How Do I Keep Safe Cycling on the Roads? So, after weighing up all the pros and cons, you finally decided that you would bin the car for commuting to and from work, and buy an ebike to get you there and back instead. You have bought what you think will be the perfect model […]
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Switch on the tv news any day of the week, and there will be some segment that horrifies you about the environment and climate change. It seems there are fires raging in one or more parts of the world while water from sudden deluges flood towns and cities in other parts, and yet other areas
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As ebike use is spreading, and more and more people see others using ebikes, so much so, that they are becoming a common sight now in streets and parks, it is no wonder that some people think to themselves, would an ebike do for me? Growing Popularity of Ebikes Sales of ebikes are soaring, by
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No 2 in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) 5 steps to mental wellbeing, is ‘Be Physically Active.’ Cycling, which includes eCycling, or ebikes, or electric bicycles, is named in their list of recommendations to become physically active. (source) “While virtually all exercise is beneficial for general, ‘whole body’ health, cycling is especially great for
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How Do You Lose Weight on an Ebike? Ebikes have a motor, they power you along, glide you uphill with virtually no effort, so how the hell can you lose weight on an ebike? The big mistake most people make when considering ebikes, is thinking that no effort is required, at all. In reality though,
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When you are thinking about what type of ebike to buy, have you thought about suspension? Do you want it? Do you need it? Will cycling be more enjoyable? Will it be difficult and expensive to maintain if I go for an ebike with suspension? Each answer to the above questions, can lead to yet
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Easily the most crucial components on your ebike are the parts that work together to bring your ebike to a halt, safely. The braking system. Systems vary, but the most common braking systems consist of brake levers, cables, and calipers and pads, and a metal disc attached to the wheel. Pulling the lever on the
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Who Invented the Roads? The Romans Invented the Road Roads are fantastic things, pieces of infrastructure that get us from A to B in a convenient way, usually the most direct way. The Romans loved them, and started making them in earnest. The Romans though, built them to walk on. They marched armies on them
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Some people just don’t get ebikes. They wonder why anyone with an interest in cycling would want to make something as mechanically simple as a bicycle more complicated, by making it an even easier machine to operate. Why the Ebike Came to Be? Machines Make it Easy In reality, machines come into being to make
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The growth in ebike sales has been phenomenal in the past few years. No doubt the global Covid pandemic has contributed to sales, but there are also many more people looking to lower their carbon footprint due to the rising worries about the climate crisis, and a great deal of older bicycle riders who find
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