UK e-bike boom predicted within two years as sales start to rise

[Bod]

British cyclists might be finally embracing the electric bike after
sales rose steadily in 2016, with a “boom” apparently just around the
corner.

Electric bikes have proved exceptionally popular on the continent, as
commuters use them as *cheap and efficient ways to get to work*. Germany
has seen a particular boom in the electric bike market, with 535,000
units sold in 2015.

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/uk-e-bike-boom-predicted-within-two-years-sales-start-rise-298827#qFDSYp69QLe6bCMV.99
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Bod

[RJH]

I'm not convinced. British roads aren't safe enough for cyclists yet.

I've got mixed feelings about the bikes too - strikes me that people
might buy them because they can't be bothered with exercise. Now, it's
better than say driving to work, but for different reasons.

Mind, if I had the money, I wouldn't mind one - looks highly amusing :-)

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Cheers, Rob

[Bod]

When I used to go out ridng with my eldest son he would go slower for me
to keep up, but now on my Ebike it's me going slower for him to keep up :-)
They are a great leveller and yes they are really good fun

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Bod

[James Wilkinson Sword]

On Fri, 13 Oct 2017 09:12:05 +0100, RJH <patch...@gmx.com> wrote:

> On 13/10/2017 09:07, Bod wrote:
>> British cyclists might be finally embracing the electric bike after
>> sales rose steadily in 2016, with a “boom” apparently just around the
>> corner.
>>
>> Electric bikes have proved exceptionally popular on the continent, as
>> commuters use them as *cheap and efficient ways to get to work*. Germany
>> has seen a particular boom in the electric bike market, with 535,000
>> units sold in 2015.
>>
>> http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/uk-e-bike-boom-predicted-within-two-years-sales-start-rise-298827#qFDSYp69QLe6bCMV.99
>
> I'm not convinced. British roads aren't safe enough for cyclists yet.

What a load of absolute twaddle, I feel perfectly safe when cycling. But then I don't: ride in the middle of the road, don't bother indicating, have an ultra bright headlamp on flash mode, and wear a stupidly annoying outfit.

> I've got mixed feelings about the bikes too - strikes me that people
> might buy them because they can't be bothered with exercise.

Bike = cheaper.
Car = faster and suitable for carrying loads and easier.
Electric bike = cheaper and easier.
It all depends on what your requirements are.

> Now, it's better than say driving to work, but for different reasons.
>
> Mind, if I had the money, I wouldn't mind one - looks highly amusing :-)

If you obey the stupid 15.5mph law, they're useless, but I take it most will ignore that.

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[James Wilkinson Sword]

Get a tow rope.

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Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. -- Oscar Wilde

[Peeler]

On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:55:24 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),
the pathological attention whore of all the uk ngs, blathered again:

>> When I used to go out ridng with my eldest son he would go slower for me
>> to keep up, but now on my Ebike it's me going slower for him to keep up :-)
>> They are a great leveller and yes they are really good fun
>
> Get a tow rope.

Get a brain, Birdbrain!

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it's arse? Do you allow it to urinate on people's walls and hedges like
most dog walkers?"
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[Peeler]

On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:55:04 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),

the pathological attention whore of all the uk ngs, blathered again:

<FLUSH sociopathic drivel unread>

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More from Birdbrain Macaw's (now "James Wilkinson" LOL) strange world:
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about to have a shower anyway."
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