New, if you pedal for 1 hour at full speed on a regular bike or pedal 1 hour at full speed on an ebike or pedal 1 hour on a stationary bike at full speed, what are the differences? What are the similarities? On a stationary bike I burned 100 calories(random number) , on a regular bike i burned about the same 100 calories, and on an ebike I burned about the same 100 calories too. So for the similarities I burned 100 calories on each bike. The differences, I went 0 miles on a stationary bike, i went 10 miles on regular bike (10 mph) and on an ebike I went 20 miles (20 mph) . I burned about the same amount of calories but went further faster. If your goal is to get somewhere quickly most practical would be the ebike. if you goal is to look at your walls while exercising only choice is the stationary. If your goal is to get there on the most economical way l would take a regular bike. And lastly for me if i wanted to maximize "fun" I would also be on the ebike.
It could easily be argued if you factor time into the cost, the ebike is the cheapest too so this too could be a benefit for switching to an ebike.
For me Fun is is the biggest factor when I ride so the ebike is a hands down winner!! your mileage may vary (literally
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