Over50
Well-Known Member
The thread is mistitled. It should be something to the effect of "all things being equal, riding an e-bike instead of a non-e-bike will get you much less exercise". All things being equal referring to distance, time on bike, wind resistance etc. Just seems common sense that if I ride a mile to the store on my regular bike on one day then the same trip on the next day with my e-bike (using the assist) that I would get less exercise with the e-bike trip. This is completely different from saying "e-bikers get less exercise because they ride e-bikes".
For me, I'm commuting by bike because I have e-bikes to commute on. Without the e-bike a 36 mile commute is not feasible except by auto. And on days I commute by car, which is still the majority, it isn't feasible for me to go out for a bike ride after I get home. It is usually too late, usually dark and I'm usually too tired. So on days I commute by e-bike, my commute is my workout. Without the e-bike commute, likely there would be no workout which was the case before I had my first e-bike. Since starting the e-bike commuting, I've dropped over 10 pounds. Just had my yearly doctor exam this week and BMI was in the very good range. About to turn 53 and I'm only about 10 pounds heavier now than I was at age 25. Definitely I'm exercising more because I have e-bikes. Without e-bikes, as proven in the years prior to purchasing my first, I'd be exercising less. So for me, e-bikes get me far more exercise.
For me, I'm commuting by bike because I have e-bikes to commute on. Without the e-bike a 36 mile commute is not feasible except by auto. And on days I commute by car, which is still the majority, it isn't feasible for me to go out for a bike ride after I get home. It is usually too late, usually dark and I'm usually too tired. So on days I commute by e-bike, my commute is my workout. Without the e-bike commute, likely there would be no workout which was the case before I had my first e-bike. Since starting the e-bike commuting, I've dropped over 10 pounds. Just had my yearly doctor exam this week and BMI was in the very good range. About to turn 53 and I'm only about 10 pounds heavier now than I was at age 25. Definitely I'm exercising more because I have e-bikes. Without e-bikes, as proven in the years prior to purchasing my first, I'd be exercising less. So for me, e-bikes get me far more exercise.