Average age of EBR riders

[Ebiker33]

I am a fellow GenXer with the same types of knee issues. You are going to love your ebike when you get one. An ebike is like a safety net for me. I can go out and ride as hard as I want for a workout, and when the knee starts acting up I can up the assist level and take a break. Sometimes I can go back into “workout” mode other times It just helps me get home with no worries about any hill or mileage in front of me.

If you like maximum assist on the way home, you would love a throttle for those final few miles when you are spent and want a break, but don't want to stop.

 

[Buckdubay]

If you like maximum assist on the way home, you would love a throttle for those final few miles when you are spent and want a break, but don't want to stop.

I don’t have a throttle be when I bump my Giant up to Sport or Sport + assist level the bike flies along with very little effort. I usually stay on Eco and Eco + on hills when trying to get a workout

 

[GenXrider]

I don’t have a throttle be when I bump my Giant up to Sport or Sport + assist level the bike flies along with very little effort. I usually stay on Eco and Eco + on hills when trying to get a workout

Same with me. There's never a time when I need to keep my leg completely still. I don't feel knee pain on the flats, even with my standard bike after 60+ miles, so I just need to reduce the more strenuous pressure on it that I would otherwise subject it to when climbing hills if not for PAS.

 

[Art Deco]

I see another elder rider in the votes.
Eikes beat mech bikes for exercise article link:

Believe it or not, study shows e-bike riders get more exercise than cyclists

Electric bicycle riders have always known that e-bikes can actually be a great form of exercise. But a new study...

electrek.co

 

[Deleted member 4210]

Thanks for the links... the EBR demographics trend toward a more senior group.

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Yeah, that corresponds really close to my customer profiles in terms of percentages. Easily, 85% of my customers buying ebikes are between 51 and 80. The oldest (that I know of, and they often do like to tell you) was 88.

 

[Art Deco]

Yeah, that corresponds really close to my customer profiles in terms of percentages. Easily, 85% of my customers buying ebikes are between 51 and 80. The oldest (that I know of, and they often do like to tell you) was 88.

2 over 80 and 1 under 30 so far ...yeah Seniors On Bikes ...

 

[ChezCheese:)]

Hey!! I'm not a senior - - I'm a grown-up!!

 

[FlatSix911]

Speak for yourself... I don't plan on growing up anytime soon!

 

[Sierratim]

Fun survey, but the bad news for me is that in less than the life of my 1 y.o. Vado 5 I'll be in the oldest 5% of respondents...

The only productive thing I can think of doing about it is to....

Ride On!

 

[Saratoga Dave]

I guess all we can do is stare down the storm, so to speak, and keep riding. Me, I’m getting ready to go buy another (Class 3, illegal here) bike... screw em if they can’t take a joke!

N+1, no different than with guitars.

 

[BigNerd]

After being on this forum for a while, it's great to know I can be biking into my 70s and beyond.

Much respect to all of you!!

 

[rustydusty]

I'm 69, and after two back surgeries (most recent one in September) arthritic knees and wrists, if it weren't for electric bikes, I wouldn't be able to ride very far. Interesting, the age demographic is very similar to the "traditional hot rod" forum I am a member of...

 

[Art Deco]

I'm 69, and after two back surgeries (most recent one in September) arthritic knees and wrists, if it weren't for electric bikes, I wouldn't be able to ride very far. Interesting, the age demographic is very similar to the "traditional hot rod" forum I am a member of...

Welcome. We value 'experienced' riders ...

 

[Lightning P38]

2 over 80 and 1 under 30 so far ...yeah Seniors On Bikes ...

I am a s.o.b., for sure.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

N+1, no different than with guitars.

Having N+1 guitars doesn't mean any increased maintenance costs, save fresh strings

 

[Jetsfan901]

Good to see that I fit right in at the ripe old age of 62. But I am also thinking that our age group is more representative of whom would come on EBR forums to read and reply to the forums then those in the younger age groups.
Now that I have an ebike, I actually check out all the delivery guys riding through NYC to see what they are riding. I see the rough homemade models to some pretty nice bikes..

 

[Art Deco]

I see the poll has picked up a few younger ( under 30) riders since it started. That's good, but only a tiny fraction of the members voted, so I wouldn't trust it very far.

 

[6zfshdb]

I see the poll has picked up a few younger ( under 30) riders since it started. That's good, but only a tiny fraction of the members voted, so I wouldn't trust it very far.

Maybe the poll should be modified to ask how old you feel rather than how old you are.

 

[BigNerd]

Funny, some of the discussions on here seems like it’s mostly 5 year olds.

And yes... I am guilty of that.

 

[Art Deco]

Maybe the poll should be modified to ask how old you feel rather than how old you are.

That wouldn't work for me this year. In spite of the bikes, for some reason, I feel like I've aged 5 years since I joined last March.