Support WPR Connect Your Community Donate Now In this June 8, 2019 file photo, Gordon and Janice Goodwin show their electric-assist bicycles outside their home in Bar Harbor, Maine. I love to bike. When I was younger, I biked all the time. As a kid, before I was 16 and discovered cars were cool, I biked everywhere.
When I was at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an undergraduate, I biked to and from classes all the time. I had a junky cruiser bike with just three speeds, but that was enough to get around. Then, when I’d saved enough money, I got a Raleigh bike made in England — boy, could I fly with that puppy.
Now that I’m older, bikes like that Raleigh seem to have tires thinner than ever, and the bikes themselves seem shakier. Could it be my age? Stay informed on the latest news
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Obviously, it’s not the bike that’s not balanced, it’s me. And that’s where my infatuation with e-bikes started. Since I bought mine last year, I’ve put on nearly 400 miles. That’s more than I put on my traditional bike in the last decade or so.I know e-bikes sometimes get a bad rap and there are those who think these motor-assisted bikes give you the easy way out. They say you’re selling yourself short on your workout and your fitness will deteriorate because you’re using a motor.Really? I can pedal as hard as I want on […]
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