Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Electric Bikes

By Ivory Dunkle


Many people not oriented with electric bikes would probably wonder what these bikes are made of. Do you have to operate the electric bike manually? Can the electric buy relieve you from the stress of bringing yourself anywhere? Why is it that sometimes electric bikes are being associated with the scooters? The electric bikes has two categories of styling causing some people to get puzzled regarding what electric bikes are. If you look like an electric bike, you would just see that it is like an ordinary bike, only, the bike has a motor in it. Some electric bikes are perfectly structured to be looking like the scooters.

With the economy status today, is it easy to have your own car? The harmful disadvantages that have just been stated aren?t enough, there are still a lot to lay down to the public about these cars. But since this is a fast pace world and not having to use a car is like ending your productive life and be useless and just stay at home. But since cars are so much useful in terms of transportation, we cannot just stop using it and just stay at home. One of which is using an electric bike.

You can creatively design the type of electric bike that you want. You can always exercise freedom on how you would like your electric bike to appear. Scooters and electric bikes must have different specifications. Electric bikes must only run not higher than 15mph in most places globally. In other words, the motor of the electric bike must not got beyond that speed limit. A free wheeling is achieved when you are driving your electric bike going downhill.

An electric scooter has maximum speed of 30mph as mandated by the law in most countries. You cannot drive an electric scooter if you don't carry with you a driver's license. Driving an electric scooter does not require one to have a motorcycle test. For people who use a scooter which can run faster than a moped scooter, then they need to have a motorcycling test.

Driving an electric bike saves you from the hassles license requirement. There are always some restrictions in other countries. If you are fourteen and you live in the U.K., then you sure can drive an electric bike on the road.

Driving an electric bike is more advantageous aside from the reason that you do not have to take the tests. An electric bike's advantage saves you from registration with the authorities, taxes, insurances and buying a helmet. Having both the pedal and the motor feature of the electric bike, people would wonder what's the use of the pedal? Just twist the grip and let the motor strain and that's it making the electric bikes of nowadays alluring to people who drive the electric bikes; giving them different modes like from the normal biking mode to the pedal assisted mode up to the motor only mode.

The electric bikes carry with them the crown of versatility. Getting on the top of the hill normally pedaling your electric bike is quite an elephant effort. Going for the pedal assist mode in electric bikes on which some are used to is also exciting. Because of the existence of this feature, most cyclists feel that they are still cycling releasing lesser energy going further and faster. If you wanna take a rest from the extra effort in pedaling the electric bike, then you can always switch on to the motor mode.

With the advancements of technology, the electric bikes have been known to many people. The electric bikes are not harmful to the environment. These electric bikes offer a whole new cycling experience.




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