Originally Posted by ebikehub

ebikes are great for short local trips. Mine goes about 20 miles per charge, but then I have to charge it for 6 hours. It keeps my car from getting beat up on all of the local trips. Now I use the car for highway trips and the bike for errands. Works out perfect, I save on gas brakes and transmission wear. The added bonus for me is that people need to to a double take before they realize that I'm going 20mph w/out pedaling, nobody looks at it and thinks "home made moped". The hub is actually the size of a disc break when spinning. I would never have considered them until I test drove a tidal force a few years ago. 20mph is fast on a bike. For local traffic you don't need a parking spot at the library, bank, supermarket, or post office. It actually cuts down on a lot of time for me. The motored bikes are supposedly better on the hills and would be good for a long trip, but the e-bikes can be very useful as well. Its a free country I guess.