Are more people on this forum getting e-bikes?

I have two ebikes. I do not consider them cheater bikes at all. I have bad knees and cannot ride a conventional bike very far. With my bigger ebike I can go for a 30 mile ride without issue. I do pedal 90 % of my rides which at least get me out and some exercise. There are rude people every place. Ignore them and continue on.
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Around here (Northern California) ebikes are usually ridden by school kids. I agree with a comparison to motorcycles, but “motorcycles” often ridden on sidewalks whose riders become fake pedestrians at cross walks. There is legislation being considered in Sacramento that would require a drivers license or state issued permit. I am all for it. BTW those ebikes use lithium ion batteries that have burned down quite a few houses and apartments.

NYC — ”In 2020, the Fire Department determined that 44 fires were caused by faulty e-bike batteries; in 2021 there were 104. So far this year there have been 191.”
Where and Why E-Bikes Catch Fire in NYC — And What Can Be Done About It
 

January said:
my husband has an e bike, uses it quite often.

I agree it doesnt keep you as fit as full pedalling a non ebike - but more excercise than driving somewhere in a car.

Since he isnt racing or competing against anyone, there isnt any cheating involved
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We have eBikes and get lots of exercise using them. We have mechanical gears like a regular bike and then the motor has 9 settings with 1 being just a very mild assist and 9 really is the total source of power. So we ride ours at 1 or 2 depending on the terrain and the mechanical at about 7, which means it's mostly us doing the work. Our batteries last a very long time that way and if perchance we do a really long bike trip and are too pooped to pedal all the way back, then the battery gets us home. Best of both worlds that way. I think the longest we ever rode was from Chilliwack city to near Chilliwack Lake which is about 55 km. Used the battery most of the way home.
 
ElCastor said:
Around here (Northern California) ebikes are usually ridden by school kids. I agree with a comparison to motorcycles, but “motorcycles” often ridden on sidewalks whose riders become fake pedestrians at cross walks. There is legislation being considered in Sacramento that would require a drivers license or state issued permit. I am all for it. BTW those ebikes use lithium ion batteries that have burned down quite a few houses and apartments.

NYC — ”In 2020, the Fire Department determined that 44 fires were caused by faulty e-bike batteries; in 2021 there were 104. So far this year there have been 191.”
Where and Why E-Bikes Catch Fire in NYC — And What Can Be Done About It
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Then I guess all the powered wheel chair users better send those things to the scrap yard because they use lithium ion batteries too.
 
ElCastor said:
Can‘t say how dangerous electric wheelchairs might or might not be, but ...

“On Thursday, a family in Morada, California, very nearly lost their home when an electric wheelchair started a fire on the enclosed porch.”
Electric Wheelchair Starts House Fire, But Family Is Alive Thanks to Fast-Acting Good Samaritan
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I guess if any here are concerned about eBikes, they should start getting concerned about the powered wheel chairs too.
 


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