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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Still, something's better than nothing.
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That was my brother's rationale for getting his: not to replace car trips, but for exercise. He has a pedal bike leaning against his fence that hasn't moved for a couple of years. So ANY exercise he gets on the e-bike (incentive: it's more fun) is excercise he wouldn't otherwise get. He lives out in the country by a lake with lots of scenic cottage roads to explore. So far, so good.
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I don't think E-bikes will be a net-detriment to health so long as people don't use the no-pedal modes. If you have to pedal, there's always incentive to put in effort.
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Interestingly, NONE of the the 4 current "Hyper" brand Walmart e-bikes have throttles; you have to pedal to get assist, even if you just "spin" the cranks and don't contribute meaningfully to your motion.
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I rode a top of the line e-mountain bike recently. Still a workout even though it was doing 80% of the lifting. Mostly a workout because I'm so out of shape.
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Just for $#its and giggles I took my brother's Walmart bike to my weekend MTB group ride. It's a bad mountain bike, but it was silly fun blasting up climbs and passing my friends. And it was still a good workout - actually MORE of an upper body workout because it's almost 2x the weight of my old MTB, so I actually got blisters on my hands from manhandling the thing for the usual hour and a bit ride.