way *back* into cycling, and if given to friends after upgrading, also a way into cycling for others.
This is a lovely read
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/21/i-got-an-ebike-and-discovered-a-secret-side-of-france
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