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0 pointstwiddling5y ago0 comments

Because most US cities are not compact and flat as Copenhagen

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ebikes, though a bit more expensive, make getting over the hills in even SF doable

I'm not willing to spend thousands on an ebike while living in a city where I expect my bike to be stolen at least once a year.

(and all of my bikes that were stolen, were stolen out of locked garages!)

s0rce5y ago

Even 1 bike per year isn't that bad if you have insurance, car maintenance + depreciation is probably more. Not to mention when your catalytic converter gets stolen.

umeshunni5y ago

SF is a very compact city (7 miles across)

bryanlarsen5y ago

The cycling rate in Århus Denmark is almost as good as Copenhagen and it's quite a hilly city.

twiddlingOP5y ago

eBikes definitely help with the topography issues ( Seattle , Pittsburgh ). You still have the sprawl and separated land use patterns in a lot of cities though.

Of course summer commuting in Houston or Phoenix is going to suck no matter what your bike is

SketchySeaBeast5y ago

Don't ebikes bring in a lot of the enviromental concerns as an electric car? Less for sure, but it probably starts to close that 10x number.

s0rce5y ago

Millions numbers of people live in urbanized flat valleys in California (Oakland, San Jose, Redding, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, parts of LA/SGV/Inland Empire/OC).

glial5y ago

Today, they aren't. But we could and should alter zoning laws to encourage density.

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helicalspiral5y ago

ebikes, though a bit more expensive, make getting over the hills in even SF doable

com2kid5y ago

I'm not willing to spend thousands on an ebike while living in a city where I expect my bike to be stolen at least once a year.

(and all of my bikes that were stolen, were stolen out of locked garages!)

s0rce5y ago

Even 1 bike per year isn't that bad if you have insurance, car maintenance + depreciation is probably more. Not to mention when your catalytic converter gets stolen.

umeshunni5y ago

SF is a very compact city (7 miles across)

bryanlarsen5y ago

The cycling rate in Århus Denmark is almost as good as Copenhagen and it's quite a hilly city.

twiddlingOP5y ago

eBikes definitely help with the topography issues ( Seattle , Pittsburgh ). You still have the sprawl and separated land use patterns in a lot of cities though.

Of course summer commuting in Houston or Phoenix is going to suck no matter what your bike is

SketchySeaBeast5y ago

Don't ebikes bring in a lot of the enviromental concerns as an electric car? Less for sure, but it probably starts to close that 10x number.

s0rce5y ago

Millions numbers of people live in urbanized flat valleys in California (Oakland, San Jose, Redding, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, parts of LA/SGV/Inland Empire/OC).

glial5y ago

Today, they aren't. But we could and should alter zoning laws to encourage density.

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